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What's included
What's included
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Sipadan-Kapalai Dive Resort - Double Room (Private) or Sipadan-Kapalai Dive Resort - Twin Room (Private)
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Return Transfer from Semporna / Tawau
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Fresh Buffet Meals – breakfast/lunch/dinner throughout the stay
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Afternoon snacks – served at the restaurant daily
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Tea/Coffee, cold water and cordial – served throughout the day at the restaurant daily
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Snorkel from KAPALAI Dive Centre
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3 guided boat dives on the second day
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Unlimited house reef dive in front of KAPALAI Dive Centre, this is an unguided dive & must be accompanied by a buddy
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Night dives in front of KAPALAI Dive Centre, this is an unguided dive (requires a dive buddy and prior night dive experience)
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Tank, weight and weight belt
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Local Tourism Tax- RM 10.00/room per night
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Semporna Jetty Fee RM 10.00 per person (Adult) or RM 5.00 per person (1 to 11 years old)
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Regulator/gauges/octopus- 35.00/day
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Mask- 15.00/day
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Snorkel- 6.00/day
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Wet suit- 30.00/day
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Fin- 12.00/day
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Booties- 11.00/day
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Torch with batteries- 25.00/dive
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Dive Computer- 38.00/day
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Kayak rental- RM 35/hour
Accommodation
Accommodation
Availability
Availability
Where You'll Meet
Where You'll Meet
- Anywhere in Tawau 08:00am / 08:00am Details
- Anywhere in Semporna 09:30am / 12:00pm / 03:00pm Details
What You'll Do
What You'll Do

Check in to your cosy water bungalow
- 09:30am - Pick-up at Anywhere in Semporna
- Meet the resort staffs at Tawau Airport upon arrival and overland transfer to private jetty in Semporna for boat departure to Kapalai.
- Boat depart from Semporna Private Jetty @ 1000 hrs - An orientation dive & a guided boat dive will be conducted
- (Meals included: Lunch and Dinner)
- Boat depart from Semporana Private Jetty @ 1230 hrs - An orientation dive will be conducted
- (Meals included: Lunch and Dinner)
- Boat depart from Semporna Private Jetty @ 1500 hrs - No dive.
- (Meals included: Dinner only)

Explore dive sites in Kapalai/ Mabul
- 0730 hrs Breakfast
- Divers will have 3 guided boat dive to the neighbouring islands of the resort. You will do morning/ afternoon dives, depending on the weather conditions. Lunch will be packed and eaten on board if you are out for diving in the morning.
- 1835 hrs Last Dive
- 2000 hrs Dinner at the resort

Departure
- After breakfast, check out from Kapalai and boat transfer to Semporna followed by overland transfer to Semporna/ Tawau Airport.
- Boat departs from Kapalai Resort @ 0630 hrs - No diving before departure. (Meals included: Breakfast only)
- Boat departs from Kapalai Resort @ 0930 hrs - No diving before departure. (Meals included: Breakfast & Light Lunch)
- Boat departs from Kapalai Resort @ 1330 hrs - No diving before departure. (Meals included: Breakfast & Lunch)
- 10:30am - Drop-off at Anywhere in Semporna
Meet your guide
Meet your guide
Sipadan-Kapalai Dive Resort
What others are saying
What others are saying
A few things to note - there is a very bizarre "Instagram" element here. People literally come over for a day or two for full on social media photo shoots. It's weird.
Also, the food is good, but not great. As long as you don't expect fine dining, you'll be just fine. The restaurant never actually closes, so we would grab a bottle of wine and watch the sunset every day (and corner our favorite outdoor table in the process). There is a CRAZY vulture-like component to the dinner buffet.
The dive team is awesome. We ended up doing our Advanced Open Water course here and had a blast. We stayed 7 nights, which gave us 3 days at Sipadan (worth every penny). Sipadan has a strict cap on divers / snorkelers - 120/day, and only in the mornings (you get three dives in, and the resort has breakfast for you between dives). The wildlife and coral is insane. Green sea turtles, bumphead parrotfish, MASSIVE schools of jack fish, reef sharks, lobsters...it's incredible.
"> First and foremost, this location is unparalleled. You are literally in the middle of the ocean (the only "land" is a sandbar at one end of the resort that is only visible at low tide). It's a diver's paradise - stay extra nights just for the opportunity to dive Sipadan more than one day. A few things to note - there is a very bizarre "Instagram" element here. People literally come over for a day or two for full on social media photo shoots. It's weird. Also, the food is good, but not great. As long as you don't expect fine dining, you'll be just fine. The restaurant never actually closes, so we would grab a bottle of wine and watch the sunset every day (and corner our favorite outdoor table in the process). There is a CRAZY vulture-like component to the dinner buffet. The dive team is awesome. We ended up doing our Advanced Open Water course here and had a blast. We stayed 7 nights, which gave us 3 days at Sipadan (worth every penny). Sipadan has a strict cap on divers / snorkelers - 120/day, and only in the mornings (you get three dives in, and the resort has breakfast for you between dives). The wildlife and coral is insane. Green sea turtles, bumphead parrotfish, MASSIVE schools of jack fish, reef sharks, lobsters...it's incredible.