I had a 4d/3n package in the resort in mabul, and this place is an excellent choice for divers- everything literally works like clockwork. The planning is meticulous, there is always a list on a board or a person telling you where you need to be and when, kit is put together, changes between dives, and cleaned at end of... More

I took my Open Water and Advanced certificate at Scuba Junkie, and were very satiesfied. The instructors are deeply professional and I felt safe all the way through. Many of them are English, and therefore language is not a barriere... The hotel is an average hotel, but location perfect. But nothing beats the atmosphere at the hotel and you'll meet... More

I stayed with Scuba Junkies for 10 days as part of a longer trip in Asia. It was fairly easy to organise the trip as they respond promptly to emails and arrange a pick-up from Tawau airport (at a cost). I stayed for one night at the Backpackers in Semporna, and really the place was quite awful. The member of... More

Scuba Junkie is a well oiled machine. A pleasant surprise in this part of the world. They are thorough, responsive, and come through on everything. The food is great at both Semporna and Mabul. If you can afford to stay at Mabul the whole time, I recommend it. Semporna (the town) is a bit of a dump, but not terrible.... More

Not being a diver, I went for a two-day open water course and then one day of fun diving. Everything runs pretty smoothly, although some people at the counter in Semporna could be more friendly... The stay I did in Mabul Island was just great, in a very nice secluded island in lovely bungalows. As to the diving, it was... More

We are just back from our 6 day stay in Semporna and Mabul. We stayed in the Hostel in Semporna and the Beach Resort in Mabul and we had a blast of a time. All rooms were excellent, nicely refurbished and very clean. The staff absolutly lovely especially in the dive school. Well managed trips and equipment which is up... More

I went to mabul island with SJ and stayed in mabul resort.the trip was well organised and I loved staying on the island!!!!The dive masters working for SJ were awesome.i was travelling on my own but didn't feel alone at all.after I returned to semporna I dined at sucba junkie,food was great and it is a good place to meet... More

Scuba Junkie is a slick operation - very well organized. We stayed at both the hostel in Semporna town and on Mabul island. Dived from both places. Sipidan was of course awesome. Diving around Mabul was good. We also enjoyed the day trip dives to Sibuan up north. More relaxed than at Mabul. Would've loved to have gone to Boheyan... More

Just came back from Semporna, stayed at SJ Dive Lodge, no doubt the service provided by SJ is superb. We had a wonderful diving trip and special kudos to Instructors Michella, Ikha, Ted and Thisj, you guys are great and helpful. The only setback was the driver who sent us to Tawau airport, he was speeding and overtaking car like... More