Featuring over 15 dive locations with quite simply some of the best diving in the world such as the legendary Sipadan Island, the muck diving mecca – Mabul Island. It’s also one of the few places in the world where you can spot massive schools of hammerhead sharks at Layang Layang. Love corals? How about seeing the precious black coral at Mantabuan Island? Remember the US hit series survivor? Well, its first season was filmed on Pulau Tiga (a.k.a Survivor Island), famed for its pristine coral reefs and banded sea snakes.
Sabah is also nestled within the area scientists call the Coral Triangle, a triangular area of tropical marine waters recognized as the global center of marine biodiversity and a global priority for conservation.
East Malaysia dive locations are fantastic for its ease of accessibility with (most) sites being close to the mainland, which offers a host of other land-based activities. When you consider the ease of travel, affordability, and variety of activities, your only problem will be how to add extra days to your holiday!
Travel Info
Island Map
At A Glance
CLIMATE : Tropical climate with average temperatures around 29°C (84.2°F) for most of the year.
DIVING SEASON : All year round for most parts of the region
TIME ZONE : UTC+08:00 CURRENCY : Malaysian Ringgit (MYR), which is denoted as RM
CALLING CODE : +60
ELECTRICITY : 240V, 50Hz
PLUG TYPE : C, G, M (Primarily the British three rectangular prong type)
LANGUAGE : Bahasa Malaysia (Malay) is the national language, but English is widely spoken
SCUBA CYLINDER TANK VALVE : Yoke
MEASUREMENT SYSTEM : Metric
TIPPING : Optional, but it can be a small token of thanks for good service and brighten up someone’s day
Getting There
Fly into Sabah via it’s capital – Kota Kinabalu, or Sandakan, Tawau, Kudat, Labuan
Fly into Sarawak via its capital Kuching, or Miri, Bintulu, Sibu
Decompression Chamber Hotline
Kota Kinabalu Naval Base : +6088 482 000
Labuan Recompression Chamber : +6087 412 122
Emergency Numbers
Police : 999 (Landline)
Ambulance : 999 (Landline)
Fire Department : 994 (Landline)
General : 112 (Mobile phone)
Note: It is always advisable to have the telephone number and the address of your embassy or consulate with you.
