Turtle Cavern Dive Site

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WOW! Once in a lifetime experience!
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Am I dreaming?! 30m+!
Level Advanced Divers
Dive depth Deep diving, 25-40m

Turtle Cave is a very special dive site! It is one of the highlights of diving Sipadan island and is something unique. The entrance of the cave is located about 18 m deep. You enter the cave for about 21 m then you arrive in the second chamber. From there, there is another tunnel connecting with the dive site Turtle Tomb. Along the cave there are several turtle skeletons, making it an eerie sight deep within the reef, with a story behind it. Be aware that this dive site is only for very experienced divers with special equipment and an experienced guide!

This is a Cave diving spot, make sure you have all required certifications. This location is a Reef.

You can dive Turtle Cavern all year long. Access: from the Shore. See the map of Turtle Cavern on the right for the exact location.

Turtle Cavern Turtle Cave is a very special dive site! It is one of the highlights of diving Sipadan island and is... Julien 5

Fishes you may spot while diving Turtle Cavern

  • Turtle Turtle

Photos

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  • Yellow Seahorse in Lembeh Strait
    Yellow Seahorse in Lembeh Strait
    Photo by Agnes Tjandranegara
  • Clown fishes waiting in front of their blue anemone house, Clownfish
    Clown fishes waiting in front of their blue anemone house
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • Blacktip Shark patrolling the crystal clear water... EPIC photo! Black Tip Shark
    Blacktip Shark patrolling the crystal clear water... EPIC photo!
    Photo by Yann Hubert
  • Huge Hammerhead Shark patrolling the reef in French Polynesia
    Huge Hammerhead Shark patrolling the reef in French Polynesia
    Photo by Yann Hubert
  • Beautiful & Colorful Mandarin Fish
    Beautiful & Colorful Mandarin Fish
    Photo by Rich Guest
  • Lion Fish swimming in crystal clear water
    Lion Fish swimming in crystal clear water
    Photo by Agnes Tjandranegara
  • Surreal Life
    Surreal Life
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • Blue White Nudibranch
    Blue White Nudibranch
    Photo by Rich Guest
  • Mandarin Fish Resting In Reef
    Mandarin Fish Resting In Reef
    Photo by Rich Guest
  • Black Orange Nudibranch On Yellow Reef
    Black Orange Nudibranch On Yellow Reef
    Photo by Jihye Lee

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