Siamil island

Si Amil is a beautiful island located around 45-60 minutes by speed boat trip from Mabul and Semporna.

How to Scuba Dive in Siamil?

Si Amil has four main dive sites including East Point, Celebes Reef, Maratua Reef, and Jefferys Reef.

The dive sites are unique to the island but fairly similar to each other with similar marine life found at each site.

Muck diving is popular here as the watchful diver can find nudibranchs, pygmy seahorses, coral shrimps, sea dragons and camouflaged frogfish.

Also, keep your eyes open for the poisonous scorpion fish and the uniquely shaped trunkfish.

Shark sightings also occur at Si Amil Island, although largely at night. Keep your eyes open for bamboo sharks as you swim along the gently sloping reef populated by colourful sea fans and hard corals.

On the east side of the island there is a breath-taking drop into the deep blue as the sea floor plunges into the several hundred meter deep Alice Channel.

A powerful great barracuda patrols the blue drop-off at Sipadan, providing a dramatic pelagic sight that draws divers from around the world.

Emperor shrimp riding a sea cucumber on Mabul's sandy slope delights macro photographers searching for rare critters.
Beautiful and ethereal jellyfish pulsating through the clear blue waters of Siamil island, showcasing the diverse marine life near Sipadan.
Tiny clownfish, the real-life Nemo, nestled safely deep within the protective tentacles of its bubble-tip anemone home near Siamil island.
Perfectly camouflaged Bargibant's pygmy seahorse clinging to its host gorgonian sea fan, a challenging and rewarding macro find at Siamil island.
Zebra crab with bold black and white stripes straddles a fire urchin at Kapalai, striking pose for macro photographers.