Mataking Dive Resort | Pulau Mataking Sipadan | Dive Sipadan

Mataking Island is located towards the north of Mabul and Sipadan island. It is about 40 minutes boat ride from Semporna. Being only 1 hour from Sipadan island, visitors can combine their stay with day trips to Sipadan. Around three times the size of Sipadan, it is forested in the middle and fringed by blindingly white powder beach.

Sipadan Island, Mabul Island and Kapalai Island are very near each other. These 3 islands are off Semporna town, East Coast of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

From your location, fly to Kota Kinabalu, then fly for 40 minutes to Tawau. From Tawau, go to Semporna by bus or taxi which will take about 1 hour. From Semporna, you will take the resort speed boat to Mabul Island where your resort is located. The boat ride will take another 45 minutes. Mabul Island will be your gateway to diving around the 3 islands.

If you prefer a leisurely pace, you can spend a night either in Tawau or Semporna. Tawau is the bigger town compared to Semporna. But both offer unique experiences and excellent fresh seafood.

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Transfers to Resort

If you are already in Tawau or Semporna, your resort has free transfers to Mabul Island. The resort transport pickup schedule is:

Pick up location	Time
Tawau	0700 hours
Semporna	0900 hours

If you are flying in and want to reach Mabul Island as quickly as possible, plan to arrive at Tawau airport by 1400 hours and your resort transport can pick you up at the airport and whisk you away to the island right away. Otherwise you might have to spend a night in Semporna or Tawau. We recommend the following flights:

Flight №	Departs	Departure	Arrival	Boat from Semporna
MH2121 Malaysia Airlines	Kota Kinabalu	0700	0745	0930
Air Asia - AK5152	Kuala Lumpur	0720	1005	1230
Air Asia - AK6122	Kota Kinabalu	0930	1020	1230
MH3063 Malaysia Airlines	Sandakan	1015	1055	1230
MH2137 Malaysia Airlines	Kota Kinabalu	1315	1400	1600

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International Airline Routes

Most likely you will arrive at Kota Kinabalu via Kuala Lumpur. But there are also a number of flights from other countries flying direct into Kota Kinabalu.

From Brunei, you can fly direct to Kota Kinabalu from Bandar Seri Begawan via:

• Royal Brunei Airlines – Royal Brunei Airlines has been around since 1974 and flies to 21 destinations cross Asia, the Middle East, Australasia and Europe.

From Hong Kong, you can fly direct to Kota Kinabalu via:

• Dragon Air – Dragon Air has been around since 1985 and flies to over 31 destinations across Asia.
• Malaysia Airlines – Malaysia Airlines has been around since 1974 and flies to over 100 different destinations today. It is an award winning airline and has recently won the coveted Airline of the Year (Top 10 Airlines of the Year) by Skytrax, UK.

From Philippines, you can fly direct to Kota Kinabalu from Cebu, Manila and Clark via:

• Air Asia – Air Asia has been around since 1974 and flies to 21 destinations cross Asia, the Middle East, Australasia and Europe.
• Malaysia Airlines

From Thailand, you can fly direct to Kota Kinabalu from Bangkok via:Mataking Dive Resort | Pulau Mataking Sipadan | Dive Sipadan - Mataking Resort Sipadan

• Air Asia

From Singapore, you can fly direct to Kota Kinabalu via:

• Malaysia Airlines
• Silk Air – Silk Air is the regional wing of Singapore Airlines. They cater for both business and leisure passengers focusing on destinations around the region.

There are also direct flights into Kota Kinabalu International Airport from China (Guanzhou and Shanghai) Japan (Tokyo and Osaka), South Korea (Seoul) and Taiwan (Taipei and Kaoshiung) via Malaysia Airlines.

If you are from Middle East countries, Europe, United States or United Kingdom, you will likely be flying to Kuala Lumpur International Airport first before flying to Kota Kinabalu International Airport.

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The resort also has free transfers out of Mabul Island to either Semporna, Tawau or the Tawau Airport. Many divers take the following flights out of Tawau:

Flight №	Arrives	Departure	Arrival	Boat from Island
Air Asia - AK5153	Kuala Lumpur	1030	1315	0700
Air Asia - AK6123	Kota Kinabalu	1045	1135	0700
MH3062 - Malaysia Airlines	Sandakan	1115	1155	0700
MH2134 - Malaysia Airlines	Kota Kinabalu	1440	1525	1100
Air Asia - AK6127	Kota Kinabalu	1715	1805	1100
MH2665 - Malaysia Airlines	Kuala Lumpur	1750	2030	1100
Air Asia - AK5155	Kuala Lumpur	1800	2045	1100
Air Asia - AK5157	Kuala Lumpur	2110	2355	1500
Air Asia - AK6116	Kota Kinabalu	2135	2225	1500
MH2148 - Malaysia Airlines	Kota Kinabalu	2140	2225