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Mabul Island is reputed to be one of the best places for underwater macrophotography in the world. Located in the clear waters of the Celebes Sea off the mainland of Sabah, it is surrounded by gentle sloping reefs two to 40m deep."
Mabul Island is reputed to be one of the best places for underwater macrophotography in the world. Located in the clear waters of the Celebes Sea off the mainland of Sabah, it is surrounded by gentle sloping reefs two to 40m deep.
Covering some 21 ha., it is considerably larger than the nearby Sipadan Island and home to the Bajau Laut tribe, one of the many ethnic groups in Sabah.
Diving is the main activity on this island, and it can be done all year round, without the worries of the monsoon. Among the marine lives that can be seen here include sea horses, exotic starfish, fire gobies, crocodile fish, pipefish and snake eels. There are over eleven popular dive spots, each with its own speciality.
The Crocodile Avenue, Froggy Lair, Nudibranch Centre, Coral Reef Garden, Eel Garden, Eel Garden II, Stingray City, Ray Point, Lobster Wall, Panglima Reef and Paradise 2 - and the names themselves suggest the majority of the marine lives that could be found there.
Three resorts cater to scuba divers -- the Borneo Divers Mabul Resort is among them - with two are on the island itself while one is on a converted oil rig platform about 500m offshore, named Sea Ventures. All of the resorts provide day trips for their guests to the nearby Sipadan and Kapalai Islands.
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Last viewed - February 04, 2012
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"it is a wonderful place..paradise(its not because infront of my divecenter is a divesite called paradise1 n paradise2)really i mean it..i stayed in SipadanWaterVillage n as soon as u plunge into the water in front of the dive center u can saw variaties of marine life..with just a few minutes of boatride 2 sipadan n kapalai,its a good place to stay for ur visit to those islands..u can saw mandarin fish just near the divecenter in paradise2 n ghost pipe fish under the Seaventures.what more can you expect? "
by mudd
"What picture is that?? Is it a bird or a flower's petal?? However, the VR is very beauful and inviting."
by Scalia
""Underwater Macro World". Itulah nama
jolokkannya. Pelbagai jenis hidupan
kecil seperti Nudibranch, Mimic Octopos,
Ghost Pipe Fish dan banyak lagi hidupan
sedia dan setia menanti para penyelam.
Kalau dah penat nak diving tu boleh lah
melawat kg air kaum Bajau Laut di
Pulau Mabul. Penginapan tu boleh la
mimilih untuk menginap di patai seperti
di SMART atau Sipadan Water Village
dan di bekas pelantar minyak
Seavantures Dive Center. Kalau dah
bosan di Mabul, hanya 15-30 minit dgn
bot laju, Kapalai dan Sipadan sedia
menanti anda. Pengalaman di sini
menjanjikan sesuatu yang indah untuk
anda."
by abid
"Keindahan hidupan laut yang menjadi daya tarikan apabila anda melawat ke Pulau Mabul. Anda pasti tidak akan kecewa apabila melawat ke sini."
by Fitri Alia
"eventhough i've never been here..but from what I heard..it is really a beautiful island..thanks Virtualmalaysia for the very nice VirtualReality image.. "
by Mifs
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