Beneath the oceans on the outskirts of Sabah’s Tawau division lies a gold mine of marine life, Kapalai House Reef. This reef is an artificial and ecological marvel, merging man-made structures and abundance of Marine life. This man-made reef is a unique experience that is certain to captivate any marine life enthusiast with beautiful sights and fauna that almost rivals the ever popular and world-famous reefs of Sipadan island!
The main attraction of this reef is Macro diving, which focuses on finding small creatures that are often missed on normal dives. This artificial reef was purposefully made with house like frames, designed to encourage ecosystem growth and attract various marine life like Nudibranchs, Ghost Pipefish and Cuttlefish. Each expedition to the depths will always contain different Marine life. Therefore, if you have a specific species you wish to find, use the link below to find out when it is most commonly found.
https://www.divessi.com/en/mydiveguide/divesite/kapalai-house-reef-malaysia-305098
Below are some photos of the marine life mingling about within Kapalai House Reef:
(all images are credited towards https://www.diveplanit.com/dive-site/kapalai-house-reef/)
Furthermore, diving in this reef requires an Open water (OW) diving license. As luck would have it, the various resorts close to the reef, such as Sipadan-Kapalai Diving resort provide multiple diving courses that allow you to obtain different diving licenses, which includes the open water diving license. For more information on the diving courses, please refer to the link below.