Drop Off Dive Site

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

The Drop Off dive site is a 600 m deep wall! This spot is one of the most popular of Sipadan. It is an excellent spot to see many turtles, whitetip reef sharks, grey sharks, bumphead parrot fish and also hundreds of barracuda swimming all together in a giant tornado. Before closing all the resorts on the island, it was considered to be the best beach dive on the world! A wonderful place also for underwater photography with many cracks along the walls full of tiny invertebrates!

Ready to swim around this Wall structure?

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

Drop Off The Drop Off dive site is a 600 m deep wall! This spot is one of the most popular of Sipadan. It is ... Julien 5

Fishes you may spot while diving Drop Off

  • Cowfish Cowfish
  • Cuttlefish Cuttlefish
  • Garden Eel Garden Eel
  • Mantis Schrimp Mantis Schrimp
  • Nudibranch Nudibranch
  • Octopus Octopus
  • Parrotfish Parrotfish
  • Ribbon Eel Ribbon Eel
  • Scorpion Fish Scorpion Fish
  • Sweet Lip Sweet Lip
  • Turtle Turtle

... and more fishes & sea life, Cockatoo Waspfish, Largespotted Snake Eel, Longjawed Mackerel, Moray, Peacock Razorfish, Stingray, Translucent Anemone Shrimp

Photos

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  • Blue Nudibranch in Lembeh Strait
    Blue Nudibranch in Lembeh Strait
    Photo by Rich Guest
  • Mantis Schrimp
    Mantis Schrimp
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • Black Green Nudibranch
    Black Green Nudibranch
    Photo by Rich Guest
  • Moray Eel Closeup, Ray
    Moray Eel Closeup
    Photo by Agnes Tjandranegara
  • Two Nudibranch Colorful
    Two Nudibranch Colorful
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • Octopus Hiding In Shell
    Octopus Hiding In Shell
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • Turtle Flying To The Surface
    Turtle Flying To The Surface
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • Huge Turtle resting on the sea floor
    Huge Turtle resting on the sea floor
    Photo by Rich Guest
  • Black Spotted Nudibranch
    Black Spotted Nudibranch
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • Scorpion Fish Coral
    Scorpion Fish Coral
    Photo by Jihye Lee

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