Famous dive sites
Where to dive in Malaysia.
Each region has its own character — explore the spots and pick your expedition.
01
Sipadan
Sabah — Celebes Sea
A single oceanic island rising 600 m from the seabed. Permits are limited — and divers are rewarded with wall, sharks and turtles.
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02
Mabul
Sabah — off Sipadan
The macro counterpart to Sipadan — black sand muck diving with the Coral Triangle's strangest critters.
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03
Kapalai
Sabah — Ligitan Reefs
A water-village resort on stilts above a sandbank. Macro on the house reef, Sipadan a short boat ride away.
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04
Layang-Layang
South China Sea atoll
A remote atoll 300 km from Kota Kinabalu — the easiest place in Asia to see schooling hammerheads.
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05
Tioman
South China Sea — Pahang
A jungle island on the east coast. Easy reef and pinnacle diving plus a couple of accessible wrecks.
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06
Perhentian Islands
Terengganu — South China Sea
Two small jungle-clad islands off Malaysia's east coast — warm clear water, easy reefs and a laid-back beach vibe.
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Redang
Terengganu — South China Sea
A protected marine park with white-sand beaches and some of the clearest water in Peninsular Malaysia.
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Sipadan rises 600 metres from the seabed — a single oceanic island wrapped in turtle armies and the famous barracuda tornado of Barracuda Point.
The barracuda tornado at Barracuda Point — a vortex of silver, all around you.
In pictures · Malaysia
Marine life
What you'll meet down there.
- ◊Green turtles
- ◊Hammerheads
- ◊Barracuda tornadoes
- ◊Bumphead parrotfish
Highlights
Sites worth crossing oceans for.
- 01Barracuda Point
- 02Drop Off
- 03South Point
- 04Mid Reef
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