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In this page you will find practical information to plan a scuba diving trip to Layang Layang:

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Layang Layang Island is a World Class Diving destination. It is famous worldwide for the schools of Hammerhead Sharks patrolling around the Island in April and May. Scuba Diving in the blue in the middle of hundreds of Hammerhead Sharks is a once in a lifetime experience. Enjoy the magic!

Hammerheads aside, the diving is still magnificent with outstanding visibility, awesome coral and incredibly rich marine life!

Be aware that, this is a pure diving destination not really suitable for families and beginner divers.

Activities and excursions in Layang Layang

Layang Layang is 100% about diving. Snorkelling is also possible for the non divers. It is not really a destination recommended if you are travelling with kids or non divers. There is no sandy beach but a pool to relax between two dives.

Where is Layang Layang?

This tiny coral atoll is located on the North Side of Sabah, the Malaysian part of Borneo about 300 km from the main land. It is part of the Spratly Islands archipelago.

Layang Layang Island Beach

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How to get to Layang Layang?

The only way to get to Layang Layang Island is by air. You will have to take a small plane chartered from Kota Kinabalu to Layang Layang.

Kota Kinabalu is the main city of Borneo and is easily accessible from many cities. The cheapest way is to fly there with Air Asia from Kuala Lumpur. The booking of the plane has to be arranged directly with the diving resort. Flight time is one hour and cost around 300 US $.

There are also two liveaboards running from Kota Kinabalu cruising around Layang Layang.

Layang Layang Plane Transfer

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Getting Around

This island is just a few hundreds meters long and there are no roads, no cars, nothing! The only way to get around is by diving boat from one dive site to the next one.

Where to stay?

There is only one place to stay, the Avillion Layang Layang Resort. There are also a few liveaboards visiting the area. You can watch this video to know more about the Avillion Resort.

Scuba diving

You will find all information about sea life, best time to visit, top dive spots, etc. in our review: Layang Layang Diving

Dive spots in Layang Layang

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Crack Reef

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Crack Reef dive site is located on the Northern point of the island. It is very close to Navigator Lane dive site so if ...
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Wrasse Strip

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Wrasse Strip is a very nice dive site located Northwest of Layang Layang island. You can spot pelagic fish as weel as Wh...
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The Tunnel

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The tunnel dive site is situated on the west side of the big channel just a bit South from the Layang Layang resort. It ...
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Navigator Lane

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Navigator Lave dive site is located near the Crack Reef on the Northern side of Layang Layang Island. This spot is reser...
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The Runway

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The Runway is a very good dive site of Layang Layang. It is located between the two channels. Here you can see many reef...
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The Valley

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The valley dive site is all about action! It is a gentle slope with many nice coral formations located at the Western po...
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Snapper Ledge

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Snapper Ledge dive site is located Southwest of Layang Layang island. There is often a very strong current at Snapper Le...
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Dogtooth Lair

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Dogtooth Lair dive site is located near the eastern point of Layang Layang Island. It is slightly similar to The Point. ...
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D Wall

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D wall dive site is a magnificent huge vertical wall going down to 2000 m deep! It is located Southeast of The Valley di...
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The Point

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The Point is definitely one of the best Layang Layang dive sites! It is situated on the Eastern point of Layang-Layang i...
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Sharks Cave

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Shark Cave is just awesome and is one of the best dive sites in Layang Layang! It is located not far from the D'wall div...
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Wreck Point

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Wreck Point is located on the East side of the big channel not so far from the Layang Layang Resort. At Wreck Point dive...
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Gorgonian Forest

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Gorgonian Forest is definitely one of the best dive sites you'll find in Layang Layang! It is a wall going down from 15 ...

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