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Malaysia March 19-30: Sipadan Island

About Sipadan:

Borneo Divers were the first to build in 1989 Dive-Resort on the famous Sipadan Island. When great Jacques Yves Cousteau visited Sipadan Island in 1989, he said: "I have seen other places like Sipadan, 45 years ago, but now no more. Now we have found an untouched piece of art".

Sipadan is a unique island of volcanic origin, with its reef being surrounded by vertical (up to 600 meters) reef walls, attracting big pelagius, such as sharks, rays, sea turtles.

Sipadan is also called the "Island of Turtles" due to huge number of sea turtles living in the island waters. Sipadan Island and Borneo Divers Dive-Resort many times won number one spots in readers' polls on diving made by many foreign magazines in the following nominations: Best Shore Diving, Best Wall Diving" and other.

Detailed information on Sipadan Island and photos please find also on Internet site: http://www.borneodivers.info/SipadanFrame.html, as well as on our site in Gallery: photo reports about three our previous trips to Malaysia.

Dive tour schedule:

March 19 - flight from Riga to Copenhagen 07:05 in the morning, then, flight 08:55 to Frankfurt, arriving Frankfurt 10:30 in the morning. In 12:30 afternoon flight from Frankfurt to Kuala Lumpur. Arriving to Kuala Lumpur March 20 07:00 in the morning.

March 20. Small tour around Malaysia's capital - Kuala Lumpur. View of two tallest world's buildings, then, 14:40 PM flight to Kota Kinabalu, on Borneo Island. Arriving in KK at 18:00, PM accommodation in Hytt Regency Kinabalu Hotel *****, free time.

March 21, 06:40 in the morning flight from Kota Kinabalu to Òàwau. arriving Tawau at 07:20 in the morning, then transfer to the port Semporna (road takes - 1hours, 30 min), than speed vessel to Sipadan - (takes 40 min), arriving at Sipadan about 11 in the morning, registration, accommodation in bungalows, briefing about island, it's marine and surface life, conditions of diving.

About 14:00 - orientation dive, evening - night dive

21-27 Diving on Sipadan - 3 boat dives per day + unlimited shore diving (20 ì from the "dive station" - drop off - down to 600 m), every day - nights dives.

When diving on Sipadan you are guarantied to see different kind of species of see turtles and sharks in every dive! Possibility to see school of jacks and barracudas - fantastic performance, possibility to meet giant manta and rare leopard shark!

In last days, if enough skills are proved, diving to cave systems under the island - "Turtle Cavern"and "Turtle Tomb" (depth 5-25m) with professional local guide.

Besides, you can see turtles, laying eggs on island during the night and baby turtle's release. Big monitor lizards (up up to 2, 5 m length) are inhabited on island.

March 28, about 10:00 in the morning departure from the island, about 13:00 PM arriving in Tawau, Then - tour to national state reserve - "Tawau Hill park" you will see untouched virgin tropical forest. Working inside forest.

Evening at 19:00 PM flight to Kota Kinabalu arriving at 19:40PM - accommodation in Hytt Regency Kinabalu Hotel *****, free time.

March 29, evening in 18:00PM flight to Kuala Lumpur, then in 2 hours flight to Frankfurt.

March 30 (Sunday) arriving in Frankfurt airport 6 in the morning, flight to Copanhagen at 07:50 in the morning, then flight to Riga at 10:20, arriving to Riga at about 12 in the afternoon.

Dive tour price - 2600 USD per person all inclusive, Meal: Sipadan - full board, 2 nights in Hytt Regency Kinabalu Hotel - breakfast


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