Dive Review of Mabul Water Bungalows/Mabul Water Bungalows Resort in
Malaysia/Pulau Sipadan and Mabul island

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Mabul Water Bungalows/Mabul Water Bungalows Resort: "Superb diving at Mabul Water Bungalows and Sipadan", May, 2019, by David W., Paris, FR ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 5 Helpful votes). Report 11021 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
Snorkeling
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Comments	All I can say about diving at Sipadan is WOW… The sheer amount of fish alone was amazing, we especially loved seeing the funky looking Bumphead Parrotfish and schools of Barracudas in their thousands! We stayed at the Mabul Water Bungalows which is amazinlgy built with lots of jaccuzis and all balconies are covered with shade. Very pleased to say it was really luxury clean and spacious Borneo water villas which had glass floor and jaccuzi. The guest rooms had A/C’s, the food was delicious, and our guides were all very nice, thoughtful and spoke good English. We were luck to have 2 days of diving at Sipadan the dive boat was comfortable boat with excellent DM’s to see the Drop Off, Coral gardens and also Barracuda Point which was the best site, for as soon as we dived in, we saw a big school of Giant Bumphead Parrotfish looking totally unbothered with us!
Websites	Mabul Water Bungalows Mabul Water Bungalows Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Philippines Thailand Indonesia Red Sea
Closest Airport	Tawau airport	Getting There	Tawau-Semporna: 1.20hrs Semporna-Mabul: 45 minutes Mabul-Sipadan: 15 minutes
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	26-29°C / 79-84°F	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	45 minutes max. Only 120 diving permits are issued per day to dive at Sipadan, so when booking your trip, opt for a 5 nights diving package which gives a guaranteed chance of securing at least one of those permits during your stay.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
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
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Dive Review of Mabul Water Bungalows/Mabul Water Bungalows Resort in Malaysia/Pulau Sipadan and Mabul island

Mabul Water Bungalows/Mabul Water Bungalows Resort: "Superb diving at Mabul Water Bungalows and Sipadan", May, 2019,

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Dive Review of Mabul Water Bungalows/Mabul Water Bungalows Resort in
Malaysia/Pulau Sipadan and Mabul island