Mabul and Sipadan...

We decided to head to Sipadan for a short trip after the wedding, the original plan was to Bali, but after looking at the offers for Bali at the recent Matta Fair we decided to browse around and check out what others are on offer...

We found a booth that was offering trips to Sipadan/Mabul and decided on the spot to take up the offer... talk about spontaneity!... ;)... the resort is located in Pulau Mabul with a day trip to Sipadan (there are no more resorts in Sipadan)...

Anyway there were no regrets whatsoever... the rooms have no TV, no newspapers were delivered... it was just a complete detachment with the world outside (although there was a public viewing TV at the lobby/pub)... Ignorance is bliss!... How can anyone have any regrets when one of the first images that greets you as you arrive is this...

Pulau Mabul...

The resort is built around a traditional authentic Bajau village and it is one of the first places we headed to when we arrived, it was a bit of a paradox where in the midst of the luxurious setting, there were people living in poverty, however you can see the kids are oblivious to the differences and they are happily playing... we walked around and captured a few images... 

 

 The Village

We spent 3D/2N over in Pulau Mabul. It was a pretty long journey, Melaka -> LCCT -> Tawau -> Sempoerna -> Pulau Mabul. About 6 hours in total minus the Waiting time at the airport... however once at the island we practically became beach bums, spending our time snorkelling, diving, reading, sleeping and lots of eating! the food there is pretty good and it's buffet for breakfast, lunch and dinner!.

It was a really excellant trip enjoying the beauty of nature and just unwinding from the busy and hectic schedule... we're looking forward to plan out next trip over there... till then... some other images around the island...