Lembeh, Sulawesi, Indonesia
The Lembeh straight is a strip of water separating Lembeh island and the mainland of North Sulawesi in Indonesia. Located in the heart of the Wallacea triangle the area is home to highest marine biodiversity on the planet.
Lembeh has been famous for many years now for 'Muck Diving', a term used to describe the type of diving favoured by underwater photographers looking for small, often cyptic marine organisms usually on sandy substrates. These 'critters' as they are known come in a variety of shapes and colours and nowhere are they more plentiful that this area of water.
From the dazzling array of nudibranch and seahorses to the bizarre Lembeh seadragon and hairy frogfish they can all be found here. The dive sites are numerous and are not confined to black sand. Reefs covered in beautiful soft coral as well as walls with impressive sea fans can also be dived.
Lembeh has been famous for many years now for 'Muck Diving', a term used to describe the type of diving favoured by underwater photographers looking for small, often cyptic marine organisms usually on sandy substrates. These 'critters' as they are known come in a variety of shapes and colours and nowhere are they more plentiful that this area of water.
From the dazzling array of nudibranch and seahorses to the bizarre Lembeh seadragon and hairy frogfish they can all be found here. The dive sites are numerous and are not confined to black sand. Reefs covered in beautiful soft coral as well as walls with impressive sea fans can also be dived.