Scuba Diving Destinations:

Lembah Strait for underwater photographers

Destination: Pacific Ocean, Indonesia, Lembah Strait

Lembah Strait, in Indonesia, is one of the most famous places of the world among underwater photographers. Lembah Strait's underwater world is absolutely beautiful and unique due to the variety of exotic and colorful sea creatures and formations it has as well as to the transparency of its waters.

This Indonesian diving spot is full of amazing sea creatures which attract not only photographers but also divers and snorkelers from the entire world. Among the sea creatures visitors could find in this area there are flamboyant cuttlefish, mimic octopus, skeleton shrimps, and harlequin shrimps among others.

Those divers who practice wall diving and dive along reefs in Lembah Strait would be able to observe an incredible amount of different reef fish, not only the usual ones but some exotic ones as well. Among the reef fish that inhabit this area's underwater world there are scorpion fish, stone fish, snake eels, sea robins, devil fish and stargazers.

Besides the reef fish and exotic creatures named before, Lembah Strait waters also contain several other sea species and formations which, together, create really varied and beautiful underwater sceneries to observe. Depending on the diving spot divers choose, they could meet seahorses, Pegasus, ghost pipefish, pygmies and mandarin fish.

Night diving is another one of the great diving options available at Lembah Strait and which experienced divers should not miss. During night, this area's sea life and underwater world offer a really beautiful, exotic and magical environment to visit. Night underwater visibility is usually very good, although during the months of September and October might be the best choice.

Lembah Strait’s water temperature usually ranges between 26º C and 29º C while its visibility might range between 10 m and 25 m depending on the season and the weather conditions. This way, although some months might be more propitious than others, this area offers good diving conditions year around and divers could have a good time any month they choose to visit it. Besides this, it is also important to have into account that this area not only offers an amazingly wide variety of sea life but also an important variety of different diving spots.





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