Kapalai Dive Resort is a secluded water village offering 59 wooden chalets, sitting on stilts on the shallow sandbanks of the Ligitan Reefs.
The chalets ae connected by wooden walkways, offering fabulous views of the reef and its inhabitants. Each is comfortably furnished and equipped with modern amenities, and has a balcony boasting spectacular views - an ideal place to relax watching the sun set over the reef.
Please note the UK foreign office advice currently relating to this region. Please speak to our dive team for further advice and information.
Diving around Kapalai is shallow and spectacular with an amazing variety of macro life. The PADI affiliated dive centre offers courses and daily local boat dives. A great place for divers and snorkellers.
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