It’s now almost two years that we have a Floating Jetty at our Resort. This custom made wooden deck offers enough space for our 4 dive boats. They can be boarded at a comfortable level at any time, no matter if high tide or low tide. Getting on and off the dive boats is really so much…
A visit to Lembeh would be unfulfilling, half full, unsatisfactory and almost not really a visit to Lembeh without parasites. And luckily this time I have seen a bunch of cool parasites. Some of them old acquaintances, some of them I have seen before but not in Lembeh, and some I have never seen before.…
Some blog posts are pretty easy to write, as I am pretty certain that I know the answers to the problems I present. Of course, as a scientist, I realize that time might prove me wrong, but as far as I believe I have a reasonable explanation, I am fine with that. Others are harder,…
We had a really good year for Rhinopias and several individuals of the Weedy Rhinopias (Rhinopias frondosa) and the Paddleflap Rhinopias (Rhinopias Eschmeyri) could be seen here in Lembeh. So it was not a big suprise when we received whatsapp messages on the BOOT Show in Düsseldorf that our guides had found another Rhinopias while we…
I have earlier written about camouflage as an excellent strategy to evade predator attention. As a camouflager, one could mimic inedible matter such as rocks or sand, which a number of the Lembeh creatures do. The problem with that strategy is that one will be stuck to not moving around very much, as the lie…
To be able to offer our 2:1 Ratio (2 Guests with one Diveguide) at the quality level our guests are used to we not only had to find some new guides – we had to find some really good ones. So let us introduce the latest three additions to our Dive Team (from left to right): Jony, Tamrin…
Andreas Pluetzer is one of our many times repeater guests and just completed his 5th visit at NAD-Lembeh since 2008. More than 200 of his total 1000 logged dives he did in Lembeh … that is pretty impressive. Just as impressive as his photos: Andreas shoots a NIKON D80 with a single Subtronic strobe and…
We are proud to announce that Martin Klein – one of our Repeater Guests from Germany – won the first prize in the Macro Category of the prestigious World Shootout. Martin takes his photography very serious and combines his talent with precision and his motivation to experiment with new techniques. The funny thing is, that…
We’re used to seeing NAD from below but here’s a video from above… 😉 First Try at Aerial Video from Simon Buxton on Vimeo.
June is always a busy month for Birthdays here in the resort. many staff and also Simon and Zee celebrate this month. These traditions are not compulsory for our guests, but they can be arranged at a partner’s behest… So watch out! Diving wise everything is around, we are also finding quite a lot of…