An exceptional diving holiday experience
Black Sand Dive Retreat is an exclusive 6-bungalow quality dive resort located on Lembeh Strait – Indonesia’s exotic “Critter Capital”. Our resort is spread across three ha. of an old coconut plantation fronted by a private black sand beach in sheltered Kambahu Bay. This resort is the realization of a long-term dream of Bruce and Fung Moore, who have more than twenty years of experience when it comes to diving and hospitality in North Sulawesi. We welcome the opportunity to share with you the countless treasures of the area, both above and below the water. Now in our tenth year of operation, BSDR offers specialized services leading to an exceptional dive holiday experience for our discerning guests. Come and see what the excitement is all about!
Diving in Lembeh Strait
Known as the “Muck Mecca”, Lembeh is famous as the best destination on the planet for what is known as exotic critter diving, macro diving, or muck diving. There is an impressive array of underwater topography, including verdant soft and hard coral gardens, walls, and even a pinnacle. But it is the plain black sand sites that make the area famous with their profusion of strange and beautiful attractions.
How are we different?
- Only six bungalows means a maximum of twelve guests in the resort, so more personal attention
- Only 4 divers per speedboat guarantees small diving groups, so no pile-ups at special critters and less kicked-up sand
- Our House Reef is one of Lembeh’s best dive sites with calm and current-free conditions
- Free self-guided shore dives off our beach helps to stretch your diving dollar
- We are located in the middle of Lembeh’s best dive sites, so the speedboat ride to most of the top sites in the strait takes less than ten minutes
- Transfers to and from BSDR are smooth owing to the well-surfaced asphalt road from Bitung to the resort; no boat ride necessary
- Our open and elevated property offers not only great views, but catch seasonal breezes, so it’s cooler and there are less mozzies
Latest Updates
New Camera, First Two Dives
I was finally back in the water, replacement camera in hand. Flooding a camera is a terrible experience. I had avoided that feeling for over a decade, but when you dive with a camera in a plastic box under pressure, it is only a matter of time until the inevitable...
Melibe Madness!
We had an noteworthy find recently: something from the genus Melibe, which has some very interesting members. Over the past year all the resorts in Lembeh have received an increasing number of a single name on the wish lists: the Melibe colemani. We have found a few,...
The Spell of the Hunt
Our Dive Centre Manager Ben is starting off his blog contribution with something artistic... a poem about one of the most sought-after critters - the Rhinopias. The Spell of the Hunt Rhinopias, Rhinopias, Rhinopias: The echo of promise resonated across the...
Our Location
Our superb location in Kambahu Bay means that we are right in the middle of Lembeh’s best dives and most of the sites in the strait are within five minutes by speedboat. Directly off our fine black sand beach lies our exceptional House Reef, offering dedicated critter hunters and shutterbugs fantastic dives in calm and current-free conditions. so that dedicated critter hunters and shutterbugs can have fantastic dives .
Black Sand Dive Resort - Lembeh Strait
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Address:
Black Sand Dive Retreat
Kel. Kasawari, Bitung
Lembeh Strait
North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Tel: 62 (0)821-9969-5992
info@blacksanddive.com