Brand-new and beautiful! Kasawari Lembeh Resort is the newest, most luxurious dive resort in the Lembeh Strait, the world-renowned capital of exotic underwater critters. Just opened this August, Kasawari has been designed to please and pamper the most discerning diver.

The eight deluxe and two Kasawari villas have been designed to provide for a higher level of living standard with spacious air-conditioned bedrooms, over-sized bathrooms with indoor and outdoor showers, private decks, plus hair-dryer, ceiling-fan and CD player.

From the upper level in the relaxing atmosphere of the resort's restaurant overlooking the picturesque Lembeh Strait, Kasawari chefs serve up a scrumptious range of Asian and Western delicacies. (We know how good their chefs are. Our chef extraordinaire on the Aqua One in July made eating almost as exciting as the diving!)

Photo by Tony Wu

The dive operation matches the sophistication of the resort. Three specially-designed dive boats quickly and comfortably take you to the outlying lush coral reefs for blue water diving and critter hunting. They carry only six divers each, so there is never a crowd at the site, and the dive guide can provide the utmost attention to each diver. Attention is what underwater photographers want in a place like the Lembeh Strait where the most unique and photogenic creatures reside.

Kasawari offers nitrox, E-6 processing, a camera room with 20 individual work-stations, and dedicated dive center complete with showers, changing room, lockers, gear-up stations, and more!

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Divers will also enjoy the amazing house reef that can be conveniently accessed from the resort's jetty. The residents of the reef, Ambon Scorpionfish, Stargazer, Flamboyant Cuttlefish, Devil Scorpionfish, Hairy Frogfish, Fingered Dragonnet, Blue-ring Octopus and a myriad of nudibranchs wait to greet divers in just 25 feet of water!

Photo by Tony Wu

Kasawari Lembeh Resort is located at the heart of the Lembeh Strait close to the town of Bitung in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is only an hour by car through lush countryside from Manado International Airport. Manado can be easily reached via Silkair from Singapore.

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Lembeh Strait

Lembeh Strait is a mile-wide passage roughly 10 miles long that runs between the northern part of the larger island of Sulawesi and the tiny island of Lembeh to the east. More than three dozens dive sites line the sides of Lembeh Channel. Many are just a few minutes away by boat. Every article written about Lembeh uses the phrase, "the critter capital of the world." It is undisputedly muck diving at it most amazing. Underwater photographers can't ask for better. Imagine black sand hiding an Ambon scorpionfish, mimic octopus, pygmy seahorse, clown frogfish, hairy frogfish, all on one dive! Can it be true? It can and it is. This is the place to see the truly weird and wonderful mini denizens of the deep.

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Kartika Plaza Hotel

Right on the beachfront of Bali's most famed South Kuta Beach, in an oasis of tropical gardens, the five-star Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel, Bali resort has a wide choice of restaurants, excellent sporting facilities and it's own Discovery Shopping Mall.

It is ideally situated within walking distance of shops, restaurants and entertainment facilities and is only minutes from Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport.

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Besakih Temple Tour

Our stay in Bali includes a full-day guided tour featuring the Great Besakih Temple, the largest temple in Bali, situated on the slope of Sacred Mt. Agung. Our adventure will also include visiting to visit Ubud Village, Mas Village and Celuk Village, Goa Gajah (Elephant Cave) in Bedulu, Gianyar, Kertagosha (Hall of Justice) in Klungkung and lunch at Bukit Jambul among the rice field terraces.

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