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<\/a>After months of waiting, finally, 10 divers met at Tawau Airport. Even though we are from different background and places, and I met most of them the first time, we had so much fun together in the next few days, and it was so hard to say goodbye at the end. I always recall the wonderful moment. Miss them all. \u2665\u2665\u2665<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n The resort picked us up at Tawau airport, after one hour of land transfer and one hour of boat ride, we reached Mabul Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are dozens of accommodations available on Mabul Island<\/a>. We stayed in Seaventures Dive Rig Resort, which is an oil rig being converted to a PADI 5-Star dive resort and ranked as one of the most unique hotels in the world by TripAdvisor.<\/p>\n\n\n The dive resort is about 700 Meters in the sea off Mabul Island. This fortress-like structure is so cool that I had been wondering how it’s like staying there. The setup is basic. The room is small. The food is great. Their staffs are friendly and helpful. If you don’t expect 5-star service & facilities and particular about small things, you will be quite happy.<\/p>\n\n\n One of the awesome features of Seaventures is its elevator for entry and exit (I got this recorded on a video<\/a>). Some crazy guests can’t resist to jump into the sea from the deck for fun<\/a>. However, the resort discourages this because you can hurt yourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n I was staying in dormitory room (air conditioning available). They also have twin-sharing and VIP rooms. A 4-day dive + accommodation package starts from RM2,730 (about US$700). You may visit the website of Seaventures for more details<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n Someone calls the islands of Semporna<\/a> the Maldives of the East<\/em>. Though Semporna has over 1,000 dive sites<\/a> in Celebes Sea, the best dive sites are concentrated in the “Top Three Triangle”, namely, Sipadan<\/a>, Mabul<\/a> and Kapalai<\/a><\/strong>, which are only 30 minute from one another by boat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If divers talk about diving in Sabah, Sipadan is always No.1 choice, and Mabul is nothing close. The most likely reason divers stay on Mabul Island is due to its proximity to Sipadan Island, but they would find that Mabul is the most memorable part of their trip with friends.<\/p>\n\n\n Mabul Island is famous for its world-class muck diving.<\/strong> Many dive sites have artificial reefs made up of rubble, ship wrecks, planks and various junk that you can imagine. This might be an eyesore to divers, but for most marine creatures, it’s a perfect shelter.<\/p>\n\n\n Therefore, with observant eyes and guiding by good divemaster, you will spot many little gems, some are rare or colorful, hidden among the rubbish and corals.<\/p>\n\n\n I saw nudibranch, flatworm, frogfish, pygmy seahorse, flamboyant cuttlefish, whip coral shrimp, eel, barracuda, lobster, stingray, lion fish, sweet lip, skeleton shrimp, robust ghost pipe fish, stone fish, and many other critters.<\/p>\n\n\n In fact, Mabul has become a paradise for underwater photographers who search for bizarre and exotic macro sea lives.<\/strong> Just check out the videos of Borneo From Below<\/strong><\/a>, most of their footages were shot in Mabul.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/a>Seaventures Dive Rig Resort<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>Mabul Island (Pulau Mabul)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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