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The Reef Dive Resort at Mataking Island is the latest addition to the many diving sites in Sabah. It is the newest and hottest dive spot in the Celebes Sea, located just 40 minutes from Semporna, a fishing town on the east coast of the state of Sabah, Malaysia. The resort provides luxurious accommodation to visitors of the enchanting undersea world of Mataking Island. The Alice Channel which is about 100 meters deep connecting Mataking to Sipadan Island is just a 80 minute boat ride away. This explains why Mataking is just as fascinating as famed Sipadan Island.

At Mataking, you will have all the privacy, exclusivity and space you need. The Reef Dive Resort which is an eco friendly dive resort, boasts 8 Chalet rooms, 12 Premier Deluxe rooms and 12 Deluxe Rooms in traditional architecture offering elegant and exquisite accommodation in a serene and cozy set up. Please your palate at the resort's spacious restaurant serving Asian and Continental Buffet or pamper yourself at their Jamu spa and Jacuzzi. The resort offers 3 boat dives a day, unlimited house reef diving and not to be missed excursions to the nearby island including the well known island of Sipadan and Mabul.

Manned by experience dive professionals the dive centre comes fully equipped with individual lockers, drying areas for your BCDs, regulator, wet suits, mask and fins. Towels are also provided so you needn't bother bringing one from your room.

Suit up and explore the 30 or so dive sites in and around Mataking and the surrounding islands of Pandanan, Bohayan and Buhai Dulang. Swim along with the barracuda, rainbow runner, turtles, trevallys, tuna, goby, frogfish, mandarin fish and other rare species of fish. Be awestruck by the varied species of nudibranch and other macros that have made the western reef their home.

Head over to the Alice Channel on the eastern shore which stretches across to Sipadan Island, offering just as many exhilarating sea creatures. The D'wall, Nudibranch Heaven, Barracuda Point and Picturesque Reef are some of the diving sites that should be on every diver’s list. If you would rather stay nearer to shore, grab your snorkeling mask and swim with the fishes there. The marine life close to shore is just as magnificent as those found in the deep end.

Back on the Island is every bit as exciting with the local flora and fauna making its presence felt day and night; from fireflies and Hawksbill turtles coming up the beach to lay their eggs in the sand during the night and Coconut crabs scurrying up trees and exotic birds singing while you wile away on the snow white beaches during the day. Truly incredible, Mataking is one of Mother Nature’s examples of paradise.