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Borneo kapalai scuba diving - kapalai island
dive sites of borneo Malaysia.
Kapalai, at the edge of the Ligitan Reef, has been little
more than a sand bank, until the construction of Sipadan-Kapalai
Resort. The resort activities have prevented fisherman
from intruding and thus boosted the number of fish greatly. It‘s
shallow reef on the protected north end, sloping from just beneath
the surface to appr. 20m, is teeming with fish life in all colors,
and the sharp eyes of our dedicated divemasters can help you to spot
such increadible critters like clown frogfish, mandarin fish,
nudibraches, flambuoyant cuttlefish, mantis shrimp to name but a
few.
At the southern end of the reef a slope runs down to just about 12m
where a long but narrow sandy area is a favorite hiding place for
sting rays and turtles can be found resting at coral formations to
both sides. By venturing further out to the deep end sightings of
whitetip reef sharks are also common. Kapalai can be reached from
Semporna within appr. 40min, or we can add a dive there on the
way back from Sipadan.
just 20 minutes north of
Sipadan
Island and the last island still on the Borneo shelf
before the ocean floor drops to some 800m, has been named in many
diving magazines for it's popularity amongst macro photographers who
look for the really rare creatures.
Next: Sibuan
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