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Lankayan Island is located in the Sulu Sea north west of Sandakan on the
north east coast of Sabah. This small paradise island with stretches of white
sandy beaches, swaying Casuarina pines and beautiful sunsets is another island
with only one dive resort,
Lankayan Island Dive Resort. The award
winning resort was built in
1997 and since then tourists have slowly been discovering the serenity and
tranquility of this remote peace of paradise.
Lankayan offers a fantastic variety of macro marine life, and a muck-diving arena
that rivals both Mabul and Kapalai Island. However, with new protection from
local fishermen, the larger marine creatures such as leopard sharks, marbled
stingray and giant grouper have returned to the surrounding reefs. Schools of humphead parrotfish, yellowtail barracuda and scads also appear at many dive
sites, and if you are really lucky you encounter whale sharks - the 'dream date'
of each diver. Their migration takes them to the shores of this island every
year between March and May.
Among the 40 dive sites is the 'Lankayan Wreck', an oceangoing fish poaching
vessel that was demised in the area of its illegal activities. This wreck now hosts
many different species of fish from small glassfish, harlequin ghost pipefish
and painted frogfish to giant grouper and marbled stingrays.
Many rare subjects can be found on
many other dive sites including seahorses, flying gurnards, flamboyant
cuttlefish, jawfish, dragonets and sand divers. Having Pulau Selingaan home to
Sabah's Turtle Sanctuary nearby it is not a surprise to also see the occasional
hawksbill or green turtle on one of your dives.
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