| Summary | When I checked informations for the future reference, I found articles
of Sipadan for the first time in a while. Some new site informations about the Si Amil Island. Then I plan to go Sipadan second timi for the first time in 19th years. |
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| Itinerary | Package tour last time: to Tawau vis Kotakinabalu and to Semporna by car. I chose one night in Manila, flight to Kotakinabalu next day and stay one night there. Then move to Semporna by bus next day. Same route on the way back. |
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| Change | I booked the flight to Kotakinabalu via Manila with the Air Asia: Z2 outward Same from Kotakinabalu to Manila and from Manila to Kansai with Cebu Pacific retern. I received the flights were canceled between Manila and Kotakinabalu both on the way and back by email. I needed to cancel 2nights in Kotakinabalu both ways.. |
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| Dive Site |
It is needed to pay diving fee beforehand due to the Sipadan Permit. I try to calculate the each price according to the price list of package. So 2 dives in Sipadan and one more dive anothe cost around $250, and 3 dives but Sipadan cost $65. I chose one day in Sipadan, sice I vist all the way to there. And then I received email that said tourism activity in Si Amil was not allowed by Maritime department.。 |
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| Manila | Departure time to Kotakinabalu was changed from morning to night, nap and rest in the Wing with 2 hours extention. Going around in the Manila city in the afternoon, coming back to the airport in the evening. |
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| Change again |
The flight was canceled again when I tried to check in. I needed to book
a hotel for one night. However bus reservation bus from Kotakinabalu to Semporna is changeable, I was not able to contact them. I had no choice but to book next day. |
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| To Semporna |
I arrived the Kotakinabalu Airport late at night, killing some time in
the airport. I got a taxi and headed to the Inanam bus terminal, about 20 minutes MYR 40. I had breakfast near the bus terminal as I had time. I got on the bus around 7AM. The bus departed a bit earlier than scheduled time, it seemed all passengers have gotten. The bus arrived the Semporna bus terminal at 6PM. an hour and a half earlier. |
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| Diving | Borneo Speedy Dive | 1st day | 1 | Kapalai House Reef | 2 | Mabul House Reef | 3 | Mabul Paradise One |
| 2nd day | 1 | Mabul Crocodile Avenue | 2 | Sipadan South | 3 | Sipadan Barracuda Point | ||
| 3rd day | 1 | Mataking House Reef | 2 | Mataking Post | 3 | Timba Timba Jalan Jalan |
| 1st day | I arrived in Semporna one day later than reservation. They changed my diving schedule thouthfullly, Diving in Sipadan first day to second day. |
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| 2nd day | First dive in Mabul, after that move to Sipadan. Huge school of Bigeye
trevally at South. We were not able to see Barracuda at Barracuda Point. Instead of that Double Rainbow on the way back. |
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| 3rd day | Diving in Mataking Island, then lunch time landing the island, after that
move to Timba Timba. There were many tertles and stingrays in the dive site of Timba Timba Island. |
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| Returning | The bus from Semporna to Kobakinabalu took 12 hous same as scheduled time. I hardly find a taxi to the airport in the bus terminal. I found a taxi at last. Flight to Manila was 2 hours delay, hamburgers were giveen as treat. I stayed a hotel one night near the Manila Airport, next day went home. |
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