| Summary | I have wanted to be the Sipadan Island, though it was prohibited to stay
in the island a few years before. If we would like to dive in Sipadan, we have to stay the Kapalai Island or the Mabul Island genrally: Roash Reef Island or libeaboard are also availabe. I chose the Kapalai Island that was bliut recently. I booked a package tour with 8 dives by the travel agency. |
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| Itenerary | Departure in Narita at afternoon, staying one night in Kota Kinabalu. Moving to Tawau in the early morning by air, then to Semporna by car. Next to the Kapalai Island from the Semporna Port by boat. Afternoon two dives on arrival day, three dives on second and third days. Returning the same way to Kota Kinabalu, from Kota Kinabalu to Narita via Kuala Lumpur. |
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| Diving | Sipadan Kapalai Dive Resort |
1st day | 1 | Mandarin Valley | 2 | Barracuda Point | ||||
| 2nd day | 1 | Drop off | 2 | Turtle Patch | 3 | Barracuda Point | 4 | Eel Garden | ||
| 3rd day | 1 | Coral Garden | 2 | Barracuda Point | 3 | Mid Reef |
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| I booked a package tour with 8 dives, afternoo two dives on arrival day,
three dives each second and third day. The Buffalo Fish Dive was held in the early morning on second day, then I had done 3 dives in the morning. I had nothing to do in the afternoon, so I asked one more dive in the afternoon with additional fee. Though they didn't accept my offer easily, I negotiated patiently, at last I gained afternoon dive for free. |
| Sipadan Island | However it was already prohibited to stay in the island, we were able to
land the island to take a surface interval. The pier and building remained there. |
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| Water Villa |
However it has the name of the Kalpalai Island, sand appeared just low tide, buildings were on the sea while high tide .。 | ||
| Though the room had a bathtub, there were two bed, chairs and lights, no
TV and Fride. I brought a portable DVD player there. |
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| Kapalai Island | I have taken photos around the island before morning dive, around lunch and after afternoon dive. |
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| Back home |
I returned the same way to Kota Kinabalu: to Semporna by boat, to Tawau
by car, to Kota Kinabalu by air. The flight from Kota Kinabalu to Kansai was not direct, but transited in Kuala Lumpur. I havd much time in Kota Kinabalu Airport, and there were some local tours. I was not interested local tours, so I killed some time in the airport. |
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