Malaysia - Borneo Diving Sites

Diving Adventures in Sabah

Malaysia plays host to an amazingly diverse range of scuba destinations. From diving with more turtles than you can imagine in Sipadan Island to the pristine coral atoll and hammerhead sharks in Layang Layang. You can find migrating whale sharks around Lankayan and macro diving in Mabul and Kapalai islands, to name just a few of the spectacular opportunities available here. Read on for details of the dive sites you can explore from our Malaysia dive resorts.

Malaysia diving means visiting a modern and progressive Asian country where English is very widely spoken and enjoying some of the wonderfully rich waters that surround its eastern state of Sabah, Borneo. Most of the Malaysian dive resorts are situated on the islands of Sabah which are fringed with white sand beaches and coconut trees - a beautiful setting to complement the excellent diving.

• Malaysia tourist information

• Map of Malaysia

• Map of Sabah (Borneo)

Borneo Diving Season

Dive season runs all year round in Borneo, depending on the location of your choice. For more detailed information of exactly when the best time is to visit at each of the destinations, check out the individual dive site descriptions below.

Reef Basics

Great for: Large animals, small animals, dive value-for-money, advanced divers and beginner divers
Not so great for: Non-diving activities
Depth: 5 - >40m
Visibility: 5 - 50m
Currents: Gentle
Surface Conditions: Calm
Water Temperature: 25 - 30°C
Experience Level: Beginner - advanced
Number of dive sites: >125
Access: Malaysia dive resorts
Recommended length of stay: 1 - 3 weeks

Sabah, Borneo Dive Sites

Nothing beats scuba diving in Borneo. There are loads of premier scuba destinations that offer spectacular underwater sights. If you can name it, then there's a destination in Borneo that has it; from macro life to pelagics, wrecks to wall dives, 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 for eternal rest... Borneo diving has it all and then some.

Sipadan Island and Layang Layang are the most popular and well known destinations. Some 3,000 species were first found and classified while diving fabulous sites in Malaysia such as Sipadan. Lankayan is the latest hot destination that offer new frontiers if you're looking for something different. Mabul and Kapalai are world renowned destinations for macro dives.

More detailed information on Borneo diving sites in Sabah:

Use our short form to grab your options for
• Malaysia scuba diving enquiries

For information about other great diving destinations around the world, visit our global website:
• Dive The World scuba diving travel