Sabah dive sites

Barracuda Point

Semporna · Sabah · Malaysia

One of the world's top dive sites — massive tornado of barracuda spiraling above a dramatic wall.

Barracuda Point

Semporna · Sabah · Malaysia

Sipadan's most iconic dive site where thousands of chevron barracuda form a swirling tornado over a dramatic wall drop-off.

Kapalai House Reef

Semporna · Sabah · Malaysia

World-class muck diving directly beneath the stilted Kapalai resort, where the sand flat teems with rare critters including blue-ringed octopus, flamboyant cuttlefish, and Ambon scorpionfish.

Kapalai Mandarin Fish Point

Semporna · Sabah · Malaysia

A shallow rubble site off Kapalai Island where mandarin fish perform their spectacular mating dance at dusk every evening.

Lankayan Island

Sandakan · Sabah · Malaysia

A tiny private island in the Sulu Sea north of Sandakan where pristine house reef, turtle nesting beaches, and seasonal whale shark encounters combine in one of Borneo's most intimate dive destinations.

Layang-Layang

Kota Kinabalu · Sabah · Malaysia

A remote oceanic atoll in the Spratly Islands with pristine walls, schooling hammerhead sharks, and some of the best diving in Southeast Asia.

Mabul Island – Seaventures House Reef

Semporna · Sabah · Malaysia

One of Southeast Asia's premier muck diving destinations where the silty slopes beneath Mabul's stilted structures host an astonishing density of rare critters including blue-ringed octopuses, mimic octopuses, and hairy frogfish.

Mabul Paradise

Semporna · Sabah · Malaysia

World-class muck diving on a gently sloping reef off Mabul Island, a paradise for macro photographers seeking rare critters.

Mataking Island

Semporna · Sabah · Malaysia

A pristine private island near Sipadan with healthy wall and slope reefs, resident turtles, and an underwater post office at 10 meters depth.

Sibuan Island

Semporna · Sabah · Malaysia

A tiny sand cay in the Semporna archipelago surrounded by a pristine coral reef where sea turtles nest on the beach, the underwater garden begins at the waterline, and the Bajau Laut sea nomad culture persists.

Sipadan Drop-Off

Semporna · Sabah · Malaysia

Vertical wall plunging 600 meters into the abyss — one of the world's most dramatic wall dives.

Sipadan Hanging Gardens

Semporna · Sabah · Malaysia

A dramatic vertical wall on Sipadan Island's southern face where cascading soft corals and gorgonians drape the limestone like a hanging garden, surrounded by patrolling grey reef sharks and enormous schools of jacks.

Sipadan Mid Reef

Semporna · Sabah · Malaysia

A less-dived section of Sipadan's legendary reef wall between Barracuda Point and South Point where enormous gorgonian fans, dense turtle populations, and occasional hammerheads reward divers who venture beyond the famous sites.

Sipadan South Point

Semporna · Sabah · Malaysia

A dramatic wall dive on Sipadan's exposed southern tip where strong currents bring schools of hammerhead sharks, massive bumphead parrotfish herds, and dense tornado-like formations of barracuda and jacks.

Sipadan Turtle Cavern

Semporna · Sabah · Malaysia

A haunting underwater cavern beneath Sipadan Island containing the skeletal remains of sea turtles that became lost in its labyrinthine passages, creating one of the world's most sobering and extraordinary cavern diving experiences.

Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park

Kota Kinabalu · Sabah · Malaysia

A five-island marine park just minutes from Kota Kinabalu city center, offering surprisingly rich coral gardens and accessible reef diving in Sabah's capital waters.

Tunku Abdul Rahman Outer Reef

Kota Kinabalu · Sabah · Malaysia

The exposed outer reef fringe of Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park where stronger currents bring cleaner water and larger fish than the sheltered inner reefs popular with snorkellers, offering Kota Kinabalu's best diving.

Turtle Tomb

Semporna · Sabah · Malaysia

A haunting underwater cave system beneath Sipadan Island containing the skeletal remains of sea turtles that lost their way.

Downbelow Marine & Wildlife Adventures

Kota Kinabalu · Sabah · Malaysia

Go Aquatic

Kota Kinabalu · Sabah · Malaysia

Scuba Junkie Kota Kinabalu

Kota Kinabalu · Sabah · Malaysia

SeaTango

Kota Kinabalu · Sabah · Malaysia

Scuba Junkie Sipadan

Mabul Island · Sabah · Malaysia

PADI/SSI resort center on Mabul Island with daily Sipadan permits. Turtle Tomb, Barracuda Point, and world-class wall diving.

Seaventures Dive Rig

Mabul Island · Sabah · Malaysia

Sipadan-Mabul Resort (SMART)

Mabul Island · Sabah · Malaysia

Bigfin Divers Semporna

Semporna · Sabah · Malaysia

PADI center in Semporna providing day-trip access to Sipadan, Mabul, and Kapalai. Budget alternative to island resort stays.

Scuba Junkie

Semporna · Sabah · Malaysia

Sipadan Scuba

Semporna · Sabah · Malaysia

Borneo Speedy Dive & Tour Sdn. Bhd.

Sabah · Sabah · Malaysia

Quality Diving | DFS BORNEO SDN BHD

Taman Bandar Semporna · Sabah · Malaysia

Scuba Junkie Mabul Beach Resort

91100 Pulau Mabul · Sabah · Malaysia

Bigfin Divers

91300 Semporna · Sabah · Malaysia

SCUBA GEN DIVE CENTER

SEAFRONT NEW TOWNSHIP · Sabah · Malaysia

Aloha Mabul Scuba Lodge

91300 Semporna · Sabah · Malaysia

Manta Scuba Sdn Bhd

First Floor · Sabah · Malaysia

Dive Borneo Bah “Base” PADI 5 Star IDC Scuba

Pusat Bandar Kota Kinabalu · Sabah · Malaysia

LIKE SCUBA CENTER - SSI Freediving & Dive Center (Sabah)

Dekat Lorong Tosaraya · Sabah · Malaysia

Babyshark PADI Dive Centre

Jalan Gaya · Sabah · Malaysia

Scuba Kinabalu Dive Station

Ground Floor · Sabah · Malaysia

SeaTango Dive Centre

Taman Masjaya · Sabah · Malaysia

Smile KK Dive Center (스마일kk투어 다이빙센터)

Sabah · Sabah · Malaysia

Dive Downbelow Beach House

88100 Kota Kinabalu · Sabah · Malaysia

Deblue Corner Dive Centre Kota Kinabalu

Ground Floor · Sabah · Malaysia

SunnyReef Divers

Lot B2 & B3 · Sabah · Malaysia

Louis Pung Dive Instructor

1st floor Kompleks · Sabah · Malaysia