Its a fantastic little dive resort. Amazing how it just appears in the middle of the Celebes Sea. There is no shore - literally everthing is on wooden stilts. The facilities/amenities are good enough. No air conditioning but you dont need it. When the wind/tropical thunderstorm comes, you can hear all the wooden shutters rattling. But great experience! Food is... more

Kapalai is one of the most beautiful places on earth and I feel so lucky to have spent time there. It has all been said by previous reviewers , the over water bungalows are beautifully appointed and designed. The bathrooms hav viewing platforms so cleaning your teeth watching ( or being watched by) sting rays is pretty amazing. Turtles were... more

Chances are you will have travelled far to reach here and will be staying a few days - it's worth it. 1. The Diving at Sipadan is incredible - quite fantastic 2. The Kapalai resort is the closest to the island. Good things about the resort: 1. Well organised 2. Airport pick up was seamless and relaxed 3. Staff very... more

We just returned from an 8 day stay on Kapalai with my wife and 14 year old twin daughters. All of us dive and all of us had a good time. One of my daughters is talking about saving her money to come back. The bungalows are beautiful and well maintained the setting us as we imagined. This resort revolves... more

I stayed at Kapalai 14 - 18 March 2008. 5 days is not enough and the resort is fantastic. It's a diver's paradise! One is spoilt rotten. Everything is taken care of - all you need to do is show up for your dives. There are 3 boat dives a day and unlimited pier dives at the resort. Everything is... more

I see some people complain about the service and the ammenities of the resort. I don't know what they are expecting when they go to a dive resort in the middle of the ocean. This place is all about diving. I found the dive master to be very helpful and excited in locating the critters we wanted to find. They... more

We stayed at Kapalai in December on our first ever diving trip. And what diving! Being complete novices, having completed our Open Water course in a freezing, flooded quarry in Lancashire in late November the seas around Kapalai and Sipadan were like bathwater! The marine life was breathtaking. We didn't see much big stuff but that didn't matter given the... more

The location is fabulous, like staying in the middle of the ocean. It is a live aboard with out the seasickness! Only drawback were the mediocre food and high priced internet, but the rooms, transport, diving, scenery, and value for money were terrific. I would go there again, even though it took 24 hours to get there :) more

Where do I begin? We loved every bit of Kapalai, so much so that we skipped out on some Sipadan dives to enjoy our chalet more! and I am inspired to rave about them... We had chalet #50, one of the newest ones (sans emergency red button) and it was huge, spacious, and spotlessly clean. The bathroom was gorgeous with... more