Fancy staying as close to the diving action? The Seaventures Dive Resort is the only converted dive rig in the world. It sits in the middle of the Celebes sea, located one kilometer from Mabul Island and about a 20 minute boat ride from Sipadan Island, one of the best dive spots in the region.
Designed for diving action, the customized 4-tier accommodation offers comfortable rooms, delicious food and non-stop diving, day and night. Forget the mosquitoes and long treks to the dive centre – only Seaventures can provide you with the ease and comfort of a liveaboard, without the huge pricetag.
Seaventures Dive Resort has 28 comfortable rooms and 2 superb suites, accommodating a maximum of 45 guests with plenty of space and privacy. Each well-furbished and fully air-conditioned room has ample modern facilities, including fresh, clean water for your comfort throughout your stay, televisions so you can check your days underwater filming and lots of power points so you can recharge your camera batteries.
25 staff, including divemasters and instructors, will greet you with a smile and endeavour to make your adventure holiday as comfortable as possible, from the moment you step into the resort until you finally set foot back on dry land once again. Hot and cold refreshing drinks are available 24 hours a day, whilst delicious and satisfying meals are served buffet-style; finish your day with a drink and dinner on the sundeck, with its incredible 360 degree view of Mabul and the coastline of Borneo. 
Diving
Diving in Mabul is shadowed by Sipadan's fame. Due to the restricted number of divers on Sipadan, Mabul has come into the limelight as one of the best muck diving destinations in the world. The bottom appears bare at first glance consisting of corals, rocks, sea grass and sand. Adding to this are manmade items such as bottles, cans and sacks. Look a little deeper and you will find home to a wide range of creatures: spike-finned goby, flamboyant cuttlefish, squid, allied cowries, lionfish, snakes, garden eels, mantis shrimps, nudibranchs, seahorses to name a few.
Sipadan is an oceanic island that plunges nearly vertically 600 metres into the depths of the sea creating a ‘wall’ of
crevices, balconies and cavities that play host to an astonishing variety of inhabitants. They are all in great numbers due to the constant swirling of nutrients from the sea. There are over 500 species of coral and 3000 species of fish identified to date.
WHOA! Dive rating
5 (Malaysia's best)
Cost for 01 Apr 08 till 31 Mar 09 in RM (per person)
Non-Malaysian rates.
|
Duration |
Based on Twin Share Basis
Diver |
Based on Twin Share Basis
Non-Diver |
|
3 Days 2 Nights |
RM 1200 Per Diver |
RM 1020 Per Non Diver |
|
4 Days 3 Nights |
RM 1800 Per Diver |
RM 1530 Per Non Diver |
|
5 Days 4 Nights |
RM 2400 Per Diver |
RM 2040 Per Non Diver |
|
Every Extension Night |
RM 540 Per Diver Per Night |
RM 460 Per Non Diver |
Malaysian rates
|
Duration |
Based on Twin Share Basis
Diver |
Based on Twin Share Basis
Non-diver |
|
3 Days 2 Nights |
RM 1040 Per Diver |
RM 890 Per Non Diver |
|
4 Days 3 Nights |
RM 1560 Per Diver |
RM 1335 Per Non Diver |
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5 Days 4 Nights |
RM 2080 Per Diver |
RM 1780 Per Non Diver |
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Every Extension Night |
RM 470 Per Diver |
RM 400 Per Non Diver |
Includes:
- Return land & boat transfer from Tawau Airport/Town – Seaventures Dive Resort – Tawau Airport/Town. (Minimum 2 persons)
- Full board meals, tea breaks & free flow of drinking water, coffee/tea served all day (except alcoholic & carbonated soft drinks)
- Twin sharing accommodation in fully air-conditioning cabin attached bathroom with hot water.
- 3 Daily boat dive (2 boat dive at Sipadan island 1 boat dive at Mabul / Kapalai Island) – EXCEPT arrival & departure day
- Use of tanks, weights and weight belt.
- Unlimited house reef dive with buddy system.
Notes
- Minimum number of person required per trip is 2 persons. Single traveler is subject to coincide with our scheduled transfer
- 50% discount for the children below 12 years old (non diver)
- 50% on top of the package rate for the single supplement charges
- Please check Malaysia VISA requirement at your country before travel.
- Dive scheduling and grouping arrangement of divers shall be determined by the resort staff
- Dive scheduling subject to change without prior notice & subject to sea and weather condition
Excludes:
The above rates EXCLUDES “Sipadan Levy fee”, which is RM40 per person per day (Subject to availability). The total number of divers or visitors allowed to visit Sipadan island is restricted now to 120 pax per day.
Getting here
The gateway to Sipadan is the sleepy town of Tawau located in Sabah, East Malaysia. Tawau is accessible by flight via Kuala Lumpur or Kota Kinabalu and Kuching, the capitals of Sabah and Sarawak respectively. Malaysia (http://www.mas.com.my/) airlines and AirAsia (http://www.airasia.com/), the region’s low cost carrier have daily flights to Tawau. From Tawau airport, there will be a private transfer to Sempoerna jetty, around 75 minutes away. Sempoerna is the launchpoint to Sipadan, Mabul, Kapalai and Mataking islands.
Best time to visit
Diving is possible all year round at Sipadan although January and August has rougher weather.
Boat schedule
FROM SEMPORNA - SEAVENTURES DIVE RESORT (Minimum 2 Persons):
SMM/SDR ETD: 0930hrs (Flight Details: MH2121)
SMM/SDR ETD: 1230hrs (Flight Details: AK5833/AK5152)
SMM/SDR ETD: 1600hrs (Flight Details: MH2137)
* Guests who take flight MH2662 BKI/TWU ETA: 2035hrs OR AK5632 JHB/TWU ETA: 1605hrs must have to stay either Tawau/Semporna 1 night.
FROM SEAVENTURES DIVE RESORT - SEMPORNA (Minimum 2 Persons):
SDR/SMM ETD: 0600hrs (Flight Details: AK5834/AK5153)
SDR/SMM ETD: 1100hrs (Flight Details: MH2134/AK5633)
SDR/SMM ETD: 1400hrs (Flight Details: MH2148/AK5157)
* Guests who take flight MH2663 TWU/BKI ETD: 0825hrs, must have to stay 1 night at Semporna/Tawau before flight depart
Our Say
Seaventures provides one of the better value dive packages for Mabul and Sipadan. It's dive, dive, and more diving at this oil rig resort. The variety of fauna in Sipadan is truly astonishing, over a one week stay, we counted the wall of barracuda, grey reef, white tip, hammerheads, leopard shark, manta rays, green turtles everywhere and just about every type of reef fauna.