SIPADAN WATER VILLAGE RESORT

Sipadan Water Village offers you the excitement of superb diving along with comfort and relaxation. The village, fringed by beautiful corals, pearl white sands and amazing marine beauty, is the epitome of class and luxury.

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Children 03 to 12 years are charged 50% of the applicable non diver’s rate and infant below 03 years old are charged 10% of the applicable non diver’s rate provided they do not occupy sepate rooms. Age is taken as at the commencement of journey.

The package starts from Tawau inclusive of following services:

- Airport meeting services in Tawau (Airport or Hotel)

- Return land transfer from Tawau to Semporna

- Return speedboat transfer from Semporna to SWV Resort, Mabul

- Twin share water cottage accommodation with private sundeck

- Buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner

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** NOTE: It would not be possible for us to do transfer directly to the resort on the same day if the arrival is late as it would be dark (after 1600PM at Semporna) for the boat transfer and is not advisable for safety reason. Please advise to take flight before or 1400PM arrive at Tawau Airport for direct transfer to SWV Resort, Mabul.

Diver package - Diving package include 3 boat dives daily EXCEPT departure day (NO DIVING) and diving on departure day would depend on arrival time. Dives covering Mabul, Kapalai and Sipadan Island and unlimited self dive in SWV house reef, Paradise 1 and 2 from 0600AM to 0600PM.

Full set of scuba diving equipment is NOT included in the package. Full set rental is charged RM 80 per day. Individual scuba equipment also available for rental and charged respectively.

Please advise all of our scuba tank is K-valve 12L aluminium tanks and we don't have NITROX facilities in our resort.

Note: Please kindly bring along C-card and diver's log book to vertify diving certification.

Recommended Flights

Please be advised that transfers directly to and back from the resort on the same day shall only be possible with the following flights:

ARRIVING TAWAU AIRPORT

0745 - MH 2121(BKI-TWU)

1030 - AK 5833(BKI-TWU), AK 5152(KUL-TWU), MH 3063 (SDK-TWU)

1400 - MH 2137(BKI-TWU)

Arriving Tawau Airport later than 1400

The next arrival after 1400 would be too late as it will be getting dark by the time for the boat transfer which is not advisable for safety reason. You will have to overnight either in tawau or Semporna and will transfer you to the resort early next morning. Land transfer charges from the airport after 1700 at RM 180 per van

DEPARTURE FLIGHTS FROM TAWAU AIRPORT

Depart from the resort Flight No

0630 AK 5834, MH 2126(TWU-BKI), AK 5153(TWU-KUL), MH3062 (SDK-TWU)

1100 MH 2134, AK 5836 (TWU-BKI), AK 5633 (TWU-JHB)

1400 AK 5155(TWU-KUL), MH 3044 (TWU-SDK), MH 3044 (TWU-SDK)

MH 2663 (0825 Tawau-Kota Kinabalu)

We would recomand to depart a day early from the resort and stay over night in Semporna. On the next morning we would arrange transfer from Semporna to Tawau Airport to catch flight MH 2663 without additional charges.

MH 2148 (2125 Tawau- Kota Kinabalu) and AK 5157 (2100 Tawau-Kuala Lumpur)

Departure time from the resort is 1400. SWV will not obligated or compensate for waiting too long in the airport. Guest can purchase Tawau City Tour before going back to airport to catch the flight. Tawau City Tour is chargable at RM 90 per van.

*** SWV will not obligate or compensate for waiting too long in the airport or flight delay

Sipadan Permit and Entrance Fee Excluded

Entering Sipadan Island, require permit and may not be approved on certain days if the quota exceed. Approval is issued by Sabah Park early one day before entering therefore would not be able to tell in advance. Guest can dive in Sipadan will be charged RM 40.00 per person per day than can be paid at the resort. Sipadan at this present moment only allowed 120 persons per day. SWV hold no responsibility for not being able to dive everyday in Sipadan due to conservation done by our Government. We can only try our best to arrange every of our guests to dive at Sipadan.

Sunset dive and Night dive

Dive center also offer guided sunset (Mandarin fish mating) and guided night dive in SWV house reef (Paradise 1 or 2). Both are charged RM 50 and will be collect in the resort. To participate in the night dive required 50 logged dive with at least one night dive experience for Open Water Diver or Advanced Open Water Diver with certified night dive.

For those don’t fulfill the above requirement can sign up for Discover Night Dive for RM 100 depend on availability of dive instructor.

Light rental with batteries will be charged RM 35 per dive

Snorkeling

Please take note snorkeling equipment will be provided for guests who wish to snorkeling in SWV house reef, Paradise 1 and 2 between 0800AM to 1800PM. Boat snorkeling trip (Kapalai or Sipadan or other part of Mabul Island) is chargeble at RM 50 per person per trip. This including snorkeling equipment, a snorkeling guide and the boat trip.

Note: USD note start with CB, DB and DF are NOT acceptable in the resort.

Reservation, Confirmation and Payment

Please kindly advice if you have confirmed the travel date so that we can block the room and do the further arrangement for you. Once a booking for space is made, 10% reservation fee from the total package price must be paid within 14 days after the initial booking to secure your booking, otherwise it will automatically be made available for resale. The deposit will hold the spaces booked until 30 days before arrival date to SWV Resort. By this time, the balance of the package price must be settled. The fees are not refundable but transferable to others date

Payment can be make either by telegraphic transfer. Our bank information is as follow:

Name of Bank : RHB BANK BERHAD

Name of Account : SHIRE CHIN TRAVEL STATION

Account No. 2-10019-0010740-7

RHB Bank Berhad - swift code : RHBBmyKL

Cancellation

In the event of cancellation, following cancellation charges shall apply

29-15 days before arrival 20% of the trip full price forfeited

14-07 days before arrival 30% of the trip full price forfeited

07-01 days before arrival 50% of the trip full price forfeited

No show of customer 100% of the trip full price forfeited

*** SWV Resort is not obliged to rebate or refund if the customer miss their flights or flight cancelled ***

Guest's details

We require names, passport number, date of birth, nationality, contact number and fligth details to facilating nessacarry arrangement. Please advise if travel from other part of Sabah by land to Tawau / Semporna and extimated arrival time. No reservation is made until we get the confirmation from you site. Please advise all the details as soon as possible so that we can make further arrangement for you

Packages Excludes:-

*Airtickets/taxes/insurance

*Carbonated, juice or alcoholic drinks

*Snorkelling/Diving Equipment can be hired at the Resort.

REMARKS :

We received information from the Government that they have started to impose the Sipadan Entry Fee of RM 40 PER PERSON PER DAY for diving or snorkeling in Sipadan with immediate effect. Effective March 23, 2006

All departures are subject to change due to weather condition and/or any unforeseen irregularity. All types of diving activities offered by the Dive Centre are subject to change due to bad sea and weather condition and/or poor visibility. The Dive Centre reserves the final decision to either proceed or abort the dives for safety reason. Divers will be informed accordingly.

For every booking, we need particulars as below:

1) Full name of the guest 5) Address

2) Passport Number 6) Diving qualification (for diver)

3) Nationality 7) Flight details

4) Date of Birth

Please take note that it would not be possible for us to do the transfer directly to the resort on the same day if the arrival is late as it would be dark for the boat transfer and is not advisable for safety reason. Night transfer charged of estimate RM 200.00 (price subject to changes) per van will applies for the transfer from Tawau Airport to any respective hotel (either in Tawau or Semporna Hotel). Catching the earliest flight from the resort would also not possible as it would be still dark.