Dive Review of Sipadan Water Village in
Malaysia/Sipadan, Mabul

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Sipadan Water Village: "Sorely in need of updating.", Oct, 2018, by Tim McMann, MI, US ( 1 report with 1 Helpful vote). Report 10721 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
Overall Rating
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Comments	The resort is sorely in need of an update. Two members of our group fell through the boards in the walkway!. Numerous issues in our room - the shower door was stuck open, a chair was broken, the door lock didn’t work, the ceiling was falling in, several times we had no water. However, the staff did their best to fix problems when asked. All meals are served buffet-style. The food choices tended toward Asian cuisine & was mediocre and serving dishes were often empty. Those that ordered special meals sometimes had to wait 30 - 45 minutes for their meals. While the diving on Sipadan Island was very good, the diving around Mabul was mediocre. The dive operation took us to the same artificial reef three times (& would have again, if we hadn’t complained) where there were always 5 - 6 other dive boats and poor visibility. The dive boats had no beverages on board (they take you back to the shore after every dive where there is water, coffee, tea and a snack), but it would still be nice to have water to drink on the 20 minute boat ride back. We had a diIferent boat crew just about every day, so they never learned the diver’s preferences for gearIng up & never brought the gear out in the same order which made it difficult to team up with your buddy in the water , especially when there was a current.
Websites	Sipadan Water Village
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Cozumel, Bonaire, Curacao, Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman, Playa del Carmen
Closest Airport	Tawau	Getting There	Overseas flights with layovers, hour long bus ride, then 45 minute boat ride to Mabul
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy	Seas	calm, surge
Water Temp	88-90°F / 31-32°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-50 Ft/ 6-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	They were just putting the final touches on new camera room when we left.

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Dive Review of Sipadan Water Village in Malaysia/Sipadan, Mabul

Sipadan Water Village: "Sorely in need of updating.", Oct, 2018,

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Dive Review of Sipadan Water Village in
Malaysia/Sipadan, Mabul