Turtle Patch 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 Patch is a great dive site in Sipadan for turtles, whitetip sharks, parrotfish shoals and large table corals. Turtle Patch is similar to the Coral Gardens. This is an easy reef dive perfect for beginner divers. The marine life is great and the coral very beautiful. A nice relaxing dive!

This location is a Reef.

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

Turtle Patch Turtle Patch is a great dive site in Sipadan for turtles, whitetip sharks, parrotfish shoals and lar... Julien 5

Fishes you may spot while diving Turtle Patch

  • Parrotfish Parrotfish
  • Pufferfish Pufferfish
  • Sweet Lip Sweet Lip
  • Turtle Turtle

... and more fishes & sea life, Bobie

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
  • 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
  • Beautiful Coral Reef
    Beautiful Coral Reef
    Photo by Agnes Tjandranegara
  • Shrimp Zoom Anemone
    Shrimp Zoom Anemone
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • Squid
    Squid
    Photo by Rich Guest

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