Dive Review of Borneo Divers/Kapalai in
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Borneo Divers/Kapalai: "Diving was great, resort a challenge", Mar, 2019, by Fred M Drennan, WA, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 11353 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
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Comments	Trekked across Malaysian Borneo with Wild Planet Adventures [GREAT animals including orangutan & elephants & sun bears oh my]! Their service and logistics are spectacular- go now before the oil palm deforestation gets worse. Ended up at Kapalai for a couple days of diving. The diving [on their interesting house reef] was quite good for small stuff although house reef viz only about 40'. Sipadan was spectacular, lots of big schooling fish and sharks, and healthy coral, viz 80'+. Dive masters and crew all smoked between dives. Kapalai is physically beautiful but we would NOT recommend going there. It is huge and was occupied mostly by Chinese nationals. Lots of snorkelers walking on the house reef! Very poor wifi, no common areas to relax except your room. Our room was very nice however. Meals were buffet, and there was a 'scrum' when each meal started- people pushing and grabbing. We saw a Malaysian server whack a diner with a serving spoon when he reached into a common bowl to grab something! People would fill 4-5 plates and then leave 75% of their food behind, sad. The food quality also was poor. Unidentifiable meat chunks with odd bones. We met some people at Sipadan from Maabul- looks a bit more western friendly.
Websites	Borneo Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Indonesia, Fiji, PNG, Hawaii, some Caribbean
Closest Airport	TWU	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	choppy, no currents
Water Temp	80-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	2
Water Visibility	- Ft/ - M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive with divemaster
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Bucket on Sipadan boat, guides pretty careful with items

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Dive Review of Borneo Divers/Kapalai in Malaysia/Sipadan

Borneo Divers/Kapalai: "Diving was great, resort a challenge", Mar, 2019,

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Dive Review of Borneo Divers/Kapalai in
Malaysia/Sipadan