Dive Review of Kapalai Dive Resort in
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Kapalai Dive Resort, Aug, 2013, by Sy Rabins, FL, US ( 2 reports). Report 7312.
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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
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Food was average. The place is loaded with Chinese but contrary to other opinions they were not any impolite. 90% of them do not dive. It appears they go there to relax and snorkel. Snorkeling within the confines of the village is cool. Looking out your balcony, which no one else has the ability to see in, you see star fish, trumpet fish turtles and the occasional shark. If you are out there you might want to stop in SIngapore an amazing city and worth 2-3 days say. There is no AC in the huts but after sundown it cools off. The view is amazing. Try to stay on the sunrise side so the hut does not get extremely hot in the pm when you are there. They spray for mosquitos regularly but that did not interfere with our accommodations. Everything is included except drinks which they have beer and it is relatively cheap. Dive operations were very good. The ride to the dive sites are only minutes.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Sipadan Kapalai Dive Resort
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	83-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	100-150 Ft/ 30-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	100 ft
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Great diving, lots of critters big and small. Turtles were amazing with sizes reaching 5-6 feet. Sharks and schools of fish amazing at Sipadan. You have to have a permit to dive Sipadan which the resort obtains. We were able to dive it twice in 1 week. Diving just off the dock is amazing, Mandarin fish, nudibranchs, sharks etc.

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Dive Review of Kapalai Dive Resort in Malaysia

Kapalai Dive Resort, Aug, 2013,

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Dive Review of Kapalai Dive Resort in
Malaysia