Alex888: My Vacation to Sipadan Island

Arrive Semporna, a small town off Tawau. At the back is Dragon Inn, where we are staying. Room rate is RM60 per night. But most important it is a water chalet........with this amount you get hot shower, TV and breakfast. Lunch and dinner, you can go to a local restaurant.....either Uncle Chang or Fung Ling. They provides a wonderful meal .......don't take my word for it, try it out yourself. Seafood in Semporna is damn cheap, just be adventurous and try everything.

Boat depart at 0930hrs from Semporna. The specky guy there is Mr Janson and wife, he is a scuba insructor.............but don't look like one. Journey will take 1 hrs but sceenery is beautiful

Just arrive Mabul at 1030hrs....a little bit drowsy from the trip. This is a water chalet belong to Uncle Chang....a real friendly guy. He look a litte like Kitaro
For RM50 per night, you get breakfast, lunch, dinner and tea/coffee+ bread all day till midnight...........apa lagi mau

For RM50 a night you also get a BBQ dinner.....lamb, squid, chicken and fish......mana mau cari.

This is what we do at night. This guys produce some of the best music.........but you need to pump them with spirit........I mean those spirit(liquor)

Mabul Island
1st picture is a stall selling shell by the local, known as Sea Gypsies or Bajau known by the local. You can get a bargain here.
2nd is a bar own by Borneo Diver.

S.M.A.R.T.
S.M.A.R.T. is a luxury accommodation at Mabul Island.

The entrance to S.M.A.R.T. From the look of it you know it not going to be cheap

Alamak!!! curi kah..........S.M.A.R.T provide guest with bicycle for travelling convinience. If you want privacy than your chalet will be futher from the restaurant and beach.

Seaventure
It an old oil rig that is converted into a semi luxury accommodation. No land for you to stroll around but the water underneath the rig promise you abundant sea creature. At night there is a Karaoke and a Game Room for u to enjoy or just sit at the open air sundeck to enjoy the night breeze.

This is what happen when u are kaki ayam. Walking on Seaventure is basically walking on steel platform.

Sipadan Island
Made famous by Jacques Cousteau documentary called "Ghost of the Sea Turtle", this island has been one of the most popular diving destination for many divers. Located off the north-east coast of Sabah at the Celebes Sea, this island is formed by corals on an extinct volcanic cone that rises 600m or 2,000 feet from the seabed. It has one of the most richest marine habitats with over 3,000 species of fish in the world along with Galapagos Islands and Truk in Micronesia. This island has been voted as the best diving spot in the world by divers who came here.
The uniqueness of this island is the drop-off of approximately 600m or 2,000 feet just 9m or 30 feet away from the beach. It is like a wall that drops off suddenly to a bottomless depth. As you dive, you will be able to see groups of green turtles and hawksbill turtles resting on corals in their natural habitat. Hammerhead shark, leopard shark and grey reef shark are a common marine life that you will encounter here. The elongated fish with strong jaw fish called barracuda is commonly found here. Other marine life include the octopus, the parrotfish and manta rays to name a few.

Adam is a great swimmer but he have a phobia..... afraid of big fish. Anyway Janson and gang manage to persuade him to go for a swim. All in all they really enjoy the water there

My son Aaron....also great swimmer.
Snorkelling off Sipadan jeti will promise you Napoleon wrasse, jack, trevelly, batfish, turtle and all kind of color fish.....if you don't believe ask him

Ha ha.... my first dive to have seen a Mermaid .....notice her pink sunglasses