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Hanging Gardens
Kobang, Sipadan, Malaysia
EntryBoat
Max depth40 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyCelebes Sea
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Hanging Gardens is a wall dive site near Kobang, Sabah, Malaysia, in the Celebes Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 40 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes reef sharks, nudibranchs, sea turtles, jacks, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 28 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus- Green TurtleChelonia mydas
- Bigeye TrevallyCaranx sexfasciatus
Napoleon WrasseCheilinus undulatus- Harlequin SweetlipsPlectorhinchus chaetodonoides
- Yellowmask AngelfishPomacanthus xanthometopon
Painted Spiny LobsterPanulirus versicolor- Bluefin TrevallyCaranx melampygus
Nearby sites
- 1Turtle Cavern0.2 km
- 2Coral Gardens Sipadan0.2 km
- 3Drop Off0.3 km
- 4Mid Reef0.4 km
- 5Staghorn Crest0.5 km
- 6Sipadan0.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org