| Sipadan Island | | | | constitute a deep dive with gradual diagonal ascent. |
| Dive Sitesb) 'Whitetip Avenue';c) 'Turtle Patch'; | | | | Marine life here includes the black corals, gigantic |
| 'Coral Gardens' | | | | parrotfish, bigeye trevallies, sponges, emperor |
| Coral Gardens is normally visited at the conclusion of | | | | angelfish, Moorish idols, boxfish, scorpionfish, grey |
| a dive at Barracuda Point. Its shallow seabeds and | | | | reef sharks, and hammerhead sharks. |
| large amount of corals provide an excellent place for | | | | 'Turtle Patch' |
| a safety stop. | | | | Turtle patch is the best site in Sipadan for a shallow |
| This site is ideal for photographers as it is abundant | | | | dive using the hovering technique. Divers glide with |
| with its large diversity of corals and marine life | | | | the current, which allows them to survey from a |
| species. | | | | stationary position the delicate corals below. The |
| Marine life here includes the hard coral bommies, brain | | | | upper plateau is not shaded by any vertical drop-off, |
| corals, staghorn corals, lettuce corals, butterflyfish, | | | | and is thus well lit throughout the day. |
| angelfish, triggerfish, wrasses, sweetlips, turkeyfish, | | | | Marine life here includes the soft corals, giant turtles, |
| ribbon eel, leaf scorpionfish, and mantis prawn. | | | | large sponges, sweetlips, staghorn corals, burrfish, |
| 'Whitetip Avenue' | | | | spotted pufferfish, butterflyfish, groupers, large |
| This dive site along Sipadan's eastern wall is dictated | | | | anemones, leopard shark, and scorpionfish. |
| by the direction of the current. This dive will | | | | To be continued.... |