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Cary Yanny has had a week of diving delights in the lovely Lembeh and shares them here...we know you'd much rather be in the water yourself but until you can join us, enjoy the video!

"This week has been simply amazing in the Lembeh Strait. We've seen Hairy octopus, Mantis shrimp complete with eggs, Crocodile fish, Hairy frogfish, Pygmy seahorse, Mimic octopus, Morays, Shrimps, Pufferfish and Flamboyant Cuttlefish."

Jolly good question. And here's why...

"The teams philosophy has always been to give guests more than they expected from us," explains Eco Divers' founding partner, Jim Yanny. "And that's why we guarantee that our guests always dive in a group of four or fewer per guide."

Maintaining high quality along with a diving experience to remember is paramount for the Eco Divers' Team. Good value, top rate customer care, safety, organization and relaxation are the everyday expectations, delivered with a friendly and helpful manner. The Team has dive guides who are amongst Manado's most experienced and everyone is focused on their environmental and social responsibility.

And the best bit? The same goes for whichever Eco Divers Resort you choose to dive be it Minahasa Lagoon or Eco Divers Lembeh. How refreshing to know you'll get the same high standard of service wherever you dive with us!

Email us today and book your perfect diving holiday

This is the second year that our friends Ned and Anna will be offering their brilliantly educational and entertaining workshops at Eco Divers Resort Lembeh.

Taking part is absolutely free as Ned and Anna offer the workshops purely out of their desire to share their love of the underwater world with as many other people as possible.

Read how you can join in and enjoy some fantastic diving with two of the most interesting and experienced people on the planet.

5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 November 2011
Joel O, Anaheim, California

After 7 days at sea on a liveaboard, Lembeh Cottages (now Eco Divers Resort Lembeh) was appreciated with their clean rooms, hot showers, great food and incredible service. The diving operation used a mother ship and small tenders to quickly transport us to the over 60 dive sites.

The mother ship was custom made for diving, comfortable, food and snacks between dives, photo table and room to spread out and relax.

I have been dive traveling for 40 years and this was a great run and modern operation. I will be going back. Dive guides were knowledgeable and found me many unusual subject to video underwater.

Come and enjoy the same experience with us. Click here for more information on our Resort or email info@eco-divers.com for one-to-one advice.

...at Eco Divers Resort Lembeh - the only operator in Lembeh to offer you this unique combination based on total relaxation.

No other resort gives you the chance to relax between dives onboard a spacious and luxurious day-liveaboard by day, complete with fast skiffs to whisk you to over 40 dive sites in just a few minutes, then relax again in our award-winning resort.

Check out the full details from air-con rooms to Spa to outdoor restaurant to free Wi-Fi and ensuite bedrooms...

Dreams do come true, as Cary Yanny relives the day she met her diving hero, Valerie Taylor. Valerie and Ron Taylor are award-winning film makers and divers from Australia.

"When I was seven, I sat in front of my TV riveted by what I was watching. Valerie & Ron Taylor underwater with tropical reef fish and sharks. This glamorous couple travelled around the world scuba diving and showing us what the underwater world has to offer. I was hooked! I wanted to do that! That summer my Mum couldn't move me away from the TV when their show came on.

Success stories are a welcome relief these days and so it is with great pride that we can share with you the achievement of our Lembeh Cottages.

From a modest and genuine wish to offer our guests first-rate customer service coupled with seamless diving, we introduced our first Lembeh Cottage in 2010. Our aim was simple; deliver a holiday that ticked all the boxes for diving, accommodation, personal service, fine food and relaxation.

Since then, our one cottage has grown to offer 12 ensuite rooms with first-class service, day-liveaboard-diving and a personal service that has seen us consistently achieve rich ratings on TripAdvisor.

Guests regularly comment on the high levels of personal service, the convenience of liveaboard diving during the day and the comfort of a welcoming, cosy resort at night.

Then there's the high quality of our dive boats and the low ratio of 4:1 divers per guide.

Welcome to Eco Divers Resort Lembeh! Because of its huge popularity, we've rebranded to reflect the expansion both in size of accommodation and the increased levels of service.

Read all about the Resort here

Eco Divers Resort Lembeh has teamed up with Worldwide Dive and Sail to bring you a luxury diving trip with a choice of three dates. Come and enjoy our 14 night diving adventure, with seven nights aboard SY Mandarin Siren leaving from the Lembeh Strait taking you to the volcanic Sangihe Islands and Bangka and then returning to Lembeh to dive the wondrous sites of the Strait whilst staying at our Eco Divers Resort Lembeh for 7 nights.

Choose from three dates and spaces are limited to six guests, so book soon!

• 13th -27th July, 2012
• 21st July - 4th August, 2012
• 30th July - 13th August, 2012

For the full information, click here or email info@eco-divers.com

Here are some of our critter encounters from 1st half of August 2011:

Peacock Mantis Shrimp, Thorny Seahorse, Juvenile Barramundi Grouper, Black Ribbon Eel, Dragon Sea Moth, Leaf Fish, Wonderpus, Cockatoo Waspfish, Decorator Crab, Cowfish, Poison Ocellate Octopus, Hermit Crab, Devilfish, Pygmy Seahorse, Fingered Dragonet, Jawfish, Cowry, Blenny, Frogfish, Sea Snake, Zebra Crab



Critter Focus: Poison Ocellate Octopus


Poison Ocellate Octopus (Amphioctopus siamensis) is relatively small, arms are up to 25cm in length and has an orange tan. When disturbed they display a white background with bold reddish brown stripes that run the length of its body and arms plus a single blue ring underneath each eye. They are most active during the day and can normally be found on shallow rubble and sandy bottoms.


This photo was taken by Christian using our rental Nikon D200 (Nikon 50mm lens, Scubacam snoot, 1/125s, f14, ISO200) which you can hire from 'The Digital Centre', whilst diving at either of our dive centres at Kima Bajo or at Lembeh Cottages.

Some of our critter encounters from 2nd half of July 2011:

Butterflyfish, Scorpionfish, Leaf Fish, Lionfish, Zebra Batfish, Ghost Pipefish, Long Arm Octopus, Waspfish, Crinoid Shrimp, Flatworm, Moray Eel, Catfish, Orange Frogfish, Ribbon Eel, Banggai Cardinalfish, Devilfish, Mimic Octopus, Flamboyant Cuttlefish, Squid, Thorny Seahorse


Critter Focus:  Flatworm



Flatworm (Phylum Platyhelminthes) are the most primitive animals and can range from 2.5cm to 12.5cm. Mostly they are found under rocks and in dark recesses but on the rare occasion they are found swimming in open water as shown in this photo.



This photo was taken by Christian using our rental Canon S95 camera, which you can hire from 'The Digital Centre', whilst diving at either of our dive centres at Manado or at Lembeh Strait.