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1Manukan Reef
Nice dive site with barracudas and turtles. Just take care of the boat traffic! Southeast of Manukan Isalnd.
BeginnerMax depth 45.9 ftBoat entry
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2North Sulug Reef
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.
BeginnerMax depth 49.2 ftBoat entry
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3Ron Reef
Nice reef sealife. Not as many big fishes than in the south dive sites, but very colourful Off the south side of Pulau Sapi
BeginnerMax depth 32.8 ftBoat entry
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4Mid Reef
Saw barracudas and turtles! Large pinnacle located just east of Pulau Manukan. Mid Reef is also known as Black Coral Reef.
BeginnerMax depth 29.5 ftBoat entry
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5Clement Reef
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.
BeginnerMax depth 55.8 ftBoat entry
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6The Rock
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.
BeginnerMax depth 32.8 ftBoat entry
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7Sapi Reef
Good place for bothe snorkelling and scuba. Marine life is great. Southeast of Pulau Sapi island
BeginnerMax depth 39.4 ftBoat entry
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8South Edgell Patch
Mantas if you are lucky! We were not :( Reef located west of Pulau Sepi in open sea.
BeginnerMax depth 49.2 ftBoat entry
Top dive shops in Kota Kinabalu
All 10Borneo Dream Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd
Book4.9 (146) · Kota Kinabalu
Go Aquatic
Book5.0 (52) · Kota Kinabalu
Scuba Junkie Kota Kinabalu
Book4.6 (74) · Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu diving guide
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Zentacle lists 10 dive shops in Kota Kinabalu. The top-rated are Borneo Dream Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd (4.9 from 146 reviews) and Go Aquatic (5.0 from 52 reviews).