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Introduction
Layang Layang, meaning kite, is fast becoming
another one of Malaysia's premier dive destinations
after the world-famous Sipadan Island. This
oceanic atol l
is situated in the South China Sea about
300km north-west of Kota Kinabalu, the capital
of Sabah.
The
little land mass supports a luxurious 90-room
dive resort, a Malaysian Naval base and
a nesting colony for several sea-faring
migratory birds. The reef topography is
essentially made up of a rich growth of
hard corals; some so shallow that they break
the sea surface during low tides, but most
begin at depths of about 5m right down to
the ocean floor.
Some
of the marine animals observed around the
14 dive sites include black-tip sharks,
hammerheads, jacks barracudas, bump-head
parrotfish, lionfish, moray eels, turtles,
nudibranches, gobies and the ghost pipe
fish.
How to get there
By Air
The nearest kick-off point to Layang Layang
Island is Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, where a
private charter company flies clients to
Layang Layang. This is arranged by Layang
Layang Island Resort. Direct flights to
Kota Kinabalu are available from Tokyo,
Taipei, Kaohsiung, Seoul, Hong Kong, Manila,
Cebu, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.
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