Strait Lembeh: One of the most beautiful diving spots in the world

Hay travelers, come stop by my country, there are a lot of cool places, interesting and very beautiful that you deserve to go. Especially for you newlyweds who want a honeymoon, or do you like to make a trip or adventure, Come visit Strait Lembeh, Indonesia

For those of you who like the underwater scenes, this is one place that is required for your visit !! Seen from the outside, this place does seem ordinary, but if you've dived in it, you will be amazed by the underwater beauty.


Attractions

Lembeh Strait is a dive site that has a depth of 15-25 meters. Generally there is no flow, temperature covered varies throughout the year, which is 24-30 degrees Celsius. Visibility is generally not good, ranging from 4 meters to 20 meters if you are lucky.

These waters feed giant fish that are difficult to find in any region in the world. Lembeh Strait is rated as the best muck diving sites in the world. Muck diving is diving at the location with the sandy sea floor.

The unique ecosystem is home to the nudibranchs, flamboyant cuttlefish, mimic octopus until fluffy frog fish. Details of their exceptional beauty is expensive object for lovers of underwater photography. This is where the nickname "The Mecca of Macro Photography" attached to the Lembeh Strait.

In addition, Lembeh Strait waters have multifunctional roles such as ports, local marine transportation, fisheries and marine, industrial activities, shipping, tourism, maritime security base, as well as a natural laboratory. 

Lembeh Strait could certainly spoil the eyes of divers who sailed the underwater beauty. However, what is presented on the surface was more than enough beauty.

Most resorts are available at the edge of the Lembeh Strait offers a stunning panorama of the coast as the sun rises and the sun sets. You also can touch the culture of the locals that the majority are traditional fishermen. There is also a traditional boat builders activities of various sizes are easily found along the coast of Lembeh Strait.

You are indeed intend to explore underwater Lembeh Strait please note there are at least more than 80 point dive in this region. The majority of them are dominated area of sandy, muddy and small coral reefs. When diving here, do not miss the surf spots in the following:

• Shipwrecks
  A 46-meter long cargo ship, dubbed Beautiful Ship aground and become an amazing dive sites on the seabed. Ships covered sponge coral and herd ranks nudibranchs. There is also a Japanese cargo ship carcasses that looked at the sea surface. World War II was not far from the mainland Bitung and referred to as Bimoli.
• Gulf Kembahu and Hairball
  Discover the octopus in the Gulf Kembahu, some divers never find these animals in action for prey with tentacles. If you want to meet with a frog fish or Ambon scorpion fish, you have to reach a location called Hairball. Be patient because they are accustomed camouflaged under the roll of black sand seabed. 
• California Dreaming
  This is a good dive site to be a place of rest. There are large coral gardens and set a very beautiful red gorgonian.
• Police Pier
  Although it has a slope and filled with debris. Keep swimming until you find a hiding place various exotic creatures such as sea horses, waspfish, snake eels, and squid. This place is also great for diving at night.

To be able to enjoy it all, you can get around by renting a fishing boat, to get around the island of Lembeh, the tariff is approximately Rp 300,000 for travel for 3-4 hours.

In addition to transport you to a diving spot, ask also to be invited to tour around the strait, you will find a landscape of Mount Dua Sodara, luxury resorts, the ships were anchored, and of course the fish that were playing at the bottom of the sea.

Most of the beaches are in the resort area and usually enjoyed by guests only. But you can also relax in the White Sand Beach Langi. This beach only be visited by the public.  

At the edge there Lembeh Island Tri Command Monument People (Trikora) adjacent to the DC-3 aircraft Air Force. Monument built by the end of the 1980s to commemorate the historic event scramble back West Irian from the Dutch returned to Indonesia. At that time, the Port of Bitung an initial landing site to execute the mission. Lembeh Strait atmosphere can be taken from here.

Location  

Lembeh Strait is located in the region of Lembeh Island, Bitung, North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. 

Access

To go to this place, you need to fly to Sam Ratulangi Airport in Manado, next to the city of Bitung which can be reached within 45 minutes by car hire at a rate of about Rp 300,000 or public bus in the direction of Manado-Bitung with Rp7500 charge for non buses -AC and Rp8500 for AC buses.

Arriving in Bitung, you have to go to the Ruko Pateten dock in the district Lembeh and crossing by boat for about 15 minutes. The cost per person is approximately Rp7500. This crossing is relatively very safe because the sea was blocked by Lembeh Island.

Along the way, you will be treated to a view of boats of various sizes. There is a traditional fishing boat and there are also warships belonging to Indonesian Navy. 

Facilities and accommodation

Because this place is worldwide, especially with his diving spots, so the facilities, the hotel and the resort has a lot of built up, so do not worry about the lack of facilities. 

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