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Kapalai Dive Resort
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Kapalai
Dive Resort package |
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purest image of natural serenity, the sandbank of Kapalai and
its exclusive resort- on-stilts lie on a patch of brilliant turquoise
a few miles off the coast of Borneo, along the spectacular Ligitan
Reefs and just a few minutes by speedboat from the celebrated
(and more crowded) islands of Sipadan and Mabul. Quiet shallow
waters lap at the sturdily, kampung-style built wooden bungalows
overlooking the sandy sea bottom, and from the windows of the
elegant, spacious rooms one can spend endless hours looking at
the sea life dancing its never ending tune just a couple of meters
below. Innovative in concept -a chain of roomy and well-equipped
chalets with private bathrooms linked by long wooden walkways,
centered around the open restaurant cum sundeck and the customary
dive center -the Kapalai Dive Resort has been built on a shallow
but surprisingly wide sandbank which had been long known (and
dived) by underwater photographers from all over the world, who
used to come all the way from Sipadan and Mabul in search of its
wildly exotic resident fauna. Swimming, creeping, crawling or
just simply lying still on the surrounding sand bottoms, hiding
among the branching colonies of the shallow surrounding coral
reef, ambushing their unwary prey from the hideouts offered by
the resort stills and a few artificial reefs dotting the bottom,
an amazing number of rare and unbelievably colorful species play
their game of life and death, offering to the discriminating visitor
unsurpassed opportunities for observation and macro photography.
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few minutes by boat from Sipadan but a full world away it lies
the exhilarating Sipadan-Kapalai Dive Resort , sitting on its
sturdy stilts on the shallow sandbanks of the Ligitan Reefs. Planned
and built in full style as an airy, comfortable, sunny water village
with no land in sight, it boats a mile-long sandbank of powdery
blindingly white sand where one can suntan at complete leisure.
The resort offers great food, surprisingly roomy and elegant twin-sharing
wooden chalets with huge private balconies and attached bathrooms
and a couple of miles of walkways for those who like to take their
morning jog while looking at thousands of fish just a few inches
beneath their feet. Meals are served in the terraced, open central
structure, while a big western sundeck allows divers to have an
evening drink or an after-dive chat with a background of fabulous
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Diving
around Kapalai is exceedingly easy and shallow but quiet spectacular:
the sandy bottom and the spare coral heads host an amazing
array of small, often yet-to-be-classified, shamelessly colorful
subjects, making the diving here and unforgettable experience
for any discerning photographer. The resort offers three dives
a day plus, if requested, day trips at Sipadan.
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days 4 nights from $1050/- |
Sample
Itinerary |
Additional
night with diving S$250/-
Non-divers 5 days 4 nights from S$850/-
Additional night no diving S$225/-
Prices
include:-
- 3 meals a day
- 3 Guided Boat
Dives per day
- Unlimited House
Reef Dives
- Accommodation
(Twin share)
- 1 night stay
in Semporna
- Scheduled Land
& Sea Transfers Airport/Hotel/Resort/Airport
Prices
do not include:-
- Air tickets /
airport taxes
- Sipadan dive
permit
- Items not mentioned
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Day
1
Arrive
at Tawau Airport
Greeted by Kapalai staff
Transfer to a Semporna Hotel
Free at leisure for remainder of the day.
Day 2
1030hrs Depart for Kapalai by Speedboat
1100hrs Arrive at Kapalai Resort
Proceed for briefing, registration and check-in.
1200hrs Lunch
One Orientation dive with a Divemaster
One Boat Dive
DAY 03,
04
3 boat dives a day at Sipadan, Mabul or Kapalai.
Unlimited HOUSE REEF Dives
* Sipadan Dives subject to Quota and Weather permitting.
DAY 05
Free at leisure in the morning. Checkout.
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Please
note that transportation and accommodation are arranged by
Nemo Travel Pte. Ltd. (TA1476)
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Feel free to email, or call
to chat with our friendly staff if you have any questions.
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Tel
(65) 9654-1064
info@planetscuba.com.sg
02-36 Tanjong Pagar Plaza
Tanjong Pagar Road
Singapore
Monday - Friday 1200hrs - 1900hrs
Saturdays 1200hrs - 1700hrs
Sunday & Public Holidays: Closed
Map:
http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_8912/travel_site_3926/
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