Diving Destinations in Sabah

In this new millennium SCUBA diving is well on its way of becoming one of the fastest growing recreational sports enjoyed by both young and old. Divers travel thousands of miles to experience amazing wonders of the underwater world and where would diving be better than in the biodiversity hotspot of Southeast Asia: Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. With its sandy beaches, tropical islands, blue waters, coral reefs and atolls, Sabah has several dive sites rated to be amongst the top ten in the world and many more yet to be truly explored. Over the years many prominent marine biologists have visited and dived Sabah's waters, including oceans' greatest ambassador, Jacques Cousteau. He commented 'I have seen other places like Sipadan, 45 years ago, but now no more. Here we have found again an untouched piece of art... a jewel'.

In fact a diver may find many rare or endangered sea prenatal and hawksbill turtles, napoleon wrasse, giant clams, as well species of sharks and schools of thousands of barracuda and jacks. But Sabah is not only known for the larger inhabitants of its reefs, but also as a 'muck diving' paradise with such rarities as the mimic octopus, flamboyant cuttlefish, mandarin fish, harlequin ghost pipefish plus many types of weird and wonderful frogfish and nudibranches. These underwater delights are not restricted to the certified diver; snorkellers and hopeful divers may enroll in one of the many PADI affiliated dive courses run at any of Sabah's dive resorts. Whatever your underwater wish, Sabah's seas and coral reefs can easily fulfill your wildest dream.

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