SCUBA DIVING IN BORNEO
PULAU SIPADAN

MAP SHOWING DIVE RESORTS IN THE EASTERN PART OF SABAH
NEWS
Sipadan Island has been closed since 2003 to all accommodation. This small tropical island is to be preserved by the Malaysian Government as a World Heritage area. For this reason, all existing structures on the island have been demolished and all dive operators have moved to nearby islands to build their new bases to bring divers in for the world famous Wall Diving called “DROP – OFF” at Pulau Sipadan.

SIPADAN ISLAND VIEW FROM SEA

LIONFISH AT SIPADAN

LACY SCORPION FOUND AT SIPADAN

SIPADAN DIVE SITES – NOT SHOWN ON THIS MAP IS TURTLE TOMB, LOCATED BETWEEN THE JETTY (DROP OFF) AND BARRACUDA POINT – A MUST DIVE SITE!

SCHOOL OF BARRACUDA NEAR SIPADAN
- Turtle Tomb
- Barracuda Point
- Coral Gardens
- White Tip Avenue
- Midreef
- Turtle Patch
- South Point
- Staghorn Crest
- Lobster Lairs
- Hanging Garden
- West Ridge
- North Point
Sipadan has an incredible variety of coral, huge schools of Barracuda, Jacks and sharks.
DIVE SEASON
You can dive here all year round. Overall, the best conditions at Sipadan Island exist from April through to December, especially July and August. January to March can see some unsettled weather and a decrease in visibility but the island still sees plenty of divers at this time as the diving can still be fine.
