How many dive sites are in Mabul & Kapalai?

Mabul & Kapalai has 70 dive sites and 13 dive centres in Malaysia.

Is diving in Mabul & Kapalai suitable for beginners?

Mabul & Kapalai has 3 beginner dive sites. With 3 beginner-friendly sites, it's a good option for new divers.

What marine life can you see in Mabul & Kapalai?

127 marine species have been recorded in Mabul & Kapalai's waters, including fish, corals, invertebrates, and marine mammals.

Diving in Mabul & Kapalai

Explore 70 dive sites in Mabul & Kapalai, Malaysia. Ocean conditions, marine species, and dive centres.

Marine Life in Mabul & Kapalai

Home to 127 recorded species including 77 reef fish, 28 hard corals, 8 seagrass & algae, 3 sharks & rays, 3 clams & mussels, 2 other.

Dive Site Difficulty in Mabul & Kapalai

Mabul & Kapalai has 3 beginner dive sites - suitable for divers of all levels.

Marine Protected Areas in Mabul & Kapalai

Pulau Saga, Pulau Saddle & Pulau Laila Protection Forest - Forest Reserve (IUCN Category Ia)
Tun Sakaran Marine Park - State Park (IUCN Category V)
Sipadan Island Park - State Park (IUCN Category II)

Getting to Mabul & Kapalai - Nearest Airports

Tawau Airport (TWU), Tawau - 49 km away, approx 69 min travel time
Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI), Kota Kinabalu - 336 km away, approx 382 min travel time
Brunei International Airport (BWN), Bandar Seri Begawan - 410 km away, approx 462 min travel time

Dive Sites

AL MALYN - 45m (5.5000, 119.1167)
AWAS (4.2490, 118.6324)
BANOWATI - 10m (4.4350, 119.2736)
Barracuda Point (4.1209, 118.6293)
BUNGA INDAH - 5m (4.1480, 117.6483)
CAHAYA MACCOLILOLOS - 9m (3.8538, 117.9158)
Chanel (4.3122, 118.8710)
Check Point (4.2258, 118.6852)
Cleaning Station - 10-25m (4.2187, 118.6953)
Coral gardens (4.1218, 118.6323)
Coral Slope - 5-20m (4.6510, 118.6565)
Corner Reef (4.6350, 118.7941)
Creepy garden - 5-18m (4.3081, 118.8667)
Crocodile Avenue (4.2493, 118.6449)
Danawan reef (4.3057, 118.8710)
Eel Garden (4.2317, 118.6419)
FORDECO NO.15 - 13m (5.0500, 119.0333)
Frogfish layer (4.2492, 118.6332)
Froggy layer (4.3164, 118.8748)
Great wall (4.2319, 118.6778)
Hanging Gardens (4.1093, 118.6253)
HARAPANKU TIGA - 10m (3.3167, 117.5167)
House Reef - 5-15m (4.2467, 118.6383)
Kapalai Diving: Life on a Sandbank (4.1900, 118.6300)
Karang Adat (3.3469, 117.8792)
Karang Banda (3.8200, 118.0208)
Karang Unarang Island (4.0105, 118.0828)
KERIMA ANN TREASURE - 0m (4.6567, 119.3883)
Left Shoulder (4.6485, 118.6564)
Lobster lairs (4.1056, 118.6286)
Lobster Wall (4.2417, 118.6301)
Mabul and Kapalai (4.2400, 118.6400)
Mabul Diving: a Macro Paradise (4.2300, 118.6300)
MAKAWARU - 4m (3.9958, 117.9514)
Malaysia Diving: Sipadan and Borneo Adventures (4.1100, 118.6300)
Mandarin Bay (4.6494, 118.6616)
Mandarin Valley (4.2269, 118.6846)
Mataking Post Wreck - 19m (4.5801, 118.9465)
Mid Reef - 10-25m (4.1115, 118.6358)
Mid Reef - 10-25m (4.2266, 118.6800)
North Point (4.1180, 118.6258)
NUNUKAN III - 10m (3.2829, 117.5915)
OASIS MAIDEN - 15m (4.9683, 118.2383)
Pandanan House reef - 19m (4.5386, 118.8471)
Panglima Reef (4.2504, 118.6272)
Paradise Bay (4.2441, 118.6251)
Pigmy rock (4.3113, 118.8777)
PONTIANAK - 15m (3.3667, 117.5042)
Ray Point (4.2325, 118.6343)
SADEWA - 9m (3.9614, 117.9103)
Seaventure Dive Platform (4.2537, 118.6334)
Seaventure House Reef (4.2450, 118.6290)
Serudong 6 - 2m (5.5425, 118.7847)
Sipadan Diving: The Legend of Borneo (4.1100, 118.6200)
Sipadan & Mabul (4.1100, 118.8300)
Soft Coral Garden (4.6337, 118.7917)
South Point (4.1033, 118.6341)
Staghorn Crest (4.1048, 118.6355)
STAR MARCH - 8m (3.2904, 117.5421)
Star Point (4.6307, 118.7940)
Stingray city - 5-20m (4.2290, 118.6364)
Stingray City (4.2042, 118.6908)
Stormdive - Singamata - 10m (4.5039, 118.6244)
The Jetty (4.1179, 118.6278)
TJIKA NIKI - 32m (3.2500, 117.8733)
Turtle Cavern (4.1194, 118.6292)
Turtle Patch - 5-15m (4.1075, 118.6366)
Turtle Tomb (4.1195, 118.6298)
West Ridge (4.1152, 118.6250)
Whitetip Avenue (4.1160, 118.6353)