Sipadan Mabul Resort is tucked away in a coconut grove to the south of Mabul. Overlooking a flat sea, Sipidan can be seen flickering on the blue horizon right from the resort itself. With only 45 chalets on site, the atmosphere inside the resort is intimate and peaceful. A diving idyll, the SMART Dive Resort has an allure that is hard to resist.

With 3 boat dives a day and unlimited shore diving, the days diving is filled to the brim. When you can tear yourself away from the reef, the resort itself is enticing. The wooden chalets are all en suite with air con and a front verandah. A large pavilion serves as a dining room with a separate lounge area for chatting over the days finds with fellow divers. Lie by the pool in the warm sun as the waves lap the house reef nearby. Scuba Travel offer a standard 5 day dive pack over 7 nights on an all inclusive basis but longer trips can be arranged on request.

SMART divers know every wave in the waters surrounding Mabul. Mabul and the neighboring Kapalai are easily accessible. Sipidan is dived on a rotational basis as part of ongoing efforts to protect this breathtaking environment. Rare species such as ghost pipefish, mandarin fish and mantis shrimp live side by side with hammerheads and reef sharks. You can walk around Mabul in less than an hour, which is still larger than Sipidan. But between them, these 2 islands have earned one of the biggest names in diving.