Malaysia; Sipadan - Kapalai Island Diving SD19
3 Days From £391 (616 USD)
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Sipadan Island has been voted by divers as one of the top five dive sites in the world and now you too can experience the crystal clear waters and amazing marine animals and stay as long as you like! For full no obligation pricing options and operator contact details please enquire: 
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The late Jacques Cousteau, the world-renowned oceanographer, described Sipadan Island as ‘an untouched piece of art’, while divers around the world voted it as one of the top five dive sites in the world.
Malaysia’s only oceanic island, it is very small – only 12ha. in size. A 25-minute walk is all that is required to circle the island on foot. As an oceanic island, it rises about 700 metres from the sea floor, attracting diverse marine life from the blackness of the open sea. Surrounded by crystal clear waters, this crown jewel is a treasure trove of some of the most amazing marine animals.
Declared a bird sanctuary in 1933 by the Colonial Government of North Borneo and re-gazetted in 1963 by the Malaysian Government, the dense vegetation on Sipadan Island supports a large variety of tropical birds which include sea eagles, kingfishers, sunbirds, starlings and wood pigeons. Exotic crustaceans including the amazing coconut crab roam the beaches and scurry among the undergrowth.
When diving here, encounters with turtles, resident schools of jacks, bumphead parrotfish and barracudas are almost assured around the tiny coral island.
A few minutes by boat from Sipadan but a full world away from it lies the exhilarating Sipadan-Kapalai Dive Resort, sitting on its sturdy stilts on shallow sandbanks of the ligitan reefs. Planned and build in full style as an airy, comfortable, sunny water village with no land in sight-but boasting a mile long sandbank of powdery blindingly white sand where one can suntan at complete leisure. The Resort offers great food, roomy and elegant twin-sharing wooden chalets with huge private balconies and attached bathrooms and a couple of miles walkways for those who like to take their morning jog while looking at thousands of fish just a few inches beneath their feet.
Meals are served in the terraced, open central structure, while a big western sundeck allow divers to have an evening drink or an after-dive chat with a background of fabulous tropical sunsets.
Diving around here is wonderful and spectacular: the sandy bottom and the sparse coral heads host an amazing array of small, ofter yet to be classified shameless colourful objects, making the diving here an unforgettable experience. The resort offers 3 dives a day plus, if requested, day trips to Sipadan and Mabul. Divers say:”the best of two worlds” diving in Sipadan and the macro paradise of Kapalai.
A full day by day itinerary will be provided by the tour operator when you make an enquiry about this holiday.
Includes
-Meet and land transfer from Tawau airport to private jetty at Semporna(70 min) & return transfer
-3 Boat dives daily except on arrival and departure days
-Boat transfer to Resort and return
-Accommodation at twinsharing basis
-Fresh food cooked by our chef on buffet style
-Afternoon snacks served after 3th dive
-Drinks except alcoholic and carbonated drinks
-Tank,weight and belt and diving equipment are provided
-No extra charge for night dives in front of dive centre for advanced divers
Excludes
-Airfare, insurance, personal expenses
Note
-Packages for 4, 5, 6 and 7 days area also available
Prices per person, based on 2 people traveling - please submit an enquiry to receive a personalized itinerary and costs.
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