Manado airport is serviced four times per week (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat) direct from Singapore by Silk Air, the regional carrier of Singapore Airlines. There are also several daily flights from Jakarta and Bali. Our staff will greet you at the airport terminal. If you are flying from Jakarta, Bali or another Indonesian city, domestic flights typically impose a weight restriction of 20kg per person. Excess luggage is charged per kilo and is payable in Indonesian Rupiah at the airport. We can assist in securing domestic flight reservations if you are planning an extended vacation in Indonesia.

You will need a tourist visa to enter Indonesia, which can be issued on arrival at the airport citizens of most nationalities. A 30-day visa costs US$25. Clean, crisp $20 & $5 bills will help expedite the transaction at the airport (Rupiah also is accepted). Alternatively, you may apply for a visa before you leave home by contacting the Indonesian Embassy or Consulate in your country. For further up-to-date information about travel matters, please visit Indonesia’s Department of Foreign Affairs website at www.deplu.go.id to find the embassy or consulate nearest to you.

The resort is located on Lembeh Island, approximately 1.5 hours’ drive from Manado airport, followed by a 10-minute boat ride.

Yes, North Sulawesi is safe. For up-to-date information regarding travel to the region, please contact us directly via email at danny@lembehresort.com or generalmgr@lembehresort.com. Indonesia is an amazingly large country. Do not let sound bite media reports about specific areas deter you from visiting our beautiful region. We are miles away from recent conflict, we are in a mainly Christian area (70-80%), and haven’t had any major security issue in the last years that we have been in operation. In Lembeh Resort trained security officers are on duty 24 hours a day.

The official language in Indonesia is Bahasa Indonesia. The staff at Lembeh Resort are multilingual and English is widely spoken. Our Management speaks fluent English, German, and Spanish and we also have a Japanese speaking Dive Guide, Andi.

Lembeh Resort accepts payment by Visa or MasterCard, American Express and Indonesian Rupiah, Euro or US Dollar. However, please be advised that foreign notes should be clean, new and crisp. Indonesian banks and money exchangers will not accept old notes or notes which are damaged in any way. You can also use your credit or debit card at ATM machines in town to withdraw Rupiah. It is advisable to inform your bank or credit card company that you will be visiting Indonesia prior to your departure, as it is not uncommon for the bank to put a block on the card if you use it in an exotic location without notifying them first.

Generally speaking, the “official” rainy season begins in November and continues through March. However, it is unusual to have continuous rain during the day. The norm is for it to rain at night, ending by early morning. Occasionally rain showers begin in the afternoon but typically do not last long. The rain will not interfere with your diving and we have never cancelled dives as a result of rain.

Lembeh Resort is located close to the equator in the tropics. It is generally humid and there are mosquitoes. There are cases of malaria and dengue fever in North Sulawesi, so we do recommend you bring plenty of repellent and appropriate clothing and that you consult with your doctor before your trip for the most up-to-date advice on anti-malarial drugs, as well as other recommended vaccinations.

GMT + 08:00 - Singapore, Sulawesi, Bali, Lombok and Komodo are all the same time.
There are three Standard Time zones:
Sumatra, Java and West & Central Kalimantan are 7 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+7)
Bali, Nusa Tenggara, South & East Kalimantan and Sulawesi are 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+8)
Irian Jaya and Maluku are 9 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+9)

Daily - Clothing It's normally shorts and T-shirt by day (even if it rains, because it's warm tropical rains) and at night the dress code is casual. For Diving we suggest a 3mm or 5mm one-piece (or dive-skin for those who don't get easily chilled) - make sure it's full arms and legs, to protect against any stinging hydroids.

There are plenty of chemists and dentists in close by Bitung and the general hospital in Manado has a good recompression chamber.

If you leave Indonesia from Manado, an international departure tax of Rupiah 100.000 is paid at the airport. If your onward journey is within Indonesia, the domestic departure tax from Manado is currently Rupiah 30.000.