One of Sabah’s top diving spots, Lankayan Island is a macro paradise of beautiful hard and soft corals and a multitude of juvenile fish, which combine to create a colourful underwater world.
This tiny jewel-shaped island attracts both divers and non-divers alike to its fertile jungle interior, blue-green waters and coral reefs. Among the 40 dive sites, all only minutes away from the island, divers can explore the Lankayan wreck. They offer magnificent displays of marine life ranging from leopard sharks to tiny ribbon eels. whale sharks are regularly sighted in season and the island is also a nesting site for green and hawksbill turtles.
Please note the UK foreign office advice currently relating to this region. Please speak to our dive team for further advice and information.
This itinerary takes you to one of the world’s best ‘muck diving’ areas – Kapalai , and then onto the small paradise island of Lankayan. Both offer fantastic macro photography, with plenty of rare subjects on offer. Find Out More about Kapalai & Lankayan
Situated in a Marine Protected Area in the Sulu Sea, this tiny paradise island is serene and tranquil with stretches of white sand beach, swaying casuarina pines, beautiful sunsets and opportunities to see nesting turtles. Find Out More about Lankayan Island Dive Resort
