Lankayan is a jewel-like island in the Sulu Sea and hour and a half boat ride's north of Sandakan.

Unpopulated and covered by think tropical island vegetation on its topside, this peaceful, untouched tittle bit of paradise is ringed by an endless pure white sandy beach, offering simply elegant and exquisite accommodation in a handful of wooden, roomy and perfectly appointed seafront double-occupancy chalets.

Meals are informally served at the central open building, which boasts at amazingly beautiful open-air wooden terrace, the ideal spot for after dinner relaxation and chatting, all the while admiring the dozens of juvenile blacktip sharks swimming leisurely a few feet beneath. While the ideal destination for who search tranquility and relaxation in a virgin natural setting and for families with children. Made out of local wooden materials to blend into the natural surroundings, the chalets are attached with private balcony overlooking the white sandy beach and turquoise colored ocean.

Lankayan chalets are well appointed and equipped with hot bath, coffee and tea making facilities, mini refrigerator and fresh water from mainland. Power is available with 220 V or 110 V. All chalets offer direct access to the beach which is in fact just at your front door step

In the season from March to May, regular sightings of gigantic and harmless whale sharks occur, the "dream date " of every diver in the world. Numerous juvenile fishes as well as clown anemone fishes, decorator and spider crabs, coral shrimps, nudibranchs, prawn gobies and such rarer subjects as jewfish, ornate ghost pipefish and frogfish can be spotted around the island. This untouched little bit of paradise boasts unbelievably colorful macro fauna. Hard corals, a great variety of soft corals, feather stars, sponges, and sea fans are also part of the wonders found in Lankayan. Pelagics abound here too, from large schools of scads, yellow tail barracudas, jacks, and many more. There are also three different wrecks full of marine life.