Dive Adventures in Borneo and more
Looking for the best Malaysia scuba diving sites?
Malaysia plays host to an amazingly diverse range of scuba destinations. From one-of-a-kind wall and shore dives in Sipadan Island to the pristine coral atoll and hammerhead sharks in Layang Layang. You can look forward to the manta ray playground of Sangalaki, cavorting with friendly turtles in Redang Island, wreck diving off Tioman Island, and muck diving in Mabul and Kapalai islands, to name just a few of the spectacular opportunities available in Malaysia.
You will find a destination ideally suited to you in one of the following major destinations:
Sabah Borneo
The basis of Malaysia's claim as home to world class scuba diving.
Malay Peninsula
Great diving and family holiday destinations within easy reach of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's capital city.
If you're looking for a break on beautiful equatorial islands with lovely, pristine white sand beaches coupled with outstanding underwater marine beauty and diversity, then scuba diving in Malaysia is bound to have something for you. Just budget plenty of spare time - there are so many outstanding opportunities on offer here!
Diving Season
You can dive in Malaysia all year round, depending on the location of your choice. For more detailed information of exactly when the best time is to dive at each of the destinations, check out the individual dive site descriptions below.
The Malaysia liveaboards season runs all year round as well.
Malaysia Diving Reef Basics
Depth: 5 - >40m
Visibility: 5 - 50m
Currents: Gentle
Surface Conditions: Calm
Water Temperature: 25 - 30°C
Experience Level: Beginner - advanced
PADI Course Compatibility: Great for photography and underwater naturalist
Access: Malaysia liveaboards and dive resorts
Sabah, Borneo Diving Sites
Nothing beats scuba diving in Borneo. There are loads of premier dive destinations which offer underwater sights. If you can name it, then there's a destination in Borneo that has it; from macro life to pelagics, wreck diving to wall diving, coral gardens teeming with a rich diversity of corals and fish, underwater caves where sleepy sharks go to chill out, and caverns where turtles go to die...Borneo diving has it all.
Sipadan Island and Layang Layang are the most popular and well known dive destinations. Some 3,000 species were first found and classified while diving fabulous sites in Malaysia such as Sipadan. Sangalaki and Lankayan are the latest hot destinations that offer frontier diving if you're looking for something new and fresh. Sangalaki is especially well known for manta ray sightings, while Lankayan has whale shark sightings. Labuan is famed throughout Asia for its wreck diving. Mabul and Kapalai are world renowned destinations for muck diving.
More detailed information on the dive sites in Sabah:
Peninsular Malaysia Dive Sites
If you're short on time and want some top class diving while on a stopover in Malaysia, diving on the peninsula is the best option for you to consider. There are a number of locations around the Peninsula, which are all just one flight away from Kuala Lumpur.
The most famous diving destinations in Peninsular Malaysia are the Perhentian Islands and Redang Island. Here, some spectacular dive sites and marine life await the intrepid diver. Langkawi, a duty free island, offers some interesting diving activity. Tioman Island, on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia has some fantastic pristine coral reefs and wreck diving. And finally, the best kept secret among the Malaysia diving community, the little island of Tenggol which has arguably the best diving on the whole peninsula.
More detailed information on peninsula dive sites:
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