Dive Review of Seaventures in
Malaysia/Sipadan

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Seaventures, Jul, 2007, by Leigh Clark, VIC, Australia ( 1 report). Report 3456.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	This was our first time at Sipadan, but wow factor aside, if serious diving is your business then you can't go past Seaventures. It's a converted accommodation rig which after a number of incarnations ended up moored off Mabul and being used as a dive platform. The rooms vary, some are dry and nice, others are a bit damp and in need of repair - but after 5+ dives per day, the only time you are in your room is to download a card or sleep. The food, compared to other places we have just stayed in Malaysia, is very nice - if you're a sweet tooth you might feel a bit under catered for. All the staff are great. Some of the diving from other divers was not, and my only complaint would be that the divemasters could definitely be pointing out some of the bad techniques and behavior. The house reef is just fantastic for photographers, as you can spend as long as you want (or as your long suffering buddy wants). We stayed for 9 days initially, and then extended for another 4. We would definitely go back, and highly recommend it.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	KK, Great Barrier Reef, Western Australia, Mataking, Pulau Redang, Port Phillip Bay
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, currents, noCurrents
Water Temp	27-29°C / 81-84°F	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	5-15 M / 16-49 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	On Sipadan dives - Depth limits were loosely enforced, Time limit of 45 minutes + 3 minute safety stop. On house reef - no limit, only no decompression. On Mabul/Kapali - no real limits, but around 50-60 minutes
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	No rinse tank on boat, but then again we were never more than 20-30 minutes from the rig. Separate rinse tank on the rig. There was no specific photo table or room, but your palatial accommodation had a small desk (which was transformed into a workbench for me).

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Dive Review of Seaventures in Malaysia/Sipadan

Seaventures, Jul, 2007,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Dive Review of Seaventures in
Malaysia/Sipadan