North Sulawesi Dive Resorts
White Sands Beach Resort Lembeh
Located a short distance from Manado, White Sands Beach Resort is just a few minutes from world renowned dive sites and sits on the only white sand beach on Lembeh Island.
The resort is run by the well-regarded Eco Divers team, renowned for their professionalism and quality of diving and service.
The resort’s lovely oceanfront rooms are set on a flat level throughout attractive, well-kept gardens. Here you will find delicious cuisine, easy access to fantastic diving on the Lembeh Strait, and the best beach on Lembeh Island.
Guests staying at White Sands can experience a liveaboard-style convenience. A short boat ride can whisk you to critter-packed volcanic muck diving sites, with the added bonus of a superb House Reef allowing you to maximise underwater time.
With its ideal location in Northern Sulawesi, the resort allows great potential to visit the mainland and rainforests that surround this wonderful part of Indonesia.
Hotel Services/Facilities: This unique resort is small and perfectly formed and includes an Indonesian Spa, oceanfront swimming pool, a house reef and an on site PADI 5 Star resort centre.
With a maximum capacity of just 28 guests and its attractive gardens, White Sands Resort offers everything you need for a relaxing break with great diving. Step out from your oceanfront cottage room directly onto Lembeh’s only natural white sand beach. Complimentary Wi-Fi is offered in rooms and public areas.
Food, Beverage & Entertainment Facilities: A covered outdoor restaurant serves a selection of mouth-watering Indonesian and international cuisine. All meals are prepared fresh each day, including sustainably sourced fish from the local market.
After dinner, enjoy a sundowner in the open-air covered lounge with a wonderful view of the pool, beach and sea beyond.
Transfers: From Manado Airport to White Sands Beach Resort by road and boat, with an approximate transfer time of 1.5 hours.
White Sands Beach Resort has a total of 12 rooms with a mix of Oceanfront cottages and Oceanfront Duplex Cottages. Each Cottage is equipped with air conditioning, ceiling fan, a water dispenser, coffee and tea available throughout the day, free Wi-Fi connection, a safe, and a high definition flatscreen TV to watch your movies or photos through a USB connection. All rooms offer a sea view from their own terrace.
Oceanfront Cottages – 8 Cottages with private terrace, air-conditioning, ensuite private bathroom, hot and cold running water, semi-open shower and Western style toilet. Each Cottage can be configured as a single, double or twin bedded room. The charging points available in the room are 220V so international adapters are required.
Oceanfront Duplex Cottages – 4 Duplex Cottages, each one is two Cottages under one roof, but completely independent of each other, with private entrances from the terrace. Each Cottage is air-conditioned, with ensuite private bathroom, hot and cold running water, semi-open shower and Western style toilet. These rooms are interconnected and are the perfect space for families; each can be configured as single, double or twin, with an option also for a triple bedded room. The charging points available in the room are 220V so international adapters are required.
Eco Divers dive centre and White Sands Beach Resort is a PADI 5 Star resort facility and the team has over 20 years experience in the Lembeh Area. The service offered is tailored to the divers needs with a low guest to dive guide ratio (4 to 1). The guides are amongst the most experienced in the area and are highly knowledgeable. Photographers are well catered for. As the dive groups are small, you will get to see all what the amazing Lembeh Strait has to offer without any rush.
The dive centre uses purpose built, comfortable dive boats, which are well equipped with tank racks, a shaded salon with spacious seating, sundeck, toilet and rinse shower, as well as a tea and coffee station. Snacks and fruit are provided free of charge, as well as towels. Safety features include jump gates, stainless steel ladders, oxygen and first aid, compass, mobile phone, life jackets, life rings and navigation lights.
A maximum of just 12 divers per boat guarantees your comfort. Eco Divers will store, rinse and set up your equipment for you, leaving you with just one job: your buddy check. Snorkellers or non-divers are welcome onboard (subject to fee). Nitrox and a full photo and video support service is available.
A typical day comprises a two-tank morning trip, with lunch back at the resort, followed by a one-tank afternoon trip. Mandarin or Night Dives are available on demand, which will generally be the fourth dive of the day. Plus, there is the amazing house reef, giving divers the perfect place to have a relaxing dive after the further afield dive sites on Bunaken Island or in the Lembeh Strait.
With over 34 dive sites from Batu Kapal on the north of Lembeh Island to Goby A Crab in the south, these wonderful sites for photographers and keen divers are never too far away with Eco Divers’ efficient and well run boats. This part of the Coral Triangle is a must on any diver’s tick list.
Other Indonesian Hotels / Resorts
Bali – Kubu Indah Dive & Spa Resort
Bali – Alam Anda Ocean Front Resort & Spa
Bali – Alam Batu Beach Bungalow Resort
North Sulawesi – Bunaken Oasis Dive Resort
North Sulawesi – Siladen Resort and Spa
North Sulawesi – Tasik Ria Resort
North Sulawesi – Dive Into Lembeh
North Sulawesi – NAD-Lembeh Resort
North Sulawesi – Lembeh Resort
North Sulawesi – Murex Bangka Resort
North Sulawesi – Murex Manado Resort
Raja Ampat – Dive Into Raja Ampat (@ Waiwo Resort)
Raja Ampat – Kri Eco Resort (Papua Diving)
Raja Ampat – Papua Explorers Dive Resort
Raja Ampat – Sorido Bay Resort (Papua Diving)
Raja Ampat (North Maluku) – Sali Bay Resort
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