Black Sand Dive Retreat
Dive Center
🌏 Sulawesi
🌊 Activities: Fun dives
🤿 Instructor languages: English
📞 Booking languages: English
🟢 Nitrox available: Available for an extra charge
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Groups accepted: Yes
👌 Affiliation: None
✅ Structure: Professional centre
Black Sand Dive Retreat is a boutique dive resort made up of 7 bungalows, spread across three hectares of tropical gardens, with a private black sand beach located in the sheltered Kambahu Bay.
Since opening in 2007, BSDR has offered personalised services to provide an exceptional dive holiday experience in Indonesia, in the "exotic capital of rare creatures".
Dive groups are deliberately kept small, with a maximum of 4 divers per speedboat.
Most dive sites are just 1 to 10 minutes away, allowing you to return to the resort between dives to relax.
Free unguided dives are available directly from the beach, on one of the best sites in Lembeh, particularly for night dives.
Tauchen magazine (Germany) ranked us among "the 40 best house reefs in the world".
Website
🌐 www.blacksanddive.comAccommodation
Accommodation
Stay on site:
The centre has seven bungalows offering a magnificent view over Kambahu Bay and the Lembeh Strait. Each bungalow is equipped with a bedroom with ceiling fan and air conditioning for optimal comfort, as well as complimentary drinking water, coffee and tea. Free Wi-Fi is available in all bungalows.
Each unit also includes a dressing area to organise your luggage, a safe for your valuables and a semi-open bathroom in an enclosed garden, with a hot water shower, ideal for warming up after repeated dives. The resort restaurant offers international à la carte cuisine (no buffet), ordered daily from a short menu that rotates over 3 courses.
Agreements or discounts with partner accommodations:
Combined packages can be organised with the Lumbalumba Resort for divers wishing to discover both the Lembeh Strait and the Bunaken Marine Park. These packages help avoid losing a day of diving, which is generally the case when changing resorts.
We can take care of your accommodation bookings:
Aside from combined packages with the Lumbalumba Resort, the centre can recommend other accommodations, but does not handle bookings outside of Black Sand Dive Retreat.
Good to Know
Good to know
Safety information:
The nearest decompression chamber is located in Bitung, about a 30-minute drive from the resort.
Other activities offered by the centre:
The centre also offers snorkelling trips.
Opening days and annual closing:
The centre is open all year round.
Google Reviews
Michael Baumann
★★★★★
We had a very enjoyable four night stay at this resort, which is conveniently located close to some of the best dive sites in the Lembeh Strait. The diving operation was well organized and the staff were attentive throughout our stay. At the beginning of the trip, our dive master asked what we hoped to see and selected the dive sites accordingly over the following days. Thanks in part to his excellent spotting skills, we were able to see most of the species on our wish list. The resort is well maintained and in good condition. The rooms are spacious, very clean, and comfortable. The bathrooms are modern and thoughtfully designed. The food was consistently good. We particularly enjoyed the local chicken curry. Lunch and dinner were served as three course meals, with guests choosing their dishes each morning from a daily changing menu. The staff were friendly and helpful throughout our stay. The manager, Linda, was very approachable and actively involved in the day to day operation of the resort. The two resort dogs were also a pleasant addition. Overall, we had a very positive experience and would happily recommend Black Sand Dive Resort to divers and non-divers visiting the Lembeh Strait.
Benimo-Villas
★★★★★
Highly recommended!!! So relaxing, the staff super friendly and no request is too much. The cottage lovley and private, well kept and maintained with good privacy on the balcony. The whole resort is very well maintained. The food is excellent and freshly prepared. And the diving is marvelous. Etmo, the dive master, loves his job, loves finding the smallest of the creatures and makes every necessary to have a great time under water. And Linda is very helpful and knowledgable about the area. If we ever go back to Lembeh we would stay at BSDR without a doubt.
Andrea Lee
★★★★★
This is the best place you can stay at. The best diving happens right in front of where you stay. Night dives at the house reef are a must. Food is phenomenal - I learned I like Indonesian food after eating here. You should drink fruit juice with every meal. I dream of going back here. Linda and her team were awesome, and we really enjoyed diving with Etmo.
Debbie Fagan
★★★★★
We just stayed here for 10 days and had the best time !! Linda is the manager. She goes above and beyond her job and she really likes to get to know her guests. She felt like a friend by the time we left Nothing is too much trouble for her and the staff I had an accident whilst I was there ( slipped and banged my head ) and needed a doctor and immediately she made sure that she and Romi the driver got me to him and took me to the Pharmacy after. I also need a flight change which she organised and even phoned the airline to get me a partial refund on my previous flight !! The kitchen and waiting staff , Rene Megga and the chef all made sure our mealtimes were great. They are so attentive, again making you feel so at home. Nothing to much trouble The cleaning staff who made our rooms spotless each morning The Dive centre staff. The Captain of the boat and Etmo and Stefan are all fantastic and the dives were each and everyone spectacular and safety is always first !! Thankyou each and everyone of you for taking care of us and ensuring we had the best holiday. We will be back in the future 🤿🤿🤿🤿🤿
Katinka Nikijuluw - Flipse
★★★★★
First time in Black Sand Dive Resort and we had a wonderful experience. Very good dive masters, delicious food and very spacious rooms. Highly recommend and love to come back sometime. ❤️