Manado / Lembeh Straits
Location:
On the North-Eastern tip of Sulawesi (Indonesia)
Short description: If you like wall dives, Manado is the place to go! Manado
offers a big variety of dive sites,
most of which are along steep, pristine walls,
from
deep to shallow and hence are suitable for experienced divers as well as
beginners. Lembeh Straits is the site
to spot most unusual critters.
Expected marine life: Lots of pyramid butterflyfish, nudibranches, napoleon
wrasse, surgeonfish, triggerfish, occasionally
sharks and manta or eagle rays.
At
Lembeh Straits ghostpipefish, mandarinfish, pygmy seahorses, leaffish etc.
Accomodation:
resort just outside Manado town
Best time of year to visit: Manado can be visited all year round
Visibility:
Good (15-25m)
Currents:
usually mild
Read a more detailed description of the individual dive sites (132 kb)
Check out also the website of local marine biologists
