Malaysia Destinations | Places of Interest in Malaysia

Sabah

Clear waters, sun-drenched beaches and unspoilt tranquility are the main attraction of Sabah's islands. Underwater and its marine life is absolutely stunning. Surrounded by one of the richest underwater ecosystems in the world along three of its borders, Sabah is one of the premier destinations to view marine life.

There are many rare and endangered sea creatures such as the green and hawksbill turtles, napoleon wrasse, giant clams as well as countless species of sharks and schools of thousands of barracuda and jacks. Sabah is not only known for its reef's larger inhabitants but and also as a "muck diving" paradise with such rarities as the mimic octopus, flamboyant cuttlefish, mandarinfish, harlequin ghost pipefish, seahorses, ribbon eels, plus many types of weird and wonderful frogfish and nudibranches.

Islands
	Kapalai Island Exceptional and unusual creatures, such as Painted Frogfish, Ornate Ghost Pipefish and etc, colonized the area.	Layang-layang Island Lays like a beautiful emerald kissed by the sun and teased playfully by the winds. Time and tide has linked 13 coral reefs to form a languid lagoon with just a fraction of it breaking the calm surface of the sea. This atoll is also the home to one of the most converted diving sites in the world.
	Mabul Island Renowned as one of the best “muck-diving” sites in the world, Mabul Island is a small oval shaped island surrounded by sandy beaches and perched on the northwest corner of a larger 200-hectare reef.	Mataking Island The Alice Channel which is about 100 metres deep connects Mataking to Sipadan Island offering both macro and pelagic diving for divers at the island. There are about 30 dive sites around Mataking and its surrounding islands.
	Sipadan Island Sipadan is an oceanic island and was formed by living corals growing on top of an extinct undersea volcano which rises 600m from the seabed.	Pulau Tiga Pulau Tiga literally means "Islands of Three" is made up of three islands. It is truly wild tropical island with several species of mammals, numerous birds, a variety of reptiles and amphibians and hundreds of species of insects.
	Tunku Abdul Rahman (TAR) Marine Park The park is consist of 5 unspoilt islands: Gaya, Mamutik, Manukan, Sapi and Sulug. It has the best coral reefs and jungle or forest trails.
Natural Gateways & Parks
	Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre The Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre is a forest reserve and sanctuary, which helps to relocate orphaned orang utans from the wild and captivity to be given a second chance at life.	Tabin Wildlife Tabin is an enormous dipterocarp rainforest landscape with a most diverse range of flora and fauna for the breeding of endangered wildlife and protected mammals in Sabah.
	Taman Pertanian Sabah The park is set against a background of truly natural landscape with lush greenery of the Crocker Range (the longest range in the country) which creates a picture of a beautiful natural park all around.	Gomantong Cave Described by WWF as "the best managed edible birds' nest cave in the world", Gomantong Caves has been the focus for birds' nests for centuries. Along the way to the cave, enjoy the beautiful green surroundings and, if you are lucky, you might even catch a glimpse of a macaque or two.
	Danum Valley The Danum Valley Conservation Area is Sabah’s largest protected area of lowland dipterocarp forest. Trek up, Mount Danum the highest peak in Danum Valley at 1,093 m.	Crocker Range National Park 300 metres above sea level and mostly consists of dense forest containing several rivers, the area is ideal for long jungle treks to observe the montane and lowland vegetation. The park is interspersed with rushing streams and rivers.