Sipadan Island, Sabah
In 1999, the Malaysian government - quite rightly - imposed strict restrictions on the number of people visiting Sipadan at any one time as the visitors were having a detrimental effect on the very things they were coming to see. As a result accommodation costs have risen. 
For divers, Sipadan is a 'must visit' place and well worth the effort of reaching the island, but you must have all accommodation and transport pre-booked and we will be happy to arrange all this for you
The island of Sipadan, off the south east of Sabah, will be well known to divers the world over.

The island is a limestone pinnacle, ascending 6,000 feet from the ocean depths.  It is totally unconnected to any continental shelf and stands alone in the ocean.
Sipadan island is tiny and can be walked round in about 15 minutes, but it has beautiful, gently shelving,  white, coral sand beaches and for those not interested in deep sea diving, a reef, where you can see fish and corals aplenty.
For qualified deep sea divers the island is a paradise.  From the edge of the reef the ocean descends instantly into 'the black' and it is here that things become awe inspiring.  It is common to see a wide variety of sharks (including the elusive hammerhead) and Manta Rays visiting the island and they have to be seen to be believed.   Jacks, barracuda and giant Grouper also live on, or, visit the reef.
The island is also a nesting ground for various turtle species and is famous for the "Turtle Cave" in the side of the pinnacle, where turtles have been able to find their way in, but not out and have drowned leaving their shells and skeletons on the sandy base of the underwater cave, as ominous warnings to divers.
Sipadan is really a place for divers and snorkellers - unless you want to truly get away from the outside world for a few days.

The beaches are lovely and you only need to fall out of bed to reach one, but you may want more to do than just lie on a beach or do some swimming.
Accommodation on Sipadan is basic and simple, but adequate.

The staff at the different lodges, take good care of you and food and drink is in ample supply, though everything has to be brought to the island.  Fresh water is never wasted!