Mabul, Kapalai, Sipadan, Siamil
Location
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapalai
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sipadan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabul_Island
Islands belonging to Malaysia and are located on the east side of Sabah / Borneo within the Celebes Sea. They are located about 36 km off coast of Semporna.
Sipadan is the most famous island for divers and is a nature sanctuary which guaranties the bio diversity of fish life. Schools of fish (Jack, Humphead Parrot, Parracudas) are guaranteed between different kind of reef sharks.
Dive Resorts are located on Mabul island and the water village Kapalai.
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Best time to dive
All year divesite, but best visibility is during dry season between March to October
What can I see
croal reefs, big staff like reefsharks, manta ray, if you are lucky hammerhead sharks and whale sharks, schools of humphead parrot/jack/parracuda fish on sipadan.
small marine life like cuttlefish, blue-ringed octopus, mimic octopus and bobtail squids on Mabul, Kapalai, Sipadan
What is not there
Photography
mainly wideangle on Sipadan, macro and wide-angle on Mabul, Kapalai and Siamil
Challenges for diving
easy muck diving on Mabul and Kapalai. Easy dives – muck and coral reef – on Siamil.
Sipadan is suitable rather for more experienced divers with strong current and drop off down to 600m.
Special
dive sites are located on 3 islands – Mabul, Sipadan, Siamil – and the water village Kapalai. An old oil rig, the Seaventure is an absolute treasure trove for divers. For the very famous Sipadan you need a diving permission which is normally organized by the dive operators in advance.
How to go there
you can reach the island by a 2 and a half hours flight from Kuala Lumpur to Tawau Airport, the nearest airport to Mabul. By a bus, taxi or minivan from Tawau airport to Semporna jetty and a boat ride to the island which is normally organized by your dive operators or resort.
Currency
Local currency is the Malaysien Ringit MR.
1 € is about 4.3 Ringgit (Nov 2013)
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