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Sipadan Info Request

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Simonetta - 23 Feb 2004 14:27 GMT
Hello!
I'm Italian (so sorry for my bad English) and it's the first time I write on
this NG.
I've booked for this August two weeks at Sipadan - Pulau Sipadan Resort.
I have used google, but I didn't find any recent information about this
resort, and some italian divers told me that this resort is not so good,
they prefere the newer ones (like Abdillha or Mabul resort), even if the
Pulau Sipadan resort is on wonderfull drop off..
Thank you in advance for your kind information and assurances.

Bye Bye
Simonetta
Deepend - 23 Feb 2004 15:31 GMT
This may be of interest

http://sipadan-resort.com/

Deepend
> Hello!
> I'm Italian (so sorry for my bad English) and it's the first time I write on
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> Bye Bye
> Simonetta
Simonetta - 24 Feb 2004 07:53 GMT
> This may be of interest
>
> http://sipadan-resort.com/

Thank you and bye bye

Simonetta
david - 24 Feb 2004 18:16 GMT
just done 35 dives there in ten days i stayed with Pulau Sipadan Resort
and enjoyed it very much will post more details when I get over jet lag.

David
> Hello!
> I'm Italian (so sorry for my bad English) and it's the first time I write on
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> Bye Bye
> Simonetta
HaJo Schatz - 25 Feb 2004 18:03 GMT
> Hello!
> I'm Italian (so sorry for my bad English) and it's the first time I write on
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> they prefere the newer ones (like Abdillha or Mabul resort), even if the
> Pulau Sipadan resort is on wonderfull drop off..

Been there last year. True, accomodation is not the best -- but then hey,
you're in the water the whole day anyhow...

Staff was friendly & being 10 steps away from the drop-off is definitely a
good thing to have.

But the major advantage of the resort is that it is actually a group of
resorts. If you're there for 2 weeks, you should definitely talk to the
operator to get you for a few days to Kapalai (I'd suggest towards the
end). The cottages there are wonderful & the diving is IMO far better than
Sipadan itself (it's pretty good muck diving vs the "try and find some
pelagics" of Sipadan). But this is subjective, I know...

I've also done a day in Mahbul (which can easily be reached out of
Kapalai). Don't know whether I would spend more than 2 or 3 dives there
(and IMO you MUST go with the chief DM of Kapalai to that place, he's
truly amazing in finding these weird critters...).

Enjoy,
HaJo
david - 25 Feb 2004 19:28 GMT
> Been there last year. True, accomodation is not the best -- but then hey,
> you're in the water the whole day anyhow...
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> I've also done a day in Mahbul (which can easily be reached out of
> Kapalai). Don't know whether I would spend more than 2 or 3 dives there

I agree with all above......... Kapalai   is abit more than five star in my
opinion.

> (and IMO you MUST go with the chief DM of Kapalai to that place, he's
> truly amazing in finding these weird critters...).

I dived with two different dive masters Rodel and Dondon. both found frog
fish smaller than I could see with out
a magnifying glass, so I would recomend any of the divemasters on Kapalai

David
Simonetta - 26 Feb 2004 14:14 GMT
> Been there last year. True, accomodation is not the best -- but then hey,
> you're in the water the whole day anyhow...
Thank you

Bye Bye
Simonetta
 
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