On the southeast coast of Sabah around Semporna there are a multitude of islands. Most of these islands have beautiful white sand beaches with crystal clear, turquoise sea waters. Most islands offer good to very good diving, and Sipadan is a world-class diving site. A few of these islands are inhabited by the Bajau, sea gipsies from the Sulu sea. Only a few of these islands offer accomodation: Mabul (the access point to Sipadan), Mataking, Pom Pom and a few others. Accomodation is usually of the high-end resort type, with only Mabul offering budget-level accomodation. To access these islands tourists either book packages through tour operators or take daytrips offered by diving operators in Semporna, which is the access gateway to these islands.
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37 photos of Mataking, a long and narrow tropical island with white coral sand beaches lying to the south of Sabah
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31 photos of the island of Mabul in the south Celebes sea, an ideal basis for scuba diving
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51 photos of Sibuan, a beautiful island in the Celebes sea south of Sabah (Malaysia)
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7 photos of the island of Bodgaya, one of the larger islands of the Tun Sakaran Marine Park
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13 photos of Bohey Dulang, an island of volcanic origin in the Sulu sea off Semporna
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29 photos of Pom Pom, a small island with white coral sand beaches in the Celebes sea, not far from Semporna
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20 photos of Maiga, a small sandy island populated by Bajau people in the Tun Sakaran Marine Park
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