Friday 16 March 2012

The Diving Paradise

      From the Malaysia's premier Marine Park to the world famous diving destinations, Sabah is rich and famous for its rich natural beauty should be compulsory getaway visit. Having uncounted island which the water is like crystal clear,millions of seabed life consisting of many species of fish, coral reefs and white sand beaches make you relaxed and refreshed as you enjoy its beauty.


Among the island that you need to visit:


Jesselton Point

Tunku Abdul Rahman

Located only about 20-25 minutes journey by boat from the jetty in Kota Kinabalu, Tunku Abdul Rahman Park is a leading marine park with made up of three different Island:

Mamutik Island

a) Mamutik Island
Despite being the smallest, the island offers some good beaches and coral reefs.













Sapi Island

b) Sapi Island
Sapi means Cow in malay language and features one of the nicest beaches in the park and most popular with tourists for snorkeling and scuba diving.











Manukan Island

c) Manukan Island
The second largest island in the park, Manukan is the most popular with Kota Kinabalu residents. The best beach is on the eastern tip of the island. Manukan is rich with the coral reefs, which is ideal for snorkeling,diving and swimming.


















Tiga Islan
Tiga Island

This Island is well-known as the Survivor Island because being the first ever secret location for the hit reality series, "Survivor Borneo" for the first American season of the show and also known for its volcanic mud.
There is plenty to see and do here such as spend the sunny days swimming or snorkeling in its surrounding clear waters or go kayaking. Divers can explore its underwater treasures as the diving courses are available.


Layang-Layang Island
Layang-layang Island

Layang-layang island is located nearest Labuan can be reached by plane or cruise boats. The flight takes about 2 hours while the cruise takes 16 hours from Kota Kinabalu. Layang-layang is a tiny oceanic island surrounded by a coral atoll, divers paradise and birds watchers heaven.






Mantanani Island
 Mantanani Island

Pulau Mantanani is a group of three isolated island namely, Mantanani Besar, Mantanani Kecil and Lingisan in the northwest of Kota Belud, 80 km north of Kota Kinabalu. It is also known as the Mermaid Island. The presence of Dugong, an endagered sea cow lives in tropical.







 Mataking Island

The island located in Semporna and takes about 45 minutes by speedboat transfer to arrive the island. When you arrive on the main island, climb up the wooden observation tower to get a breathtaking view of Mataking and its surrounding areas. Then, catch a glimpse of Mataking's famous "Underwater Post Office", the first of its kind in Malaysia.



 Sipadan Island

Sipadan is the only oceanic island in malaysia, rising 600 metres(2000ft) from the seabed and located in semporna,Sabah the centre of one of the richest marine habitats in the world. It was formed by living corals growing on top of an extinct volcanic cone that took thousands of years to develop. More than 3,000 species of fish and hundreds of corals species have been classified in this ecosystem. The island also has been rated by many dive journals as the one of the top dive destinations in the world.






Mabul Island
Mabul Island

Located 15 km from Sipadan Island, Mabul is a small, oval shaped island, covered in tall palm trees and fringed with a soft white sands. Mabul is also renowned for its amazing array of macro life, Making it an underwater photographer's dream location to capture some of the rerest ecological species on film.





Kapalai Island

 Kapalai Island

The island which also located 15 minutes from Sipadan Island is one of the many beautiful diving havens in this part of the world. However, Kapalai is truly unique because it is not quite an "island".











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