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Borneo: Indonesia + Malaysia - July 2013

Travel to the island of Borneo, Malaysia and Indonesia. Diving in the Derawan Archipelago (Maratua, Kakaban, Sangalaki); in Sipadan, Mabul and Kapalai; in Kota Kinabalu (Pulau Gaya). Steps to Kuching and Kuala Lumpur.

Turtle Tomb Cave. Sipadan, Borneo, Malaysia, July 2013.

Sipadan Turtle Tomb Cave

Hop! Back to Borneo. Here is my little video shot in July 2013, at the entrance of the famous Sipadan underwater cave called "Turtle Tomb".
Borneo: Indonesia + Malaysia - July 2013
The pontoon of Sipadan. Borneo, Malaysia, July 2013.

Divers under supervision in Sipadan

Sipadan. An island of dreams, explored by Cousteau. But under military surveillance, for the safety of divers and the preservation of the reef.
Borneo: Indonesia + Malaysia - July 2013
School of jacks in Sipadan. (Borneo, Malaysia, July 2013)

Sipadan underwater in pictures

Sipadan. Three mythical syllables for divers in Asia! Sharks, turtles, barracudas and trevallies ...
Borneo: Indonesia + Malaysia - July 2013
Shark in Sipadan. Borneo, Malaysia, July 2013.

Sipadan: a video, a shark, a minute

Hop, we go to Malaysia to dive to Sipadan ... As a mouthing, I made it simple: a video, a shark, a minute.
Borneo: Indonesia + Malaysia - July 2013
L'Sangalaki Island seen from the open sea. (Borneo, Indonesia, July 2013)

Sangalaki and Maratua: sadness and disappointment in the waters of Borneo

In the Indonesian archipelago of Derawan in Borneo, the islands of Sangalaki and Maratua are no longer the fabulous diving spots they were in 2013.
Borneo: Indonesia + Malaysia - July 2013
Diving in Kakaban. Borneo, Indonesia. July 2013.

Multicolored dive on Kakaban reef

I love the bright colors of coral on a subaquatic blue background. Small immersion, in images, on the splendid reef of the Kakaban island, near Borneo (Indonesia).
Borneo: Indonesia + Malaysia - July 2013
The further you go towards the centre of the lake, the more jellyfish there are. (Kakaban, Borneo, Indonesia, July 2013)

Kakaban and its lake with jellyfish that don't sting...

Borneo is adventure! I saw again the Indonesian island of Kakaban and its mysterious jellyfish lake. I even went back to swim there. Video evidence.
Borneo: Indonesia + Malaysia - July 2013
Turtle in the Derawan Archipelago. Borneo, Indonesia, July 2013.

Derawan, the turtle archipelago

Off Borneo, Indonesia, the island of Derawan and its archipelago are an incredible place to observe turtles.
Borneo: Indonesia + Malaysia - July 2013
Derawan Island. Borneo, Indonesia. July 2013.

Itinerary: from Kuala Lumpur to Derawan in one day

Derawan is a tiny Indonesian girl on the east coast of Borneo. I had already been there in 2009. But for this 2013 trip, I have revised my itinerary.
Borneo: Indonesia + Malaysia - July 2013
School of jacks in Sipadan. Borneo, Malaysia. July 2013.

Diving in the blue of Borneo

I'm coming back from Borneo! Highlight of the trip: the dives in Sipadan, Malaysia ... Yes, for me, Borneo has more the color of the sea than the jungle.
Borneo: Indonesia + Malaysia - July 2013

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