Lembeh Macro Critter Workshop August 2025
August 25 - September 04 , 2025
Macro Critters
Free Photo Workshops
Great Night Dives
Why Join This Trip- Inclusions & Exclusions
- Trip Type
- Trip Overview
- Accommodations
- Photo Gallery
- About the Trip Leader
- How to Get There
- Payment Schedule
Why join this Trip?
NAD Lembeh Resort Beachfront Room
Air Conditioning (AC)En Suite BathroomCamera RoomLaundry ServiceDouble Occupancy
$3,299p/pSingle Occupancy
NAD Lembeh Resort Seaview Room
Air Conditioning (AC)En Suite BathroomCamera RoomLaundry ServiceDouble Occupancy
$3,936p/pSingle Occupancy
OptionalLand Extensions
Inclusions
Exclusions
Trip type
Photography Workshop
This trip is a PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP. It will be led by one of our photo instructors who will provide daily instructional tutorials, in-water photography support (when appropriate), and one-to-one advice and guidance, as required. Each workshop offers a bespoke syllabus, crafted by the trip leader and detailed on the trip webpage. While our Photography Workshops are aimed at divers with an interest in underwater photography, anyone is welcome to join.
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Trip Overview
Diving In Lembeh Strait
Lembeh Strait is, without a doubt, the muck-diving capital of the world. Underwater photographers flock here from all over the world to see a myriad of critters, frogfish, pipefish, nudibranchs, sea horses, juvenile fish, and other exotic animals. Don't expect large reefscapes in Lembeh, but very scenic reefs live around nearby islands if you want to extend your trip to get in some reef diving, too.
Learn more about Lembeh Strait Diving.
Sample Itinerary
Guests can arrive any time on August 25 and leave any time on September 4. Here's the typical daily schedule for this 7-night trip:
- 6.30 Breakfast
- 7.30 Departure for two morning dives (snacks/ drinks during the surface interval)
- 12.15 Lunch at the resort
- 14.00 Departure for one afternoon dive
- 16.00 Snacks
- 16.30 Mandarin Fish Dive (only on Saturdays, minimum 2 pax)
- 17.45 Night Dive (minimum 2 pax)
- 18.00 Black Water Night Dive (minimum 2 pax)
- 19.15 Dinner
To get a little insight as to what the workshop is like, read the report from our 2024 trip!
Accommodations
About NAD Lembeh
Situated on the well-loved Lembeh Strait, this muck diving paradise is alluring to divers worldwide.NAD Lembeh offers knowledgeable dive staff with trained eyes and passion for diving and little critters, comfortable rooms, and excellent photography amenities. NAD prides themselves for having the largest. and some would say the most experienced, dive team in Lembeh today.
NAD Lembeh Facilities
- Open-air restaurant
- Sunbeds
- Small pool
- Jacuzzi
- Big and spacious camera room
- Business center
- Free public WiFi
- Laundry services
- Return airport transfers
- Multilingual staff
- Non-smoking rooms
- Open air bar
Read the reviews of the NAD-Lembeh Resort here.
Additional Information About The Resort:
- The resort offers 2:1 guest to guide ratio as a standard. Its 15 dive guides are permanent employees with local Lembeh diving experience (totalling at least 100 years between them). They are all underwater photography trained and proficient UW photographers themselves.
- Please note that the resort does NOT allow for our guests to wear gloves!
- The resort has a fleet of 4 dive boats that are at least 13m long with 2 x four-stroke engines. There are onboard toilets, Medical oxygen, and a Basic First Aid kit.
- There are a maximum of 8 guests per dive boat.
- It's the only resort on Lembeh island with a floating dock. This allows for easy access to the boats and dignified boarding, as well as easy entry to the house reef.
- The resort is on ground level with minimal steps to the bungalows. Beachfront rooms, restaurants, bar and camera room are all on the ground floor. Older guests or those with disabilities and knee/back problems find it easy to navigate.
- It's situated in a private bay and surrounded by lush greenery. Far from villages, thus offering a quiet and tranquil environment for a relaxing vacation.
- The resort offers 24-hour electricity and WiFi.
About the Trip Leader
Erik Lukas
Erik Lukas is an active diver and photographer based in Los Angeles, CA. He is a volunteer scuba diver at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, CA. You can expect to find Erik diving many of the amazing Pacific Ocean sites of Southern California, camera in hand, at any chance he can get.
See more of Erik’s photography at www.seeundersea.com or on Instagram @seeundersea.
"I am passionate about underwater photography in general and have a special love for macro subjects. For me the things that are hardest to spot hold the most interest. Documenting the commensal and symbiotic relationships is for me the most interesting…the smaller and more bizarre the better. I also have a passion for sharing my knowledge with others. My goal with all of my workshops is to ensure each guest leaves with a group of images that they are proud to share."
Current Camera Systems:
Erik shoots with a Canon 5D Mark III in a Sea & Sea housing using Zen 100mm and 230mm dome ports. The lenses he uses are the Canon 8-15mm f/4L, Canon 16-35mm f/4L, and Canon 100mm f/2.8L.
How to Get There
Flight Information
Guests should fly in and out of Manado Airport (MDC) which can be accessed via Singapore, Bali and Jakarta.
Visa on Arrival costs IDR 500,000 and needs to be paid for in cash. Immigration will accept the following currencies: IDR, USD, SGD, AUD and EURO (notes must be clean and not creased). There is also an ATM inside the airport terminal for cash IDR withdrawals.
Upon exiting the airport, our team will be ready to greet you and, with the new toll road open, the transfer to NAD Lembeh's private jetty is now only 60 minutes!
Flight Package
Our group trips attract guests from all over the globe and many of our customers prefer to book their own flights to take advantage of mileage points or credit card discounts. For these reasons, flights are not included in our group trip packages.
However, we are more than happy to work with you to find the best travel itinerary for your trip and will gladly give suggestions and advice, even if you make the final booking. We will check through your travel reservations at any time to ensure they fit with the trip schedule and can give recommendations on transit hotels and day tours where needed.
If you would like us to book flights and transit hotels for domestic and/or international travel on your behalf, we are also happy to arrange this. Please be advised that there is a ticketing fee for this service. Contact Us for more information.Payment Schedule
- Deposit: $800 to book your spot
- Payment 2: $1,000 due 1 December 2024
- Balance: due 1 April 2025
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