Lankayan, a tiny jewel-shaped island located on the northeastern coast of Sabah, is part of the Sugud Islands Marine Conservation Area (SIMCA) and is surrounded blue-green waters and coral reefs. It is also one of Sabah's top diving spots.
The availability of jungle interior and interesting diving attracts both divers and non-divers alike to Lankayan.
14 dive sites including the Lankayan Wreck, all only minutes away from the island, offer magnificent displays of marine life ranging from giant groupers to tiny ribbon eels. Enormous whale sharks are regularly sighted between March and May, and the island is also a nesting site for green and hawksbill turtles. You can watch as the baby turtles are released back into the sea.
The Langkayan Island Dive Resort has sixteen attractive wooden chalets with beach fronts and the common dining area extends to a sundeck jutting out to the beach.
Getting There
The transfer to Lankayan is by speedboat departing from the Sandakan Yacht Club and takes about an hour and a half.
Both holiday and diving packages are available through Pulau Sipadan Resort & Tours Sdn. Bhd., the company that runs the island's resort.
Further Information
Pulau Sipadan Resort & Tours Sdn. Bhd.
Tel : 6 089 765200
Fax : 6 089 763575, 763563
Website : http://www.lankayan-island.com / http://www.sipadan-resort.com
Email : info@lankayan-island.com / psrt@po.jaring.my
Sandakan Yacht Club
Jalan Buli Sim Sim Sandakan
Tel : 6 089 212518
Fax : 6 089 215542
Website : http://www.syc.org.my
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