45 minutes by boat from Semporna in the Celebes sea. Sibuan is a dream of an island, a long and narrow strip with vegetation in the middle (forest, coconut palms) and long sandy strips at both ends. On the island there is a small village of sea gipsies, stateless people with no nationality, as well as a military base at the northern end of the island. There is no Accommodation on the island, all visitors arrive by boat on day trips. Sibuan is a popular destination for scuba divers who come here for diving in the azure blue waters.
01 Side view of island 02 Beach and coconut trees 03 Beach and coconut trees
04 Beach and coconut trees 05 Beach and coconut trees 06 Beach and boat
07 Southern tip of island 08 Beach, boat, sea and sky 09 Beach, boat, sea and sky
10 Beach, boat, sea and sky 11 Western beach
12 Sand bar at southern end 13 Sea and coast of Sabah
14 Sea and coast of Sabah 15 Western beach 16 Sand bar at southern end
17 Sand bar at southern end 18 Sand bar at southern end
19 Sand bar at southern end 20 Side view of island
21 Sea and sky 22 Side view of island 23 Beach with coconut trees
24 Beach and coconut trees 25 Beach and coconut trees 26 Beach and coconut trees 27 Beach 28 Western beach
29 Western beach and northern tip of island 30 Southern tip of island 01 Houses on stilts 02 Houses on stilts
03 Houses on stilts 04 Houses on stilts and boats 05 Island village and coconut trees 06 Boat with fishing sea gipsies
07 Boat with fishing sea gipsies 08 Boat with fishing sea gipsies 09 Boat and island 10 Young girl on beach
01 Diving boats anchored along beach 02 Diving groups with instructors 03 Diving class with instructor 04 Divers in the sea
05 Divers in the sea 06 Diver preparing for back jump into sea 06 Divers in the sea 07 Divers in the sea
08 Divers in the sea 09 Diving instructor in wetsuit 11 Having a break on the boat
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