| As a diver, I am always looking for a perfect | | | | as you want. The beautiful part in this place is |
| place to dive, but doesn't burn a hole in my | | | | that the four sites are quite near to each other. |
| pockets as well. I want a good place with good | | | | The experience is unique in each one though. |
| facilities, comfortable accommodation, good | | | | For example, at Sipadan, it is big fish action, the |
| weather, good scenery and good food plus good | | | | Barracuda, Turtles, sharks and rays. At Mabul and |
| security. | | | | Kapalai, it is the macro life on the ocean floor, the |
| You know where I have found the place? Right in | | | | weird critters you have never seen before. |
| the island of Borneo on the Northern tip. The | | | | It is unique to be staying on houses built on stilts |
| place is Sipadan, Mabul and Kapalai and Mataking | | | | over the sea. Where do you get to sit on your |
| islands . on the Celebes Sea. | | | | balcony and by looking down at the water below, |
| Up north you have the Sulu sea where you have | | | | you can watch the antics of the Mantis Prawn? |
| Langkayan island and to the West, you have the | | | | This is one unique place. And the conversion of |
| pristine waters of the South China Sea. Three | | | | currency is USD1 gives you RM3.4 (Ringgit |
| vast seas in one trip. Beautiful spots, lots of | | | | Malaysia). A can of coke cost you about |
| interesting marine life, big pelagic fishes and action | | | | USD50cents. So how about that for spending |
| or if you prefer the muck diving, exploring for the | | | | power at this place? |
| vast variety of critters in the ocean floor . | | | | There are a number of dive resorts with PADI |
| I am a calculative person, meaning I would work | | | | status at these dive paradise. The renting of |
| my budget out and exploit to the maximum. I am | | | | diving equipment is a bargain compared to other |
| taught to get maximum out from minimum at the | | | | places I have visited. |
| work place and this is the principle I applied. | | | | And getting to Sabah is easy as the capital city |
| Maximum from minimum resources! Traveling to | | | | Kota Kinabalu is well connected to major airlines |
| Malaysia and reaching the state of Sabah, there is | | | | from USA, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Philippines, Japan, |
| a certain sum of money being spent, right? If you | | | | South Korea, Brunei, Bangkok, Macau, Shanghai, |
| have traveled half the world to reach this place, | | | | Australia and Kuala Lumpur. |
| you would want to explore as many diving sites | | | | |