Semporna Hotels - Reviews and Rates

We only stayed one night in Semporna, then it was off to Mabul Island for a few days to do some SCUBA diving.

I hadn't been diving for about 3 years, and Laura hadn't been for months either, so we were quite nervous trying to remember everything. Luckily Rok is a Divemaster, with over 500 dives to his name, so he sat us down for half an ...

After my boring night stuck in Semporna i met up with the couple i met
on the mountain and we caught an early speed boat across to Mabul
island. I'd never heard of this place before so i was just kind of
tagging along but it proved to be a really good choice. The island was
really tiny, probably less than a kilometer across and about...

So I flew from Kuala Lumpur to this island called Borneo which is just off the mainland of Malaysia... the purpose? to go scuba diving in this place called Sipidan which is supposed to be the best in the world and is now being nominated to be elected as one of the 7 natural wonders of the world... The allure? miles and miles of coral reef dippin...

Getting ready for some scuba diving at one of the top 10 sites in the world. Sipadan.

I had booked a 2 night stay in a place called Reef Advetures just off the coast of Semporna. It used to be a working rig but had been converted to hold 45 or so guests over 3 floors and as you would expect of a rig it was stood in the open Celebes Sea. It was Ramadan at the time of my visit and so there were only 6 of us which was just perfect. ...

We got out of the taxi at the Scuba Diving center at about 8p.m. to ask about diving and accommodation (even though we had a place for the first 2 nights). Scuba-Junkies has it's own hostel too, and we would have preferred to stay there, knowing that it's clean and well run. We'd a quick chat with a girl at scuba junkies that went pretty much "N...

In case anyone is worrying, I have managed to avoid any problems from the cyclone in Myanmar and the earthquake in China. After a good time in the Gilis (minus the horrendous food poisoning incident) Kevin and I traveled back to Bali (cheaper flights from there) and then flew to Kota Kimbablu in Malaysian Borneo. We then took the long bus ride o...

En kort historie - Men flere billeder.. Vi har brugt de sidste bare dage på en ø der hedder Mabul. Vi har dykket tre dyk om dagen, i henholdsvis Mabul og Sipadan.. Billederne taler for sig selv.. Værsgo..

WARNING - VERY LONG BLOG ENTRY If there is one country that I have visited and enjoyed so far that was worth spending my Porsche fund on then I have to say it's Malaysia. Everything, absolutely everything about this place in terms of what it offers is superb! I'm fit and well and loving my photography and life in general. What have I been up to?...

Our third day of diving saw us at Sipadan Island, about one hour from Semporna. The island used to have a resort on it, but after the kidnapping of tourists by Filipino pirates, the islands accommodation was 'acquired' by the military. I can only imagine the jubilation when a soldier scores a posting to Sipadan! Lazy days playing pool, the world...