Mantanani Island | Borneo | Travel to Malaysia

Mari Mari Mantanani

Selamat Datang

Welcome to Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
The Land Below The Wind

Colorful Coral Reefs

The only place in Sabah to see the Mantanani Scops Owls (Otus Mantananensis). Also good for seeing other birds that usually nest on the island because of the relatively lack of natural terrestrial predators.

Mantanani Islands are a group of three isolated islands located northwest of Kota Belud, about an hour’s drive from the state capital of Sabah, Kota Kinabalu. These islands are approximately 45 minutes boat ride by speedboat from the mainland Kuala Abai Jetty. The island, shaped-like knife, has a beach that stretches up to 2.500 metres. The fact, that this thin island has never been commercialized, secures its hidden secrets....

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The island promises the most diverse marine life with visibility up to 40 metres. Many species of rays flutter around like blue spotted ray and marbled sting ray amongst large schools of fish.