Adventure - Scuba Diving

Largely unknown to the diving world, Sarawak has dive sites that have been compared favorably with Sipadan and Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The best sites are found on a live-aboard trip that allows you to explore the Luconia Shoals, first explored in the 1980s by divers from Brunei Shell Petroleum. The visibility is astounding as is the variety of marine and coral life. You can dive among World War wrecks and share them with giant manta rays.

For those with less time the Tocow and Siwa Shoals are just a 40 minutes boat ride from Miri while the Batu Mat Reef is an hour and 45 minutes away. While the water at the western end of the State near Kuching is not as clear, there are interesting dives to offshore islands where turtles breed. At the extreme western end of the State, Tanjung Datu National Park has crystal clear waters and coral formations close to shore. It is still waiting to be explored as a diving area.