Layang-Layang Island (Swallow Reef)
A dive and snorkelling site in Sabah. Dive with a certified operator, check sea conditions and park rules, and respect the reefs and marine life.
- 1,622 km
- Flight 2.5 hrs + resort charter flight
Diving & Snorkeling · Sabah
- Bohey Dulang Island Sabah · 1,922 km
A dive and snorkelling site in Sabah. Dive with a certified operator, check sea conditions and park rules, and respect the reefs and marine life.
- Gaya Island Sabah · 1,628 km
A dive and snorkelling site in Sabah. Dive with a certified operator, check sea conditions and park rules, and respect the reefs and marine life.
- Mabul Island Sabah · 1,922 km
A dive and snorkelling site in Sabah. Dive with a certified operator, check sea conditions and park rules, and respect the reefs and marine life.
- Mamutik Island Sabah · 1,628 km
A dive and snorkelling site in Sabah. Dive with a certified operator, check sea conditions and park rules, and respect the reefs and marine life.
- Mataking Island Sabah · 1,922 km
A dive and snorkelling site in Sabah. Dive with a certified operator, check sea conditions and park rules, and respect the reefs and marine life.
- Pulau Lankayan Sabah · 1,858 km
A dive and snorkelling site in Sabah. Dive with a certified operator, check sea conditions and park rules, and respect the reefs and marine life.
Sabah
- 1Borneo Hypermall Sabah · 1,600 km
East Malaysia's largest! 1Borneo Hypermall spreads over 23.3 acres along the Jalan Sulaman Highway in Kota Kinabalu and is currently the largest shopping mall in East Malaysia.
- 1Malaysia Steamboat (Halal) Sabah · 1,858 km
A halal restaurant or café in Sandakan, Sabah, listed as halal in its name. Ask to see its halal certificate or confirm that it is Muslim-owned.
- Ariani Kota Kinabalu Sabah · 1,639 km
A shop for hijabs, telekung, baju kurung and baju Melayu in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Check opening hours and stock before you go.
Banggi Island, Sabah Sabah · 1,750 kmSabah's largest island, off Kudat in the north, with local communities, mangroves and quiet beaches.
Banteng (Tembadau) SabahA wild forest ox with white socks, called tembadau in Sabah. Endangered. Males are dark, females and calves reddish. Tabin Wildlife Reserve in Sabah is a good place to look for it.
Bay Cat SabahOne of the rarest wild cats in the world, with a chestnut-red coat, found only on Borneo. Endangered. It is almost never seen and is known mainly from camera traps in forests of Sabah…
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