Sipadan Info Request

Hello!
I'm Italian (so sorry for my bad English) and it's the first time I write on
this NG.
I've booked for this August two weeks at Sipadan - Pulau Sipadan Resort.
I have used google, but I didn't find any recent information about this
resort, and some italian divers told me that this resort is not so good,
they prefere the newer ones (like Abdillha or Mabul resort), even if the
Pulau Sipadan resort is on wonderfull drop off..
Thank you in advance for your kind information and assurances.

Bye Bye
Simonetta

This may be of interest

http://sipadan-resort.com/

Deepend
"Simonetta" <pavikend@pavikend.191.it> wrote in message
news:c1d2no$1grm7a$1@ID-158366.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hello!
> I'm Italian (so sorry for my bad English) and it's the first time I write
on
> this NG.
> I've booked for this August two weeks at Sipadan - Pulau Sipadan Resort.
> I have used google, but I didn't find any recent information about this
> resort, and some italian divers told me that this resort is not so good,
> they prefere the newer ones (like Abdillha or Mabul resort), even if the
> Pulau Sipadan resort is on wonderfull drop off..
> Thank you in advance for your kind information and assurances.
>
> Bye Bye
> Simonetta
>
>
>

> This may be of interest
>
> http://sipadan-resort.com/

Thank you and bye bye

Simonetta

just done 35 dives there in ten days i stayed with Pulau Sipadan Resort
and enjoyed it very much will post more details when I get over jet lag.

David
"Simonetta" <pavikend@pavikend.191.it> wrote in message
news:c1d2no$1grm7a$1@ID-158366.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hello!
> I'm Italian (so sorry for my bad English) and it's the first time I write
on
> this NG.
> I've booked for this August two weeks at Sipadan - Pulau Sipadan Resort.
> I have used google, but I didn't find any recent information about this
> resort, and some italian divers told me that this resort is not so good,
> they prefere the newer ones (like Abdillha or Mabul resort), even if the
> Pulau Sipadan resort is on wonderfull drop off..
> Thank you in advance for your kind information and assurances.
>
> Bye Bye
> Simonetta
>
>
>

On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:27:24 +0100, Simonetta wrote:

> Hello!
> I'm Italian (so sorry for my bad English) and it's the first time I write on
> this NG.
> I've booked for this August two weeks at Sipadan - Pulau Sipadan Resort.
> I have used google, but I didn't find any recent information about this
> resort, and some italian divers told me that this resort is not so good,
> they prefere the newer ones (like Abdillha or Mabul resort), even if the
> Pulau Sipadan resort is on wonderfull drop off..

Been there last year. True, accomodation is not the best -- but then hey,
you're in the water the whole day anyhow...

Staff was friendly & being 10 steps away from the drop-off is definitely a
good thing to have.

But the major advantage of the resort is that it is actually a group of
resorts. If you're there for 2 weeks, you should definitely talk to the
operator to get you for a few days to Kapalai (I'd suggest towards the
end). The cottages there are wonderful & the diving is IMO far better than
Sipadan itself (it's pretty good muck diving vs the "try and find some
pelagics" of Sipadan). But this is subjective, I know...

I've also done a day in Mahbul (which can easily be reached out of
Kapalai). Don't know whether I would spend more than 2 or 3 dives there
(and IMO you MUST go with the chief DM of Kapalai to that place, he's
truly amazing in finding these weird critters...).

Enjoy,
HaJo

>
> Been there last year. True, accomodation is not the best -- but then hey,
> you're in the water the whole day anyhow...
>
> Staff was friendly & being 10 steps away from the drop-off is definitely a
> good thing to have.
>
> But the major advantage of the resort is that it is actually a group of
> resorts. If you're there for 2 weeks, you should definitely talk to the
> operator to get you for a few days to Kapalai (I'd suggest towards the
> end). The cottages there are wonderful & the diving is IMO far better than
> Sipadan itself (it's pretty good muck diving vs the "try and find some
> pelagics" of Sipadan). But this is subjective, I know...
>
> I've also done a day in Mahbul (which can easily be reached out of
> Kapalai). Don't know whether I would spend more than 2 or 3 dives there

I agree with all above......... Kapalai is abit more than five star in my
opinion.

> (and IMO you MUST go with the chief DM of Kapalai to that place, he's
> truly amazing in finding these weird critters...).
>
I dived with two different dive masters Rodel and Dondon. both found frog
fish smaller than I could see with out
a magnifying glass, so I would recomend any of the divemasters on Kapalai

David

In article <pan.2004.02.25.18.02.13.37395@hajo.net>, hajo@hajo.net (HaJo
Schatz) wrote:

> truly amazing in finding these weird critters...).

When i first got in the water at Mabul i thought this is bit crap, but
after a few minutes of looking around the whole place came alive, i had
never looked that closely before when diving, but as you say above it is
amazing what creatures are there.....some of them i have never seen in
books or mag's.......Sipadan, Mabul and Kapali are a must dive......quite
simply the best and most fascinating place i have dived.

Take out the "goes diving bit"
Dave Morgan @ Work in the UK :^)

>
> Been there last year. True, accomodation is not the best -- but then hey,
> you're in the water the whole day anyhow...
Thank you

Bye Bye
Simonetta