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SIPADAN SCUBA- Malaysia Hot

 
Location : Malaysia - Sabah - See the map
Region info : Borneo
SIPADAN SCUBA- Malaysia
Address : Hotel Sipadan Inn, G.F., 91307 Semporna
Phone : +60-89-919128
Website : http://www.sipadanscuba.com
Email : diving@northborneo.net
Languages spoken : Chinese  •  English  •  German
Diving agencies : PADI
Courses offered : Dive intro / try dives  •  Open water / beginners course  •  Advanced course  •  Rescue course  •  Divemaster / dive leader  •  Nitrox course  •  Wreck specialty  •  Deep specialty  •  Naturalist specialty  •  Instructor level / IDC  •  Other
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Other courses available : DSAT Cave, TecDeep andTrimix
Safety equipment available : O2 medical kit  •  Medical kits in boat  •  Medical trained staff  •  DAN affiliation
Dive centers services : Own boat  •  Kids friendly  •  Own vehicles  •  Own air compressor  •  Bar  •  Combo Lodging with Dives  •  Offer accommodation alone  •  TV & movies  •  Internet access  •  Underwater photography or video  •  Equipment gear rentals
Technical diving capacity : Nitrox compressor  •  Twin tank rental  •  Trimix services  •  Cave diving
Type of tank provided : Aluminium 6 Lts  •  Aluminium 12-13 Lts
Typical tank fill : 200 bar
Price for 1 dive including equipment and staff/guide : 40 to 49 USD
Price for 1 dive excluding equipment but with staff/guide : 30 to 39 USD
Note: Prices are given for 1 dive to get a price level comparison. However, many dive centers propose ONLY package for 2 or more dives. So we have divided the total price by the number of dives to obtain the price level for 1 dive.
Time to go to the nearest hospital : Less than 5 minutes
Name of the nearest airport city : Tawau, TWU
Average time to reach this airport : 60 to 90 minutes
Level required : Beginner accepted

Description for the dive shop SIPADAN SCUBA- Malaysia

With well over thousand divers certified we are the leaders in diving education at the seaside town of Semporna and it‘s nearby islands.
Offering the whole range of PADI diving courses from beginner level to professional level we have scuba diving classes starting on a daily basis taught by professional, multilingual instructors. We also offer Emergency First Response Courses and a wide range of Specialty diver courses from Nitrox Diver, Night Diver, Wreck Diver, Deep Diver, Underwater Photographer to name a few.  The dives are typically conducted during day trips from our dive centre in Semporna to such exciting islands like Sipadan, Kapalai, Mabul or Mataking. Our course fees are inclusive of equipment rental, boat trips, instructor lessons, certification costs, a log book and great memories nobody will ever forget.

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4.8
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We have been to this dive center and we have to say it deserved well the rating.
We dont talk about the idves and the islands which are amazing and really can be rewarded as
the top 5 spot in the world.
Regarding Jerry (the boss) and his team, ironically we could test the safety side because my son got
a severe accident underwater which led him directly in the chamber for 5 times.
He was saved because:
- despite the remote area of the island the speed boat was really fast to go back to the land. So an
engine failure could be catastrophic for my son.
- oxygen for underwater AND outdoor was available on the boat
- the dive master followed strictly the rules of decompression underwater despite my son was unconscious
but breathing
- the decompression chamber from the navy is at 30mn from the dive center
- strong network connexion (doctors and underwater specialists) of Jerry contributed to decide
the appropriate treatment in the chamber (different tables can be applied).

On top of that Jerry and his team have been extremely nice and supportive during this bad story. So
in summary this is what we call highly professional.

SipadanScuba is there for many years and many of the competitors around there have been
working with this dive center. This is probably the reason why you are "almost" sure to go to Sipadan Island
(a must) when you dive with them because they have more chance to get the required number of licences which
is not the case for the competitors.
The organization is very good and despite the number of people during high season they do what they claim :
we are always in small groups of not more than 4 to 5 people. And for the courses we have seen 2 students
per instructors.

So we strongly recommend this dive center.
 
 


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