| SIPADAN
Sipadan is one of the top 10 scuba diving destination in the world
and offers remarkable reef and drop-off dive sites formed during
its volcanic past.
Located at the heart of the Coral Triangle, the centre of the
richest marine habitats in the world, Sipadan hosts hundreds of
coral species and over 3000 species of fish. Sipadan's most amazing
dive sites includes Barracuda Point where schools of barracudas
swirl lie tornadoes, Coral Garden with its large abundance of colourful
marine life, South Point and Whitetip Avenue where Whitetip Reef
Sharks and Hammerheads are frequently cruising.
Fish Species
Over 3000 fish species have been identified living around Sipadan
Island including:
- Turtles
- Whitetip sharks
- Batfish
- Jacks
- Barracuda
- Nudibranchs
- Hammerhead sharks
- Manta rays
- Eagle Rays
- Giant parrot fishes
- Whale sharks
- Octopus
- Mandarin fishes
- Lobsters
- Gobies
- Giant Tunas
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- Scorpion fish
- Lion fish
- Spotted garden eels
- Devil rays
- Yellowback fusiliers
- Red-tooth triggerfish
- Moorish idols
- Porcelain crabs
- Anemone shrimp
- Bubble coral shrimp
- Bumphead Parrotfish
- Green turtles
- Hawksbill turtles
- Pigmy Sea horses
- Frog fishes
- Blacktip Sharks
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Sipadan Permits
To preserve the island fragile eco-system, there is a limit to
a maximum numbers of divers to 120 per day.
Seaventures is the Resort with the highest ration of Sipadan permits
(14) to the number of guests.
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