If I had to describe Mabul in one word ... its a "Boomerang"!!!
I find myself going back and still wanting to return - like a boomerang! Mabul is sooooo laid back .. not overly developed .. yesssssss its still very third world .. but island life on Mabul is just different ... the locals are super friendly, mostly sea gypsies and their homes are built on stilts above the waters of the Celebes sea. They are mainly Bajau Laut and Suluk Muslims who live a nomadic lifestyle.
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| Living in their floating home ... |
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| Typical home around Mabul |
Geographically .... Mabul is a small island off the south-eastern coast of Sabah in Malaysia. The island has been a fishing village since 1970s. Then in 1990s, it first became popular to divers due to its proximity to Sipadan island.
My acronym for MABUL stands for:
Most Amazingly Beautiful Underwater Life
Mabul is arguably one of the richest single destinations for exotic small marine life anywhere in the world. Flamboyant cuttlefish, blue-ringed octopus, mimic octopus and bobtail squids are just a few of the numerous types of cephalopods to be found on Mabul's reef.
Many types of gobies can be found including the spike-fin goby, black sail-fin goby and metallic shrimp goby. Frogfish are everywhere - giant, painted and clown frogfish are regularly seen along with almost the whole scorpion fish family.
If you wish to see all the above critters, Divemasters - Nikolas and Shanti together with the rest of the team at "Uncle Chang" will only be toooooo happy to take you and show you what amazing creatures lurks beneath the waters. Nikolas is an exceptional Divemaster, with underwater photography skills which rival a National Geographic photographer!
Experiencing difficulties uploading courtesy pictures from NC - this is a cut n paste and hopefully it will stay!
If you don't go .. you will never know .. so make Mabul your next holiday destination!
Experience the ultimate difference at Uncle Chang's
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| Sunset from Uncle Chang's in Mabul |
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