About 45 minutes by speedboat from Semporna in calm seas.
What to do
Dive among green and hawksbill turtles, barracuda at Barracuda Point, and more than 3,000 species of fish.
The weather here
Boats cross open sea, so wind and swell matter: check the morning forecast, and expect a trip to be cut short or moved when the sea is rough.
Good to know
A Sipadan permit is needed and the number each day is limited: one day’s visit, at most two dives, Advanced Open Water or higher. Permits come only through Sabah Parks’ registered dive operators, bookable up to six months ahead.
Most divers stay in Semporna or on nearby Mabul and visit Sipadan for the day.
Holiday and event dates are compiled by BorneoSky from official announcements and can change. Weather forecasts: MET Norway. Smoke forecasts: Copernicus CAMS.
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