Kapalai Photo & Video Gallery
Kapalai reef is famous for its amazing macro marine life, and these underwater pictures from its dive sites show why: a unique cast of rare species living on the sandbank beneath the luxury stilt resort, set above the turquoise Celebes Sea. Guests staying at Kapalai have this relaxed snorkelling heaven at their doorstep; divers based at Kapalai or on Mabul get easy, superb macro and muck dives with frequent turtle encounters along the way.
Snorkelers can experience sea turtles cruising along the shallows. Underwater visibility varies with the tide, the season and the weather, the best season being between mid-February and mid-November.
Photographers who work these sites point to the favourable natural light in the 3–8 metre band — bright, colourful scenes that flatter every camera. The house reef holds tiny rare nudibranchs, ghost pipefish and the famous flamboyant cuttlefish: perfect close-up subjects. Visibility varies with tide, season and weather; the best months run mid-February to mid-November. And if you're staying on Mabul, diving Kapalai is a must — its muck variety differs from Mabul's own, and it combines beautifully with morning Sipadan trips, where the pelagics own the bill.
Book your diving at Kapalai today (online discounts) — the gallery below sets the scene.
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