Two local women walk along the pier of Semporna. SLA Sipadan: Sipadan Island is the only oceanic island in the Malay Archipelago. Has a unique landscape as it does not share the usual way from the beaches of the archipelago, but is, as the figure suggests, a fungus protruding from the water. The island can accommodate only 160 people, but since early this year is absolutely forbidden to stay in it. It is only allowed at the moment, diving. However, in 15 or 20 minutes, you can get from the islands of Mabul and Kapalai are famous for their huts and bungalows. Sipadan Island was declared a natural park because of the richness of its collection since its beaches are the place for laying eggs of green turtles. Diving in Sipadan is known for its vertical walls. In some areas, dive the reef descends gradually to 20 m. starting depth to the cliff. In these walls full of caves and sea fans are all kinds of pelagic fauna: schools of barracuda, blankets, white tip sharks, gray, hammerhead sharks, schools of parrot fish, buffalo, mandarin, green turtles, hawksbill turtles, etc. . But not only the pelagic fauna attracts divers from around the world. In a single dive can identify different species of nudibranchs, leaf fish, prawns, fish hawk, several species of clownfish, moray tape, etc.