Dive Sites and Muck in Mabul
Located some 20 minutes north of Sipadan Island, this island offers a different world of diving opportunities from most other diving locations. Here is a muck diving paradise where you will be able to find rare macroworld inhabitants hard to find at other dive sites.
Among the international diving community, Mabul's reputation as the world's best muck diving site is no secret. Muck diving, a term used to describe limited visibility diving in shallow sites with usually sandy bottoms, is one of diving's new rages. It focuses on encounters with unusual little critters popularly known as macro-life. Muck diving is a world away from wall and coral reef diving with its almost limitless visibility and easy to spot reef and pelagic life. In other words, muck diving offers you the opportunity to flirt with the more bizarre and unusual life marine life to be found.
Needless to say, macro photographers will get some great opportunities to capture some extremely rare ecological species which have carved a niche for themselves in the underwater life around Mabul. Look out for species like multicoloured nudibranches, ghost pipefish, devil scorpionfish, stonefish, mantis shrimps, mandarin fish, ribbon eels, snake eels, frogfish, seahorses and crocodile fish, all of which make the diving sites around Mabul their home.
Diving Season
Due to its unique geographical position, the island of Mabul is open all year round, with April till October offering excellent weather conditions.
Diving in Mabul Reef Basics
Depth: 5 - 20m
Visibility: 5 - 15m
Currents: Gentle
Surface Conditions: Calm
Water Temperature: 29°C
Experience Level: Beginner - advanced
PADI Course Compatibility: Great for muck diving
Access: Mabul dive resorts or visit via Sipadan liveaboards
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