Sipadan & Mabul, Sabah, Malaysia
Sipadan Liveaboard
Six nights aboard the Borneo route. Sipadan permits booked, Mabul macro by night, Kapalai walls between.
Destination
Sipadan & Mabul, Sabah, Malaysia
Duration
7D6N
Departures
Dates on request
From
RM 7,800
Highlights
- 01
Sipadan permits — a 3×3-day rotation
- 02
Barracuda Point's tornado school
- 03
Mabul & Kapalai macro by night
Itinerary
Day 1
Embark Tawau · Mabul orientation — Fly Tawau, transfer to Semporna, embark vessel. Two check-out dives at Mabul house reef.
Day 2
Sipadan · South Point · Barracuda Point — Three permits. Wall, drop-off, school encounter at Barracuda Point.
Day 3
Mabul · Kapalai · night dive — Three-tank macro day finishing on the Mabul jetty night dive.
Day 4
Sipadan · Turtle Tomb · Hanging Gardens — Three permits. Cavern dive at Turtle Tomb, Hanging Gardens wall.
Day 5
Mabul · Kapalai · sunset dive — Three-tank day. Mabul mid-water, Kapalai walls, jetty sunset.
Day 6
Sipadan · final permits · Drop-off — Three permits. Drop-off, Coral Garden, last dive at South Point.
Day 7
Disembark · Tawau — Vessel into Semporna. Transfer Tawau airport. Mid-day flights home.
The vessel
40m Borneo liveaboard
A forty-metre vessel with eight twin cabins, a dedicated camera room, and nitrox on tap. Two day-tenders for the Sipadan runs.
Included
- Twin-share cabin, 6 nights
- Full board (Malaysian-Chinese galley)
- Eighteen dives with PADI dive guide
- Sipadan permits (3 × 3 days)
- Tanks, weights, briefings
- Tawau airport transfer (return)
Not included
- Nitrox upgrade (RM 50 / dive)
- Equipment rental (RM 600 / week)
- Camera-room bench fee (RM 200 / week)
- Flights to Tawau (KUL ↔ TWU)
- Travel & dive insurance
Rates
- Twin-share cabinRM 7,800
Departures
Dates on request
Tell us the depth, the dates, and the divers. We will route the boats, permits, and beds around you.