Lembeh Resort — Lembeh Strait Muck Diving & Photo Centre

Lembeh Resort sits on the cliffs of Lembeh Island, facing the Lembeh Strait — the world's best-known muck-diving destination and home to an extraordinary concentration of rare critters such as blue-ringed octopus, hairy frogfish and flamboyant cuttlefish. The resort is a PADI partner and runs muck dives, coral reef dives, wreck dives and night dives, with a house reef just steps from the rooms.

A typical day includes three boat dives (around 08:00, 10:45 and 14:30), with night and specialty dives on request. Beyond the strait, trips also reach Bangka Island, eastern Lembeh, Bunaken and Buyat Bay. The on-site photo centre was Asia's first Backscatter-authorised centre, offering underwater photography courses, professional guidance and equipment repair.

Accommodation ranges from garden-view rooms to cliffside villas with private pools, and the resort runs coral restoration projects alongside its dive operation.