Mid Reef Dive Site

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Amazing fishes & life!
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No current
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Outstanding! 20m and more
Level Advanced Divers
Dive depth Normal diving depth, 10-25m

Mid Reef dive site is situated a bit South of Mandarin Valley. Like all the diving around Kapalai Island, you can find here many small stuff and critters like Harlequin Ghost Pipefish, Frog Fish, Stone Fish, Octopus, Mandarin Fish, Mantis shrimp, Lobsters, Ribbon eels and many rare Nudibranchs. The dive site is famous for its Pygmy Seahorse hidding in the Coral, so be patient and open your eyes sharp. A very good dive site for underwater macro photography, so don’t forget your camera! Also the current can be qui strong here, so always stay close to your buddy.

This place has been recommended for Night diving experience! This location is a Reef. This is great place for spotting and diving with Sharks! Ready to swim around this Wall structure?

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

Mid Reef Mid Reef dive site is situated a bit South of Mandarin Valley. Like all the diving around Kapalai Is... Julien 4

Fishes you may spot while diving Mid Reef

  • Barracuda Barracuda
  • Batfish Batfish
  • Frogfish Frogfish
  • Hammerhead Shark Hammerhead Shark
  • Lobster Lobster
  • Mandarin Fish Mandarin Fish
  • Mantis Schrimp Mantis Schrimp
  • Nudibranch Nudibranch
  • Octopus Octopus
  • Pygmy Seahorse Pygmy Seahorse
  • Ribbon Eel Ribbon Eel
  • Stonefish Stonefish
  • Turtle Turtle
  • Whitetip Shark Whitetip Shark

... and more fishes & sea life, Harlequin Ghost Pipefish, Jack

Photos

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  • 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
  • Yellow Seahorse in Lembeh Strait
    Yellow Seahorse in Lembeh Strait
    Photo by Agnes Tjandranegara
  • Blue Nudibranch in Lembeh Strait
    Blue Nudibranch in Lembeh Strait
    Photo by Rich Guest
  • Lion Fish swimming in crystal clear water
    Lion Fish swimming in crystal clear water
    Photo by Agnes Tjandranegara
  • Frogfish
    Frogfish
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • Surreal Life
    Surreal Life
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • Orange Frog Fish surprised in the reef, Frogfish
    Orange Frog Fish surprised in the reef
    Photo by Rich Guest

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Kapalai, Sabah

Very easy and shallow Macro diving. Great place for underwater photography and Night Diving.

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Mandarin Valley

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Mandarin Valley dive site is a must dive for macro and critter lovers! This gentle coral slope is located near The Jetty...
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The Jetty

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The Jetty dive site is also known as the House Reef or the Check Point. This an artificial reef constucted of metal stru...
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Spotted Ray Channel

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Spotted Ray Channel is a sandy slope located Southwest of the reef slowly going down to 14 m deep. You can find here man...

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