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An independent guide to diving Sipadan, run from Sabah, with a booking partnership we disclose on every page that carries a rate.
Who we are
Who runs Sipadan Diving
Sipadan Diving, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Lawrence Chan writes and maintains the site. He runs a portfolio of Sabah destination guides from Kota Kinabalu and works directly with the licensed operators whose rates and rules appear on these pages — every figure here is confirmed with them, not copied from other websites.
We are based in Sabah rather than writing about it from elsewhere, which means we can call operators directly, verify figures in the same time zone, and correct pages when regulations change rather than months afterwards.
Contributors. Site profiles, conditions and marine life notes are compiled with our partner resort’s dive staff on Mabul, who dive these sites daily and know them considerably better than any writer does.
Full disclosure
How we make money
We earn a commission on confirmed bookings made through this site. Packages are operated by Remarkable Borneo Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd, a licensed Sabah tour operator, at Borneo Divers Mabul Resort on Mabul island.
It costs you nothing. The rates published here are the operator's own published rates. Booking through us is not more expensive than booking direct.
We do not accept payment for coverage. No resort has paid to appear on this site, and no operator has paid for a favourable description.
We tell you when a cheaper option exists. Non-Sipadan packages, shorter stays and off-peak dates all appear on this site because they are sometimes the right answer. We would rather you book the trip that suits you than the one that pays us most.
Accuracy
How we verify what we publish
Sipadan is a destination where published information is frequently wrong. Permit quotas have changed several times, dive-count rules changed in 2022 and again in 2026, and most competing pages carry figures written years ago and never revisited.
Rates are supplied directly by Remarkable Borneo Travel & Tours and re-confirmed each season. Every page carrying a rate shows the date it was last checked.
Permit figures and regulations are confirmed with Sabah Parks and our operating partner. Where sources genuinely disagree — as they do on the daily quota — we say so and explain why rather than picking a number and asserting it.
Site conditions and marine life come from dive staff who work these sites daily, not from other websites.
Corrections. If something here is wrong, tell us and we will fix it and date the change. Contact details are on the contact page.
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