Welcome to Sipadan Island, Sabah, Malaysia. Sipadan is indeed a legend in diving circles, rising from a depth of more 600 meters from the bottom of the Celebes Sea, 45 minutes by speedboat from the town of Semporna – it is just a small island. This oceanic island rises as a pristine coral mount from the floor, to provide some of the world’s most awesome sceneries of marine life. More than 3,000 species of fish and hundreds of coral species have been identified in these ecosystems.
With the top of long-lost lava chimney from a prehistoric volcano, its topside is covered by a large and thick tropical forest and ringed by a sandy beach. Just 15 feet from the beach, the water turns indigo blue as the sea drops abruptly to 2,850 feet deep! It is rather awe-inspiring to see myriad of colorful tropical fish swim in warm water near the water surface. Moreover, the water gets so dark that you can hardly see or know what lurks below.
Sipadan Island was established as a bird sanctuary in 1933 and in 2004, the Government of Malaysia has decided that all onsite dive resort operators are to move their operations out of Sipadan Island by 31st December 2004. The island is open for divers from 6am to 4pm – no night dives are allowed. The number of divers allowed to dive in Sipadan daily has also been limited to 120 pax in an effort to preserve the island’s pristine state.
So, next to Sipadan is Mabul Island. Located only about 15 minutes by speedboat from the famous Sipadan Island, Mabul has gained its own recognition as one of the best muck-diving (a term used to describe limited visibility dives at shallow sites with usually sandy bottoms) sites in the world.
Mabul is also renowned for its amazing array of macrolife, making it an underwater photographer’s dream location to capture some of the rarest ecological species on film. Flamboyant cuttlefish, blue-ringed octopus, spike-fin gobies, frogfish and moray eels are just some of the spectacular critters you will encounter beneath the waters of Mabul.
SipadanBorneo.com operates at The Dragon Inn Floating Resort from 8am – 5.30pm daily. From here, you can book your stay at Mabul Island with attractive packages. We offer you many choices for your perfect holiday, from backpacker deals to luxury resorts, a dive trip, snorkeling, honeymoon or just relaxing by the beach.
Fancy for a Diving Courses? Our dive centre is registered as PADI Dive Centre #21701. Sipadanborneo.com offers a full range of diving classes from starting to dive up to advanced and all the way to Divemaster. Our experienced instructors will help you start your underwater adventure!
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Sipadanborneo.com
Sipadan Borneo is a PADI Dive Resort located on the paradise Mabul island – a short boat ride to Sipadan and Kapalai. It also acts as a gateway operator to ‘luxury-class‘ travel destinations to Mabul, Kapalai, Sipadan and Maliau Basin (the Lost World of Sabah) since 2008. Our experienced instructors and divemasters will show you this Borneo underwater paradise.Sipadan Borneo operates from ‘The Main Office’ located at the Dragon Inn Floating Resort, in the town of Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia and ‘The Resort Office’ on the Mabul Island itself. Please come and visit us for a perfect diving/snorkeling holiday or maybe just for a honeymoon/sight-seeing/leisure trip. Get ready to dive at Mabul, Kapalai and Sipadan.
SipadanBorneo.com – Noble Inworld Resort and Tours Sdn. Bhd.
(registered as PADI Dive Centre #21701)#1, Jalan Custom
91307, Semporna
Sabah, Malaysia
(Open from 8.00am – 5.30pm daily)
Office: +6089782334
Mobiles: +60128650131, +60128385809, +60138392713
Email: spdnborneo [a] gmail.com (click HERE for any enquiries)
