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Close to Bangka Island there are several dive sites that have these underwater hot springs. Water is heated up by geothermal activity within the earth's crust and this water is pushed out through a hydrothermal vent. The vent is a

Jetzt sind schon zwei Monate hier in Manado vergangen und es gefällt mir weiterhin sehr gut. Am Anfang war ich 3 Wochen in Manado im Resort und danach ging es weiter zur Insel Bangka. Die Unterwasser Landschaft ist dort auch

Nationals of 62 countries may apply for a Visa on Arrival (VoA) for a length of stay of 30 days on arrival in Indonesia. A new regulation regarding this VoA has been introduced and is effective since the beginning of

Murex has a special bond with our boat builder. Our founder Dr. Batuna, sponsored this gentleman to go to trade school to learn how to build boats. Since that time Murex and Critters@Lembeh have had most of our boats built

Ich heiße David. Ich bin 19 Jahre alt und komme aus Bremen. Im letzten Jahr habe ich mein Abitur gemacht. Seit Anfang Mai bin ich im Murex Dive Resort und mache dort bis Ende September ein Praktikum. Danach geht’s zurück

Last month it was time for our annual Emergency Response Exercises & Basic First Aid Training. We do this exercise every year to refreshen our staff's rescue skills and to teach new staff members these skills. The skills are mainly

Recently we launched two new boats; the Athalia for Bunaken and Alucia for Bangka. Both boats can easily traverse the waters between both resorts and or Lembeh Strait. Day trips and transfer become even more fun and easier with these

Yesterday we laid to rest a fine gentlemen, a pioneer, a man who helped thousands during his life, a wonderful father and exemplary husband, our patriarch, Dr. Hansie Batuna. Hanny’s colorful life was cut short unexpectedly Monday due to a

Murex is now solely managed by Dr. Batuna’s daughter, Angelique and her American husband, Danny. Angelique & Danny also own Critters@Lembeh, the partner dive center at Lembeh Resort. Together they have begun to reinvigorate Murex through developing existing staff,