Rising like a mirage out of the Sulawesi Sea, the Sipadan-Kapalai Dive Resort sits on the top of part of the Ligatan reefs, about 15 minutes from Pulau Sipadan. A tiny crescent of sand visible at low tide is all that remains of what was once Kapalai island before erosion took its toll.
Styled like a traditional water village, the dive resort combines simplicity with tasteful comfort. All its wood and thatch chalets perched over the sea with verandahs that make it possible to gaze down at lion fish or even turtles without having to don a snorkel.
Diving here, together with trips to nearby Mabul offers some of the world's best muck diving. rare creatures such as flamboyant cuttlefish, blue-ringed octopus, sea moths and mating mandarin fish are regularly seen, as are giant frogfish, ribbon eels, harlequin ghost pipe fish and crab-eye gobies.
The jetty dive at the resort itself has plenty to offer, including leaf scorpion fish , pink-eye gobies, ammonium shrimps and the mantis shrimp, lighting-fast as it grabs its prey. Crocodile fish, lionfish and scorpion fish are so common as to be taken for granted.
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