Sipadan National Park, Sabah, Malaysia

5wolfcruise 5:00 PM Feb 14, 2020

Best diving of my life !
I volunteered for 8 weeks with TRACC on Pom Pom island, and they were able to secure some passes for Sipidan National Park through Mataking Island resort. They transported us there and provided snacks and lunch. We had 3 incredible dives with them, and were treated very professionally from one diver to another. Incredible wall diving, we saw the entrance to Turtle tomb, as well as seeing countless sharks and turtles, and other ''big fish'' ! Thanks again !

5Len 5:00 PM Sep 7, 2020

Should be in everyone's bucket list!
My third dive trip to Sipadan. My first and second trip was so mind-blowing that i fell in love with the island . Barracudas, bumpheads, reef sharks, jack fish, turtles left and right, superb visibility. My third trip recently was nothing like my first and second. Turtles are plenty and they're basically everywhere. but the rest of the animals that made Sipadan famous was almost no where to be seen. It was a bit disappointing. Surface current was pretty strong too. To sum it, this trip was the opposite of my first and second trip. I don't blame the dive operator for the disappointing trip. Diving is still very much about luck and I guess we're totally out of luck that day. We saw bumpheads before decent but they left when we started the decent. We spotted them again but during our surface interval. We still saw some barracudas but just a small group. There were a couple of reef sharks but the number was too small compared to my previous dives. The local dive master told us that the water that week is not too favorable. I'm not sure if the full moon during that time had some effect to the sea level which causes the usual sipadan's underwater residents to shy or stay away from the island. Eventhough the recent dive trip was a little off, I am still in love with the island. I will come to dive here anytime I can. Again, I believe in luck. Come and dive with zero expectation. Appreciate the island as it is.