Sabah, Malaysian Borneo has several dive sites which are rated to be amongst the top ten in the world. The amazing wonders of the underwater world in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo are due to the pristine condition of the islands with sandy beaches, blue waters and magnificent coral reefs. In fact, there are still many more islands yet to be discovered and explored.
Divers from all over the world who come to Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, are fascinated by the high concentration of rare and endangered marine-life in Sabah’s waters; it is not unusual to witness species such as hawksbill turtles, giant clams, napoleon wrasse, sharks, barracuda and jacks.
Sabah, Malaysian Borneo is also gaining popularity for being a ‘muck diving’ paradise - a term used to describe diving enthusiasts who seek for rarities or bizarre marine-life such as pelagics, fans and soft coral trees, mantis shrimp, mimic octopus, sea cucumber, blue moray eels, pipefish, seahorse, pegasus, scorpion fish, cuttlefish, mandarine fish, frogfish, nudibranchs and the list goes on.
Most divers go to the East Coast of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo to dive, predominantly to islands off Samporna such as Mabul, Sipadan, Kapalai, Mataking and some other less popular islands yet they are offering high quality of diving experience in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo such as Mantabuan, Gaia, Pandanan, Sibuan, Si-Amil, Bum Bum, Ligitan, Pom Pom, Timba Timba, etc. The geographical location of those islands on the East Coast of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo (within Indo-Pacific basin area) is in the region of the richest marine ecosystem in the world, with more than 3000 species of fish and hundreds of coral species.
The West Coast of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo is also becoming quite popular amongst ‘Wrack Divers’; there are four World War Two wrecks which have been identified and perfect for scuba diving. All of the wrecks are Japanese huge cargo ships and have been at the bottom of the sea for more than 65 years. Now they are covered with corals and home to a wide and interesting range of tropical marine-life. There are three wrack diving spots at Usuakn Bay (Rice Bowl Wreck, Upside-Down Wreck, Usukan Wreck) and one at Gaya Island (Gaya Wreck). Other dive spots on the West Coast of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo which offer conventional diving experience are located at islands such as Sapi and Gaya of Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park, Pulau Tiga, Mantanani and Layang Layang.
KOTA KINABALU: Scuba Junkie, a dive operator inclined towards the preservation of turtles at Mabul Island off Semporna has released more than 1,000 turtle hatchlings since it began the turtle hatchling project a year ago.
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