Photo Tour Diving in Sipadan

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See why Sipadan is one of the best dive sites in the world in this photo tour. The underwater shots are made possible by those who dove with us at Sipadan and the Seaventures dive crew.

 
On our way to the Seaventures Dive Rig! Sipadan here we come!
On our way to the Seaventures Dive Rig! Sipadan here we come!

 
Look at the crazy cloud line. Light and dark and so straight across the sky
Look at the crazy cloud line. Light and dark and so straight across the sky

 
no filter. water against storm clouds
no filter. water against storm clouds

 
cloud movement #filtered, but wow
cloud movement #filtered, but wow

 
seaweed farm
seaweed farm

 
We've arrived at the Seaventures Dive Rig!
We've arrived at the Seaventures Dive Rig!

 
Dina ready to dive!
Dina ready to dive!

 
Loading the elevator on Seaventure dive rig. Bonus: view
Loading the elevator on Seaventure dive rig. Bonus: view

 
Lina and Dina on the elevator, going for Dina's first dive!
Lina and Dina on the elevator, going for Dina's first dive!

 
Dina ready for her first dive
Dina ready for her first dive

 
Craig: ok, so you hold your mask and your regulator with one hand; Dina: ok, but this is so weird. I don't understand how this works
Craig: ok, so you hold your mask and your regulator with one hand; Dina: ok, but this is so weird. I don't understand how this works

 
Dina: this is so weird
Dina: this is so weird

 
Dina: this is so weird
Dina: this is so weird

 
sunrise view from the rig
sunrise view from the rig

 
Good morning dive rig! Off to Sipadan we go!
Good morning dive rig! Off to Sipadan we go!

 
Land ho! Sipadan!
Land ho! Sipadan!

 
bumphead parot fish in Sipadan
bumphead parot fish in Sipadan

 

 

 
Lina's favorite! Jellyfish!
Lina's favorite! Jellyfish!

 
Black and white really brings out the stingers!
Black and white really brings out the stingers!

 
school of jacks
school of jacks

 
school of jacks swims above
school of jacks swims above

 

 
Me and Lina in front of the school of jacks
Me and Lina in front of the school of jacks

 
turtle!
turtle!

 
white tip reef shark
white tip reef shark

 
school of barracuda in Sipadan
school of barracuda in Sipadan

 

 
reef shark, Sipadan
reef shark, Sipadan

 
swimming up to a school of barracuda
swimming up to a school of barracuda

 
to meet a wall of barracuda
to meet a wall of barracuda

 
Lina gracefully floating next to the school of barracuda
Lina gracefully floating next to the school of barracuda

 
school of barracuda swimming against the current
school of barracuda swimming against the current

 
barracuda wall
barracuda wall

 
oh, there are other smaller fish in Sipadan too, also in great quantities
oh, there are other smaller fish in Sipadan too, also in great quantities

 
gulp
gulp

 
Looking up at a school of barracuda
Looking up at a school of barracuda

 
Malaysian Army Base - Sipadan
Malaysian Army Base - Sipadan

 

 
beach chairs and machine guns--only on Sipadan.
beach chairs and machine guns--only on Sipadan.

 
turtle swimming
turtle swimming

 
close up of the reef
close up of the reef

 
so many jacks!
so many jacks!

 
jacks led by unicorn fish
jacks led by unicorn fish

 
flamboyant cuttlefish
flamboyant cuttlefish

 
pygmy seahorse! smaller than my pinky finger
pygmy seahorse! smaller than my pinky finger

 
nudie branch
nudie branch

 
morae eel!
morae eel!

 
trumpet fish
trumpet fish

 
nudie branch
nudie branch

 
lion fish
lion fish

 
our neighbors
our neighbors

 
sun on a stick
sun on a stick

 
sunset on the dive rig
sunset on the dive rig

 
sunset on the dive rig
sunset on the dive rig

 
a lonely boat
a lonely boat

 
admiring the perfect light
admiring the perfect light

 
Lina eating dessert on the dive rig
Lina eating dessert on the dive rig

 
cousin love, ready to jump
cousin love, ready to jump

 
a big jump!
a big jump!

 

 
replaced with Lina
replaced with Lina

 
can you see Lina?
can you see Lina?

 
scuba dive setup
scuba dive setup

 
Yes! We got the extra Sipadan permits so we can dive with the now-certified Dina
Yes! We got the extra Sipadan permits so we can dive with the now-certified Dina

 
Dina doesn't quite understand what she is in for yet. Look at this instrument closely. #initiation
Dina doesn't quite understand what she is in for yet. Look at this instrument closely. #initiation

 
Now understand
Now understand

 
And the leaking starts… Basically meaning she stopped drinking
And the leaking starts… Basically meaning she stopped drinking

 
Dina not a fan, throws up her Brooklyn birds
Dina not a fan, throws up her Brooklyn birds

 
Lina and Dina, at Sipadan together
Lina and Dina, at Sipadan together

 
Dina enjoying the sunrise, Lina, so happy to be here
Dina enjoying the sunrise, Lina, so happy to be here

 
Suki our fearless dive master!
Suki our fearless dive master!

 
Taking our goodbye pictures
Taking our goodbye pictures

More Sipadan

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