Located 20 minutes north of the legendary Sipadan Island, Mabul Island is situated on the North East coast of Borneo. Famous for 'muck diving' , Mabul and the surrounding area has become a mecca for those interested in macro photography. The resort itself is nestled amongst a coconut grove on the islands southeast end and the atmosphere is relaxed and informal. There is a choice of standard chalets, stand alone chalets and also water bungalows.

The dive center offers 3 boat dives per day with times and destinations posted on the schedule board the evening before. Boat dives are conducted around Sipadan, Mabul or to the neighboring Island Kapali. The total number of divers per day allowed to visit Sipadan is now 120. SMART divers arrange to visit Sipadan on a rotation basis and we apply for the entry permit at the time of booking. Other Islands such as Si Amil, Mataking and Ligitan can be reached by boat if entry permits are not approved to Sipadan, and also offer fantastic diving with a range of pelagic dives. Between 7am and 10pm tanks are also available from the dive shop for unlimited, unguided, buddy system shore diving ideal for macro photography.

The resort has a pool with decking area, an open air pavilion where meals are taken, an air conditioned lounge for watching videos and a huge lock-up airing shed for storing your equipment each night. This resort is all about diving, relaxing and diving again! It is a destination which offers practically every wild, weird, exotic and seldom seen tiny marine animal found in the Indo-Pacific.

Go Diving Package
Our advertised package is a 7 night chalet package including 5 days diving (3 boat dives per day and unlimited shore diving) on a Full Board basis including International flights from London Heathrow to Kota Kinabalu on Malaysian Airlines (via KL). We also include 1 night in Kota Kinabalu on a B&B basis and the return internal flight from Kota Kinabalu to Tawau with road and boat transfers from Tawau to Mabul.

Extensions
With such a diverse eco system in this region we have put together a choice of extensions for the SMART divers package. These options are the most practical for the package we offer , however if you would like us to tailor a package to your needs please dont hesitate to contact us. Prices vary throughout the season so please call us on 0800 072 8221 to discuss your holiday. Click here to see our extension options.