Description:
The island is a frontier diving destination in the Sulu Sea. It offers the triple pleasures of muck diving - with its foray into the underwater macroworld paradise - as well as some excellent reef and wreck diving which offers encounters with larger pelagic species like the whale shark.
Details:
Nearest commercial airport: Domestic Airport Sandakan; International Airport in Kota Kin
Average watertemp: Min 25 - Max 30 oCelcius.
Average visibility: 15 Horizontal metres
Bottom composition: Corals
Dive conditions: Ocean/Sea
Seasonality: Lankayan Island scuba diving season runs all year round, with the best time to visit for whale shark sightings being between April and May.
Marinelife in the area:
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Whale sharks
Probability of encounter: 0%, 0 > 60%, 60 > 90%, 90 > 100%
Nearest commercial airport: Domestic Airport Sandakan; International Airport in Kota Kin
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