Top Snorkeling and Scuba Diving in Semporna

The top 26 dive and snorkel sites in Semporna, ranked by diver reviews, with maps and photos. Read the Semporna guide

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House Reef

No reviews yetMalaysia, Sabah, Pulau Mabul

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.

BeginnerMax depth 32.8 ftShore or Boat entry
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Ray Point

No reviews yetMalaysia, Sabah, Pulau Mabul

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.

BeginnerMax depth 32.8 ftBoat entry
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Crocodile Avenue

No reviews yetMalaysia, Sabah, Pulau Mabul

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.

BeginnerMax depth 26.2 ftShore or Boat entry
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Lobster Wall

No reviews yetMalaysia, Sabah, Pulau Mabul

Nice wall with a cave full of lobsters. Same inhabitants than the other dive sites. West side of the reef.

BeginnerMax depth 82 ftBoat entry
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Paradise Bay

No reviews yetMalaysia, Sabah, Pulau Mabul

Nice reef, easy dive with plenty to see.

BeginnerMax depth 32.8 ftBoat entry
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Semporna Jetty

No reviews yetMalaysia, Sabah

Semporna Jetty is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Malaysia, Sabah which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

BeginnerBoat entry
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Mandarin Bay

No reviews yetMalaysia, Sabah, Sibuan Island

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.

BeginnerMax depth 49.2 ftBoat entry
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Danawan reef

No reviews yetMalaysia, Sabah, Si Amil Island

Danawan reef is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Malaysia, Sabah, Si Amil Island which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

BeginnerMax depth 98.4 ftBoat entry
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Frogfish layer

No reviews yetMalaysia, Sabah, Pulau Mabul

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.

BeginnerMax depth 98.4 ftBoat entry
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Froggy layer

No reviews yetMalaysia, Sabah, Si Amil Island

Froggy layer is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Malaysia, Sabah, Si Amil Island which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

BeginnerMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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11

Panglima Reef

No reviews yetMalaysia, Sabah, Pulau Mabul

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.

BeginnerMax depth 62.3 ftBoat entry
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12

AsPark Sebangkat

No reviews yetMalaysia, Sabah

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.

BeginnerMax depth 16.4 ftShore or Boat entry
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13

AWAS

No reviews yetMalaysia, Sabah, Pulau Mabul

muck-dive Close to the jetty

BeginnerMax depth 45.9 ftShore or Boat entry
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14

Coral Slope

No reviews yetMalaysia, Sabah, Sibuan Island

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.

BeginnerMax depth 49.2 ftBoat entry
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15

Eel Garden

No reviews yetMalaysia, Sabah, Pulau Mabul

Blue ribbon eels, mantis shrimps, batfish... Southeast end of the reef

BeginnerMax depth 59.1 ftBoat entry
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Left Shoulder

No reviews yetMalaysia, Sabah, Sibuan Island

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.

BeginnerMax depth 59.1 ftShore entry
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17

Mandarin Valley

No reviews yetMalaysia, Sabah, Palau Kapalai

A dreaming site for underwater macro photographers! Very nice and interesting the "Mandarin Fish". North side of the reef, near the Jetty. Easy access from the Resort's Diving centre.

BeginnerMax depth 26.2 ftShore or Boat entry
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18

Stingray City

No reviews yetMalaysia, Sabah, Palau Kapalai

South-West side of the reef. Stingray City is also known as Spotted Ray Channel.

BeginnerMax depth 32.8 ftBoat entry
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19

Check Point

No reviews yetMalaysia, Sabah, Palau Kapalai

The house reef for Kapalai Island, accessed by boat from neighbouring resorts. The site features sunken metal frames and wrecks to promote marine life. Abundance of marine life at this site, from little nudibranchs, clownfish, frogfish etc up to lionfish, moray eels and even some bigger fish.

BeginnerMax depth 59.1 ftBoat entry
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Mid Reef

No reviews yetMalaysia, Sabah, Palau Kapalai

Expansive reef with lots of small sealife to discover. Nudibranchs, mantis shrimp, little lobsters, ribbon eels (and the occational moray) populate this site making it excellent for macro photography.

BeginnerMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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Zentacle lists 10 dive shops in Semporna. The top-rated are Mussah Poteh Holiday SDN BHD (4.6 from 68 reviews) and Scuba Gen Dive Center (4.7 from 25 reviews).