Sipadan Islands is a well protected island known for its healthy coral life, large numbers of turtles and big fish such as hammerheads, barracuda and trevelly.

Sipadan Island is one of the best known dive regions throughout Malaysia, probably even in the world. It is a tiny circular island (less than 15 ha) completely covered in dense tropical rainforest. It is formed on top of an ancient volcano rising up from the bottom of the Celebes Sea at depths of more than 600 meters. This provides ample dive sites such as spectacular steep walls (some go down to almost 600 meters), strong currents bringing in planktonic rich waters and an incredible amount of marine life since this is the only place just beneath the surface line other than water for kilometers. Since 2005, an extra conservation project was started to ban all forms of accommodations and to get Pulau Sipidan listed as a World Heritage Site. The jungle (bird sanctuary) is filled with birds such as kingfishers, sea eagles and wood pigeons. You can walk around the island in twenty minutes along its narrow white sanded beaches which are often used by turtles to nest their eggs.

Sipadan's marine life is in one word spectacular with more than three thousand species that have been classified living off Sipidan in the Indo-Pacific basin. Tens of hammerhead sharks circling above you, green and hawksbill turtles in sizes and numbers you have never seen anywhere before and its underwater diversity is fantastic. There even is an underwater limestone cave, aptly named Turtle Tomb, because it is filled with turtle skeletons that drowned not able to find the surface anymore. One of the highlights for all divers should be diving Barracuda Point, where you will be encircled by thousands of big-eye trevally and barracudas forming spectacular tornado-like formations. The west side of Sipadan plunges straight down into the abyss and offers many spectacular wall dives while the east is more shallow and often overshadowed by its western counterpart. It is big fish, small critters, and healthy hard and soft corals, all within easy reach of mainland Semporna, Sabah. Enjoy this dive destination as it is one of the best places worldwide.

Diving here is possible all year round. But, the best conditions at Sipadan Island exist from April to October, especially July and August. A decrease of visibility can be seen from January to March, because of the weather. The resorts still receive many visitors during this time and diving then is still not to be considered as bad.

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Sipadan Scuba

Sipadan Scuba - PADI 5-star ID... www.sipadanscuba.com 089-919148

Hotel Sipadan Inn, Gr. Fl., Se... 91307 Semporna

SIPADAN SCUBASemporna, Borneo, Malaysia Sipadan Scuba is the first and only PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Center in Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia and winner of 3 PADI awards in 2008! Our team of professional, multilingual instructors conduct all PADI courses from beginner diver through specialty diver all the way to dive professional. With well over thousand divers certified, we are the leader in diving education and at the seaside town of Semporna and it's nearby islands. Learn to Scuba Dive in the warm, clear waters of tropical Borneo. The adventure and the beauty of the underwater world are the main incrediantes of our courses without any compromise on safety or the quality of training that you will receive. When choosing Sipadan Scuba be prepared for an adventure that is fun and goes well beyond the blue wonders of the marine world.

DIVE SIPADAN ISLAND "I've seen places like Sipadan Island before, some 45 years ago. Now we've found again an untouched piece of art." by Jacques-Ives Cousteau Sipadan Island is worldwide known for awesome diving with spectacular marine life found along it’s 600m steep wall that jets out of the ocean floor of the Celebes Sea. Turtles by the dozens, patrolling reef sharks and a giant tornado of thousands of silvery barracudas that darkens out the sun are just some of the highlights a diver can experience at Sipadan. Those with advanced or specialty training may venture further down the walls and perhaps get eye to eye with the more elusive creatures of the deep such as hammerhead sharks, massive sting rays or giant groupers. Another highlight of Sipadan, and by many accounts second only to the “Cenotes” of Mexico, is the cave system of the “Turtle Tomb”. A myriad of passageways lead thru the reef some 20m below the surface but this is nothing for the fainthearted as the dead ends are many on the way to the tomb where turtle skulls and bones litter the floor. know more... With the number of divers allowed to visit Sipadan each day being strictly limited a booking well in advance is quintessential. Sipadan Scuba has a boat going to Sipadan every day departing from our dive base at Hotel Sipadan Inn in Semporna each morning at 8.30am and returning after 3 dives at appr. 5.00pm. An advanced diving certification is highly recommended to dive Sipadan. Prior to a trip to Sipadan all divers are advised to join our dive trips to another island of the Semporna Marine Park where our divemasters will evaluate your diving skills and provide a brush up to those in need. A part of the PADI Advanced course or PADI Specialty courses may be conducted at Sipadan upon request.

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Liveaboard diving is the best way to dive the best dive sites. They are perfect for:maximising the number of dives divers can do on their scuba vacation. Many boats offer 4 or 5 dives per day. Some offer unlimited divinggetting to the places that can't be reached by resortgetting to the dive site before the resort divers and staying there after the daytrip divers have long gone home. meeting like minded divers 

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The best dive sites and top diving locations in Sipadan Island rated by divers since last year.

1. Rated 5.0, 3 ratingsBarracuda Point
2. Rated 4.5, 2 ratingsTurtle Cavern, Turtle Tomb