The Sipadan-Kapalai Dive Resort is located on top of a sunken island (the Kapalai sand bar), in the beautiful Celebes Sea. This sand bar is only 5 minute boat ride from the famous islands of Mabul and 10 minutes from the island of Sipadan, both of which offer great diving and snorkeling.

The Kapalai resort dive centre organises 3 guided boat dives per day to Sipadan, Mabul and Kapalai. These is also a variety of scuba diving courses for all levels and abilities, choose from Discover Scuba Diving, Night-Diving, Open-Water and Advanced Open-Water.

Kapalai (Malay: Pulau Kapalai) is an island in Tawau Division, Sabah, Malaysia, known for its scuba resorts. The island of Kapalai, just 15 kilometres off Sipadan, was a beautiful island two hundred years ago, but now remains as only a sand bar.

Return land & boat transfers within Tawau-Semporna-Kapalai Island, 2 nights accommodation (twin sharing basis), full board meals, light snacks. The mere name conjures the image of crystal-clear waters and a floating paradise like no other.

A few minutes by boat from the islands of Sipadan and Mabul but a full world away from them lies the exhilarating Sipadan-Kapalai Dive Resort, sitting on its sturdy stilts on the shallow sandbanks of the Ligitan Reefs.

Feb 4, 2021 · A 45-minute trip from Semporna by speedboat, Kapalai Island was among one of the beautiful islands mentioned. Although it's called an island, it's actually a big sandbar on the Ligitan Reef with a very exclusive resort with beautiful villas built on stilts.

East Malaysia’s Kapalai Island is an idyllic, sun-steeped paradise perched in the middle of the Celebes Sea, with no land in sight. Above: The surreal water chalets of the Sipadan-Kapalai Dive Resort are built entirely on stilts atop shallow waters near the edge of the Ligitan Reefs.

A vacation at Kapalai Island is a fantastic getaway for divers and non-divers alike. Choose to spend your long sun-filled days on the beach or on your private balcony, or better yet jump into the water and experience some of the top-rated dive sites in the world.

Kapalai Island is located southeast of Sabah, near the small town of Semporna. Only one resort on the island. Especially popular because of divers heaven Sipadan.