Kungkungan Bay Dive Centre
Kungkungan Bay Resort (KBR) and its dive shop are located in the very heart of the Lembeh Strait, giving access to fifty dive sites, all within fifteen minutes from the resort jetty. Kungkungan Bay’s dive crew is a highly trained and professional dive team who will look after the guests every need from the moment they arrive to the moment they depart.
At Kungkungan Bay Resort, you can discover the best dive sites in Lembeh Strait. The longest boat ride is about 15 minutes. The average boat ride is about 5 minutes away from the resort.
Dive Service
KBR is a PADI Dive Centre offering daily boat dives and also beginner dive and specialty courses. A full range of Aqualung dive equipment is available for rent. A wide range of Scubapro full-length wetsuits in various sizes in 3mm and 5mm thickness are also available. Advanced notice should be given to the resort’s dive shop for any dive gear rental requirements.
The dive shop is well equipped with compressors and 12L (80 cu ft) aluminium tanks with INT connection. Nitrox is available at extra cost. Scuba gear storage, rinse tanks, camera table, hot water shower and medical equipment are all part of the well-run dive shop.
Up to 3 guided day boat dives are offered with the possibility of unlimited house reef diving between 8am and 5pm on diving days and night dives at a surcharge.
Each dive day starts with the first dive boat leaving at 8.15am. The boats return to the resort after each dive, where staff will unload and wash the equipment.
KBR runs 3 dive boats, 9m wood hull with 2x 90HP engines. The boats have a shaded area with steel entry and exit ladder. Maximum 8 divers travel per boat. Snacks, fruit, tea, coffee and drinking water are supplied.
Dive Sites
The diving around Lembeh Island is probably the world's best known diving area for "muck diving” or “critter diving”. This is a paradise for divers who are looking for the smallest and rarest fish and critters.
There is the Ambon scorpionfish, ghost pipefish, seahorses, crabs and angler fish in all colors, to name just a few. These sites, including two wrecks, are a highlight for underwater photographers and lovers of muck diving. July through to November water temperature averages 25C-26C (76-78F). The rest of the year the water temperature averages 28C (82F). It is recommended to wear at least a 3mm wetsuit. Some divers, who dive frequently may want a heavier suit, a thin hood, or thin dive undergarment.
