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House Reef Mataking

Mataking Island, Sabah, Malaysia
★ 4.0 (1 review)
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All levels

Lush house reef with great macro and underwater postbox wreck.

- Access
15m Avg Depth
30m Max Depth

About this dive site

This dive site is the expansive house reef of Mataking Island, renowned for its incredible macro biodiversity and healthy coral gardens. It features a gentle slope perfect for all divers and is famous for its unique underwater post office, a small sunken cargo ship where divers can post a letter.

Diving Freediving Snorkeling

Site Ratings

Big Marine Life Good
Macro Marine Life Excellent
Landscape Quality Excellent
Water Visibility Very Good Viz
Famousness Well Known

Plan Your Visit

coral reefturtlewreckmacro photographybeginner friendlyshore divenight dive

Marine Life

Green TurtleHawksbill TurtleGiant FrogfishOrnate Ghost PipefishBargibanti's Pygmy SeahorseNudibranchMandarin FishLionfishBarracudaBumphead ParrotfishCuttlefishHard and soft corals

Things to Note

Difficulty:

All levels

Shallow reef for beginners, with deeper slopes and a wreck for more advanced divers.

Hazards:
boat trafficdepth
Current Strength:

Mild

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