Dive Review of Scuba Junkie in
Malaysia/Mabul

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Scuba Junkie: "Enjoyable dives in Sipadan - less so for the rest", Jul, 2024, by Heejae Cho, hamilton, Bermuda ( Reviewer 3 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 13043.
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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
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Comments	We stayed at Scuba Junkie Mabul for 10 days diving 9 days. We could secure 5 Sipadan days and 4 non Sipadan days. The non Sipadan dives available are Mabul / Kapalai and Si Amil. We got here late July and due to the time of the year the resort is more or less full. The bar on the deck is nice but permanently occupied – or rather occupied by people’s belongings while the owners are off somewhere else for hours. It would be nice if they can prevent people from doing this. Food was ok though not great and we were happy to eat at a different restaurant after leaving. It is mostly Malaysian fare. Scuba Junkie does not serve fish or seafood which we laud as otherwise it would encou ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Bermuda, Bahamas, Egypt, Cayman, Roatan, Utila, Cozumel, Isla Mujeres, Saba, Tenerife, Philippines, Indonesia
Closest Airport	Tawau	Getting There	1.5 hours from Tawau airport to Semporna then 1 hour boat ride to Mabul
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	81-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	30-5 Ft/ 9-2 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	60 min cap
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	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
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Dive Review of Scuba Junkie in Malaysia/Mabul

Scuba Junkie: "Enjoyable dives in Sipadan - less so for the rest", Jul, 2024,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Dive Review of Scuba Junkie in
Malaysia/Mabul