Sipadan in October

[gusvs]

Hi everyone!

Me and my girlfriend are going to Borneo in October this year, and are hoping to do some diving at Sipadan. We will be in Borneo for about 12 days. My first question is: should we book the diving before we go there, or is it better to book on arrival at Kota Kinabalu (for better prices)?
My second question is: We are both rather novice divers (although Advanced certified), my girlfriend has done about 12 dives only. Is it still worth going to Sipadan or is it advanced diving for us in order to get the most out of it?

All advice, thoughts and tips appreciated!

/Gustaf
Sweden

 

[seaslug]

Gusvs
Just GO. The diving is not that difficult in Sipadan - just that it is all wall diving so reasonable bouyancy would be helpful...
I think if you book from KK you will probably get a better price but you run the risk of it being all booked up. Don't forget it is only 80 people on the island at one time..
However if you miss out on Sipadan you can try to stay on Mabul or Kapalai which are near enough (about 30 mins by speedboat) OR there are other islands you can dive in Borneo - Lankayan, Layang Layang, Labuan.......:mean:

 

[gusvs]

Seaslug,
Thanks a lot for the info, think we'd better book from home to be sure to get to Sipadan.

/Gustaf

 

[JC]

We are diving in Sipadan in Sept. We booked quite some months ago to ensure reservation. You might be lucky, but, it tends to get booked up early.