Joshua T.
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Lankayan Island Dive Resort can be reached via telephone at 60) 89-673999, 674999 or via email at
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Lankayan Island Dive Resort is located at 1 Floor, Lot 37, Block C, Bandar Tyng, Sandakan, 90000, Malaysia. Parking is also available: . Public transportation is also available via: .
Lankayan Island Dive Resort has Course Directors, Master Instructors, Master Scuba Divers, Open Water Scuba Instructors, Assistant Instructors, Divemasters.
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1 Reviews
Weird review as it’s for both the diving operation and the hotel in one.
The hotel is pretty nice. Rooms have a/c but are not sealed in any way so temps are all over the place (and it wastes a ton of energy). It’s having a slow restart post COVID it seems, and travel agents book a lot of non divers here… Which is odd and seems very boring. The island is small.
Food is hit or miss. Some good, some meh.
The dive setup is great. Returning to land after every dive is nice. The diving underwater is fantastic. Lots of biodiversity. Pretty much guaranteed to see cool stuff every dive, just depends on what. Don’t see a lot of turtles diving, do see a bunch at the resort. Diving the house reef is odd as it’s very very shallow, mostly 1-2m.
The dive masters are very hit or miss, and, we had one break the golden rule in front of us. I was buddied with my travel partner, but there was a third diver who was alone. He should have been buddies with the dm. He had clearly stated before the dive he was worried about having trouble equalizing due to previous issues, and was otherwise a very competent diver(search and rescue certified). The dm left him on the descent and at one point I was the only person who had visual contact with all parties. The dm made a partial attempt to find him, but we found out after the dive the dm never made contact with the diver. Very unsafe.
Thus, I would only recommend it for experienced divers, mostly with buddies they travel with. The dms also had a habit of moving very fast which was unnecessary given the bulk of activity on the reefs.
Also booking through the website was a pain and it was never clear to us if our reservation was finalized, even though it worked out in the end (the place was empty, I would be more worried if it were busy)
The turtle hatchery on site is very cool, well run, and informational. – via
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Had a lovely stay here. Went on weekdays so had the Dive master to 2 people or when my friend skipped a dive just to myself. Less variety of sea creatures as compared to Mabul but my friend did manage to spot a leopard shark and a leopard eel. The corals are healthier here than compared to Redang. I honestly never saw such colorful corals before.. Orange, purple, blue, golden, pink..even some mini brocolli looking stuff. I thoroughly enjoyed myself without having to jostle with other divers. My highlight was the jaw fish peaking out of its hole looking like jabba the hut. Room lost a star because of one cockroach. Food was catered to local style most of the time, rice and dishes. Please don’t expect 5 star Hilton kind of food. I’m Malaysian so it was to my liking. Please go before the China tourists swarm the place. – via
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Stayed there for five nights in summer 2022.
In short Lankayan is great!
Expect luxurious rooms (the water bungalows especially), top security which is very discreet, an abundance of turtle sightings, super friendly and efficient staff in the hotel and in the dive shop as well as sensational sea- and coral life.
If you look ahead to exceptionally beautiful diving experiences on a tropical island paradise this is it!
Four things you should not expect:
1. Fast Wi-Fi (which is ok for me)
2. Mosquito nets in your room AND the possibility to hang your own (It’s a tropical island, sandflies will get you even when you apply repellent)
3. A F&B manager who knows what he/she is doing (minimal food variety and too many out of stock items for a location with this price tag).
4. Laundry service (It’s a tropical island after all) – via