Barracuda Point
Sipadan & Semporna, Malaysia
On Sipadan's north coast, divers can end up in the middle of a swirling vortex of chevron or blacktail barracuda.
- Advanced
- Wall
- Grey reef sharks
Diving in Malaysia
1 destination and 18 documented dive sites. The strip under each destination shows its season, month by month.
Where to dive in Malaysia
Dive sites to know
Artificial reef
down to 18 m
Seaventures Dive Rig (Mabul)
Sipadan & Semporna, Malaysia
Piles of metal rods under the Seaventures rig hide frogfish in red, yellow and black at 12–17 m.
- Open Water
- Frogfish
Drift
down to 16 m
Cleaning Station (Kapalai)
Sipadan & Semporna, Malaysia
A gentle drift down a coral slope from 5 to 16 m that operators call ideal for beginners.
- Open Water
Reef
down to 22 m
Coral Garden
Sipadan & Semporna, Malaysia
Called a haven for the underwater photographer, with dozens of green turtles at 5–10 m.
- Advanced
- Turtles
Wall
down to 40 m
Drop Off
Sipadan & Semporna, Malaysia
A short stroll from the beach, the reef drops off into a 600 m underwater abyss lined with fans, corals and sponges.
- Advanced
- Trevally
Wall
down to 40 m
Hanging Gardens Sipadan
Sipadan & Semporna, Malaysia
A wall that descends to a terrace at about 70 m before plunging into the abyss, draped in pastel soft corals.
- Advanced
- Sharks
All dive sites in Malaysia
Sipadan & Semporna, Malaysia
- Barracuda PointAdvanced40 m
- Seaventures Dive Rig (Mabul)Open Water18 m
- Cleaning Station (Kapalai)Open Water16 m
- Coral GardenAdvanced22 m
- Drop OffAdvanced40 m
- Hanging Gardens SipadanAdvanced40 m
- North Point SipadanAdvanced40 m
- South Point SipadanAdvanced40 m
- Staghorn Crest SipadanAdvanced40 m
- Mandarin Valley (Kapalai)Advanced18 m
- Paradise I & II (Mabul)Open Water18 m
- Whitetip Avenue SipadanAdvanced40 m
- Lobster Lairs SipadanAdvanced40 m
- Lobster Wall (Mabul)Advanced40 m
- Midreef SipadanAdvanced40 m
- Turtle CavernTechnical30 m
- Turtle Patch SipadanAdvanced12 m
- West Ridge SipadanAdvanced40 m
Photo credits
- Sipadan Island seen from the sea, Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Barracuda Point dive site, Sipadan / Semporna, Chen Wu from Shanghai, China, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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