Lembeh Strait in the cross waters of the Moluccan Sea and the Sulawesi sea which is world renowned for its most unusual critters, sponges, corals and a whole variety of feather stars. They house several camouflage shrimps, crabs and clingfish as well as rare pygmy seahorse and colorful nudibranches of all kind . When the current is running, the tree corals blossom into an explosion of colors. Several huge shipwrecks from World war II, which have grown into reefs now, accommodate innumerable critters. So do the murky mud waters which house litter, but in between the most awkward creatures rarely found elsewhere in the world: stargazer, scorpion leaffish, hairy frogfish, mimic octopus. This is a haven for macro photographers.

The Bangka Archipelago with steep drop-offs as well as slopes and pinnacles which exhibit almost undamaged marine life fames with soft corals, sponges, sea fans and crinoids. hosting all kinds of scorpion fish, frogfish, ghost pipe - fish but also many pelagic fish as sharks and napoleon wrasses. Around Sahaung you will encounter large schools of snappers, surgeon fish, and fusiliers. There's also trigger fish and batfish around, parrot bumphead, large moray eels and an occasional turtle or group of eagle ray. Don't miss the baby sharks under the large table corals or the rock tuna rushing past! At Sahaung and Batu Gosh there can be strong currents and surges, sometimes high waves on the surface (especially between mid-July and mid-September). Around Bangka you can also encounter the small stuff like mini shrimps, pygmy seahorses, pipefish, nudibranches. Dives range from 7 - 42 metres, visibility is best from March to June and October to December, often exceeding 35 metres.