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A black long-spined sea urchin with a pale centre sits on a green-flecked brown coral, seen from above — Sibu & Tinggi Islands

Sibu & Tinggi Islands · Malaysia · Reef · Coral garden

Sanggol

Soft coral layered over hard coral, with bumphead parrotfish passing

Area photo: Wolfgang Ahlmer · CC BY 4.0

An island reef near Pulau Sibu, also called Little Bay after the small bay on its northern tip where dives begin. Soft coral layered over hard coral covers the reef, and it is a common choice for the second dive of a two-tank trip.

Also known as Tokong Sanggol, Tokong Sanggul.

Where it is and how deep

Depth profile of Sanggol: typical dive 5–16 m (15–52 ft) 18 m · Open Water30 m · Advanced40 m · Recreational limit5 m16 mtypical dive
Depths on a shared scale to 40 m (130 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

2.2240° N, 104.1355° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.

The dive

Divers drop into the small bay on the northern tip and descend to 5 m before swimming out to the deepest point of 16 m. Among the coral structures live pufferfish, batfish, eels, cuttlefish, stingrays, angelfish and nudibranchs, and large bumphead parrotfish sometimes pass through to feed.

Marine life and season

  • Octopus & cuttlefish
  • Stingrays
  • Nudibranchs
Month-by-month season rating for Sanggol
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Off-seasonOff-seasonGoodGoodGoodGoodGoodFairGoodGoodFairOff-season

Season follows Sibu & Tinggi Islands: Most resorts close for the monsoon from December into February; visibility also dips in August, the warmest month.

Sources

  1. Diving at Rimba Resort — Rimba Resort / Hi-Tide Divers
  2. Pulau Tokong Sanggol — OpenStreetMap
  3. Dive Sites of Johor Marine Park — Sea Gypsy Village Resort

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