Sipidan Island as seen by us from Mabul. We got to go snorkling there one day of our stay.

We did not have an underwater camera; rest of photos are by others...

Sipidan was formed by living corals growing on top of an extinct volcanic cone. It is unique.

It is heavily protected. Divers / Snorklers limited to 120 permits per day. SEE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sipadan_island

Stuart Keynes dove with us on Sipadan and took most of these Turtle and Fish Photos!

First amazing sight: a school of Jackfish like this. We swam right into the center of a circling mass of thousands of fish.

Occasionally we saw two HUGE fish circling with the Jackfish. Actually about 3 feet long.

The turtles were amazing, 2 to 3 feet in diameter. Thanks, Stuart, for the photos.