TB Sipadan Carib Dive Center - Mabul & Kapalai
TB Sipadan Carib Dive Center, based in Mabul & Kapalai, really shines if you're looking to advance your PADI certifications. As a 5 Star IDC centre, they’re set up for everything from your open water course right through to instructor development, which isn't something every dive shop can offer in this region. We'd suggest them particularly for divers keen on committing to further training, or those who appreciate the structured approach of a larger PADI facility. They’re a solid option for anyone wanting a reliable base to explore the area's many dive sites while also hitting some personal diving goals.
- Location
- Mabul & Kapalai, Malaysia, Southeast Asia
- Coordinates
- 4.461220, 118.590100
- Website
- https://travel.padi.com/dive-center/malaysia/tb-sipadan-carib-dive-center/
- Certification Agencies
- ["PADI"]
- Courses
- PADI 5 Star IDC [padi:25660]
- Address
- Semporna, Malaysia
Dive Sites Near TB Sipadan Carib Dive Center
TB Sipadan Carib Dive Center provides access to 15 dive sites in Mabul & Kapalai.
- AL MALYN - 45m (wreck)
- AWAS
- BANOWATI - 10m (wreck)
- Barracuda Point
- BUNGA INDAH - 5m (wreck)
- CAHAYA MACCOLILOLOS - 9m (wreck)
- Chanel
- Check Point
- Cleaning Station - 10-25m (reef)
- Coral gardens (reef)
- Coral Slope - 5-20m (reef)
- Corner Reef (reef)
- Creepy garden - 5-18m (reef)
- Crocodile Avenue
- Danawan reef (reef)
Other Dive Centres in Mabul & Kapalai
- Bigfin Divers Semporna - ["PADI"]
- Divers Armada Borneo Sdn Bhd - ["PADI"]
- Go Aquatic Semporna - ["PADI"]
- Mussah Poteh Holiday SDN BHD - ["PADI"]
- Nemo and Friends
- Seabunny Scubacations Sdn Bhd
- Seaventures Dive Rig SDN. BHD - ["PADI"]
- Sipadan Pom Pom Resort & Tours Sdn Bhd - ["PADI"]
- StormDive
- The Buwan Dive Resort - ["PADI"]
Marine Life in Mabul & Kapalai
Home to 127 recorded species including 77 reef fish, 28 hard corals, 8 seagrass & algae, 3 sharks & rays, 3 clams & mussels, 2 other.
Notable Marine Life
- seagrass (Halophila ovalis) - Seagrass & Algae
- Thin birdsnest coral (Seriatopora hystrix) - Hard Corals
- halodule (Halodule uninervis) - Seagrass & Algae
- Staghorn coral (Acropora aculeus) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora caroliniana) - Hard Corals
- cymodocea (Cymodocea rotundata) - Seagrass & Algae
- thalassia (Thalassia hemprichii) - Seagrass & Algae
- Staghorn coral (Acropora longicyathus) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora humilis) - Hard Corals
- Fluorescence grass coral (Galaxea fascicularis) - Hard Corals