Top Snorkeling and Scuba Diving in Sabah
Ready to check out the best sites in Sabah for scuba diving, snorkeling, shore diving, free diving or other ocean activities? Zentacle has 42 dive sites, snorkel spots, beaches, and more. Discover hand-curated maps, along with reviews and photos from nature lovers like you.
No matter what you're looking for, you can find a diverse range of the best ocean activities in Sabah to suit your needs.
#1 - Lobster Wall
Malaysia, Sabah, Pulau Mabul
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Nice wall with a cave full of lobsters. Same inhabitants than the other dive sites.
West side of the reef.
#2 - Manukan Reef
Malaysia, Sabah, Tunku Abdul Rahman
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Nice dive site with barracudas and turtles. Just take care of the boat traffic!
Southeast of Manukan Isalnd.
#3 - North Sulug Reef
Malaysia, Sabah, Tunku Abdul Rahman
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Great corals, Jack and barracuda shoals. Corals are very nice, ideal for macro. The island is gorgeous.
South side of the reef are pretty murky, occasional turtle sighting, shallow compare to north ones. North reef will have possibly everything you can get in Tunku Abdul Rahman Park. From catreef shark to nudibranches. Lobster, frogfish etc.. all there.
North Sulug Reef is also known as Sulug Reef in general.
#5 - Sapi Reef
Malaysia, Sabah, Tunku Abdul Rahman
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Good place for bothe snorkelling and scuba. Marine life is great.
Southeast of Pulau Sapi island
#7 - Clement Reef
Malaysia, Sabah, Tunku Abdul Rahman
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Nice corals. A lot of seaslugs and lionfish.
West of Pulau Gaya and north of Pulau Sapi Island
Clement Reef is also known as Clement reef Seafans.
#9 - Mari Mari Garden
Malaysia, Sabah, Mantanani Island
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Mari Mari Garden is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Malaysia, Sabah, Mantanani Island which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
#10 - Bohey Dulang Corner
Malaysia, Sabah
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The reef is beautiful and home of colorful fish and marine life.
The dive site is located south of Bohey Dulang island
#12 - Maco Point
Malaysia, Sabah, Mantanani Island
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Maco Point is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Malaysia, Sabah, Mantanani Island which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
#13 - Dunlop Corner
Malaysia, Sabah, Pulau Tiga
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Dunlop Shoals, 2 nautical miles from Tiga (SW).
#14 - Great Wall
Malaysia, Sabah, Mantanani Island
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Great Wall is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Malaysia, Sabah, Mantanani Island which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
#15 - Ray Point
Malaysia, Sabah, Pulau Mabul
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Viz around 5m. Bigger fish than on the northern side. Some gorgonians, groupers, lionfish and of course Bluespotted ribbontail rays :)
Southeast side of the reef.
#16 - Frogfish layer
Malaysia, Sabah, Pulau Mabul
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Frogfish layer is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Malaysia, Sabah, Pulau Mabul which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
#17 - Stingray Avenue
Malaysia, Sabah, Mantanani Island
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Between Pulau Mantanani Kecil and Pulau Longgisan island
#18 - Mandarin Bay
Malaysia, Sabah, Sibuan Island
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Mandarin Bay is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Malaysia, Sabah, Sibuan Island which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
#19 - Left Shoulder
Malaysia, Sabah, Sibuan Island
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Left Shoulder is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Malaysia, Sabah, Sibuan Island which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
#21 - Lighthouse
Malaysia, Sabah, Mantanani Island
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SW side of Pulau Mantanani Kecil island; just south of the light house
#22 - Crocodile Avenue
Malaysia, Sabah, Pulau Mabul
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Nice muck dive. Crocodilefish, Seahorses, Snake eel, Ghost fish... A very nice dive for macro.
Northwest of the Smart jetty, on the northern side of the island.
#23 - Gilly Reef
Malaysia, Sabah, Mantanani Island
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NW side of Pulau Mantanani Kecil Island
#24 - Indian Brother's reef
Malaysia, Sabah, Mantanani Island
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Northen side of Pulau Mantanani Besar island
#25 - House Reef
Malaysia, Sabah, Pulau Tiga
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Tiga House Reef, just in front of Picnic beach, N from the jetty.
#28 - Panglima Reef
Malaysia, Sabah, Pulau Mabul
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Panglima Reef is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Malaysia, Sabah, Pulau Mabul which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
#30 - Semporna Jetty
Malaysia, Sabah
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Semporna Jetty is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Malaysia, Sabah which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
#31 - Ron Reef
Malaysia, Sabah, Tunku Abdul Rahman
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Nice reef sealife. Not as many big fishes than in the south dive sites, but very colourful
Off the south side of Pulau Sapi
#32 - Coral Slope
Malaysia, Sabah, Sibuan Island
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Coral Slope is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Malaysia, Sabah, Sibuan Island which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
#33 - Rapid Point
Malaysia, Sabah, Mantanani Island
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Rapid Point is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Malaysia, Sabah, Mantanani Island which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
#34 - Alternative Reef
Malaysia, Sabah, Mantanani Island
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NE side of Pulau Mantanani Besar island
#35 - Mid Reef
Malaysia, Sabah, Tunku Abdul Rahman
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Saw barracudas and turtles!
Large pinnacle located just east of Pulau Manukan.
Mid Reef is also known as Black Coral Reef.
#36 - South Edgell Patch
Malaysia, Sabah, Tunku Abdul Rahman
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Mantas if you are lucky! We were not :(
Reef located west of Pulau Sepi in open sea.
#37 - AsPark Sebangkat
Malaysia, Sabah
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Dive on the coral patches near the seaweed farm.
Sebangkat ABC is a Private Own Property at Tun Sakaran Marine Park at Semporna saba Malaysia.
AsPark Sebangkat is also known as Sebangkat Dive BBq, AsPark BBq Centre.
#38 - The Rock
Malaysia, Sabah, Tunku Abdul Rahman
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Not as nice as the other dive sites in the area. But good enough for a 2nd or 3rd dive of the day. Viz can go down to 4m depending on current. No fish around for days if there was dolphins flyby. Occasional sighting of turtles.
Southernmost side of the Mamutik island reef.
The Rock is also known as South Reef.
#39 - House Reef
Malaysia, Sabah, Pulau Mabul
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Muck dive, looking for camouflaged creatures: Seahorses, Ghost pipefish, leaf fish etc.
Just out of the Smart Jetty.
House Reef is also known as Jetty.
#40 - Magic Rock
Malaysia, Sabah, Mantanani Island
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South-East side of Pulau Mantanani Kecil island