Dive Review of Borneo Divers in
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Borneo Divers, Oct, 2012, by Brian C, CA, US ( 1 report). Report 6728.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	The dives in Sipadan were definitely special, I would say it is at least as good as Palau. We saw large schools of barracuda and jacks, tons of turtles and sharks. The problem is when we don't get the permits for Sipadan and have do Mabul/Kapalai. It's macro diving there, and not close to being in the same league as Raja Ampat. The reefs were not healthy; dynamite fishing is active in the area as we heard 2 blasts at close range. We had booked 8 dive days with Borneo Divers and ended up diving Sipadan 2 days. We decided to leave 2 days early after finding out we were slated to do Mabul/Kapalai for the 3rd day in a row; there's only so much artificial reefs our group could endure. We learnt that some single divers got to dive Sipadan 3 days out of 4, and most of the larger groups 2 days out of a 5 day package. Had we known in advance we would not have bothered with a 8 day package ... or claim we were all diving as singles :) I would fault the permit system rather than Borneo Divers though. The dive operation at Borneo Divers is top notch. No complaints there. Unfortunately our group will probably not return with the current permit system.
Websites	Borneo Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Northern California, Cozumel, Kona, Bali, Raja Ampat, Palau
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	82-86°F / 28-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	25-60 Ft/ 8-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	Usually limited to 45mins + 3min safety stop, even if you have half a tank left.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Borneo Divers in Malaysia

Borneo Divers, Oct, 2012,

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Dive Review of Borneo Divers in
Malaysia