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1California Dreaming
Great red gorgonians; coral gardens, including orange tree corals... Excellent for macro. Just south of Pulau Putus, on the other side of the small islet.
BeginnerMax depth 49.2 ftBoat entry
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2Pulau Putus
Steep reef with good visibility. Nice corals, rare critters (shy jaw fish), and also some cleaning stations. Northwest coast of Lembeh Island.
BeginnerMax depth 49.2 ftBoat entry
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3Batu Kapal
Great hard and soft corals; with a lot of yellow tube corals (Tubastrea). Great fish life, including Napoleon wrasses. Small islet located at the extreme north of Lembeh island.
IntermediateMax depth 72.2 ftBoat entry
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4Mawali Wreck
The Mawali is a 65m long Japanese World War II steel cargo ship wreck. It was scuttled and sank by USS aircraft in 1944. The Malawi now lies on its port side between 15 to 30 m deep. The highlight of the dive is its many large lionfish around the masts. Approx 4 km south of Lembeh resorts (10 mins by boat). Mawali Wreck is also known as Tanduk Rusa wreck, Sekino Maru.
IntermediateMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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5Bimoli wreck
The Bimoli was 100m long Japanese freighter which sank during the second world war (torpedoed by USS submarine Swordfish January 24th, 1942). It was carrying bakelite, which is still there. She now lies on her starboard at a maximum of 35m deep (top around 18m, propeller at at 30m). The Bimoli lies just west to Bitung, in the middle of the strait. Bimoli wreck is also known as Myoken Maru.
IntermediateMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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6Angel's Window
Angel's Window of the better dive sites at Lembeh Strait. The site has the usual load of strange critters, but here you're partialy diving on a reef instead of a muck environment. It is a really beautiful dive. Highly Recommended. Angel's Window is accessed by boat from many dive centers at Lembeh Strait. Angel's Window is also known as Angel Window.
IntermediateMax depth 49.2 ftBoat entry
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7Air Prang
Air Prang is probably one of the most interesting sites at Lembeh Strait. There is always a lot of cool stuff to be seen. Highlights in the past few years included Rhinopias Frondosa, Rhinopias Eschmeyri, Bobbit worms, Ribbon eels and more. Highly recommended! Access by boat (various dive centers and liveaboards available) Air Prang is also known as Aer Perang.
IntermediateMax depth 82 ftBoat entry
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8Serena
Serena didn't look very promising at first, but we were able to observe a blue ring octopus for quite a while and spotted some frog fish, cuttle fish and robust ghost pipe fish too. Access by boat (various dive centers and liveaboards available)
IntermediateMax depth 32.8 ftBoat entry
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9Divers Loge Lembeh House Reef
The main attraction at the House Reef of Divers Lodge Lembeh is a area with a lot of coral debris in a depth of about 6m which is inhabited by a large number of Mandarin fish. They are most active during dawn. On the deeper parts of the reef there are also other interesting animals like ornate ghostpipe fish Access by boat from Divers Lodge Lembeh
IntermediateMax depth 32.8 ftBoat entry
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10Tanduk Russa
Tanduk Russa is a typical Lembeh Strait dive site, where you dive on black sand and search for strange critters. Access by boat from various dive centers and liveaboards
IntermediateMax depth 39.4 ftShore or Boat entry
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11Pantai Parigi
Pantai Parigi is another muck diving site at Lembeh Strait. In the shallow part of the dive site the are some coral blocks where you can find pipefish, tiny sea dragons and some nudibranch. In the deeper parts of the site you dive again on black sand and stand a good chance to see smashing mantis shrimp, frog fish, nudibrach and if you are lucky a wonderpus or a mimic octopus. Access by boat (various dive centers and liveaboards available) Pantai Parigi is also known as Pante Pargi.
IntermediateMax depth 39.4 ftBoat entry
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12Nudi Falls
Nudi Falls is one of the best known sites at Lembeh Strait. From the surface down to about 10m the is a wall which is covered with corals and lots of hydroids. On this wall you can also find many nudibrach if you dive there at the right time of the year. The deeper parts of the site has black sand ground with some coral blocks and there is a beautiful soft coral field on 23m. Access by boat only (various dive centers and liveaboards available)
IntermediateMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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13Hairball Two
Hairball Two is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Indonesia, Sulawesi, Lembeh Strait which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
BeginnerMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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14Hairball One
Hairball One is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Indonesia, Sulawesi, Lembeh Strait which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
BeginnerMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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15Batu sandar
Batu sandar is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Indonesia, Sulawesi, Lembeh Strait which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
BeginnerMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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19Lembeh Resort House Reef
Lembeh Resort House Reef is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Indonesia, Sulawesi, Lembeh Strait which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
BeginnerMax depth 49.2 ftShore entry
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Bitung City diving guide
Ready to check out the best sites in Bitung City for scuba diving, snorkeling, shore diving, free diving or other ocean activities? Zentacle has 33 dive sites, snorkel spots, beaches, and more. Discover hand-curated maps, along with reviews and photos from nature lovers like you.
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Are there dive shops in Bitung City?
Zentacle lists 2 dive shops in Bitung City. The top-rated are critters@LembehResort (4.8 from 70 reviews) and Two Fish Divers Lembeh (4.7 from 54 reviews).