Semporna Malaysia

Mataking Island Resort Sabah Borneo Malaysia (30 Photos)

2020-11-12T06:26:00.009+08:00

Mataking Island Resort Sabah Borneo Malaysia is a world class reef resort located in Semporna, a small district in east coast of Sabah Malaysian Borneo. During previous years Mataking island resort does not receive so many attention and still become less known holiday destination.

Mataking island resort designed to be an exclusive secluded holiday destination and super scuba diving site. If you are looking to travel to secluded destination in less known destination on eart, Mataking island resort might be the answer.

But things starting to change on middle of 2016 when photos of islands in Semporna became viral in social media especially Facebook and Pinterest.

More and more people getting curious about holiday destinations in Semporna such as Bohey Dulang island, Mabul island and several water houses.

Their findings bring them to information about Mataking island resort which is the farthest island resort in Semporna. The official name of this resort is Mataking Island Reef Dive Resort - aimed for scuba divers and non-divers visitors.

How To Get To Mataking Island Resort Semporna

1. If you travel from outside Malaysia or from Peninsular Malaysia you will need to land in Kota Kinabalu International Airport at first before you able to start your travel to Mataking island resort. This is because there is no direct flight route to Semporna. Kota Kinabalu international airport is the only international airport available in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. There is no direct flight to Semporna because Semporna has no airport and majority or airplanes only landed in Tawau airport.

2. The only airport available in Semporna is a small airport. The airport has been abondoned since around 1990's - not functiong as an airport until today but still being used by small airplane, also used by remote controlled aircraft enthusiasts and by local weather forecast department.

3. After you arrive in Kota Kinabalu you will need to take another flight route to Tawau airport, because Tawau airport is the closest available airport for you to travel to Semporna and to Mataking island. When you landed in Tawau airport you will need to take 1 hour land bus travel to Semporna city center. The travel duration from Tawau airport to Semporna city center will take about 1-1.5 hours depending on weather and traffic condition.

4. After you arrive in Semporna city center, to get to Mataking island resort you will need to take a boat ride to Mataking island. Travel from Semporna city center to Mataking island take about 40-55 minutes depending on weather and sea condition.

5. Travel to Mataking island is only allowed during day time, from 6 AM 6 PM. No any other civillian boat allowed in the sea after 6:00 PM, or else you will be warned by local police enforcement. Security in the sea around Semporna is so tight.

6. Normally visitors will stay for more than 1 day in Mataking island resort. They stayed there for 3 days, 4 days up to 5 days. There is no maximum limit of how long you can stay. It all depends on your budget and what you want to do during holiday in Semporna.

What Things To Do In Mataking Island Resort

You might wonder what activities to do when travel to Mataking island? To enjoy holiday, of course! But what else to do while staying during several days holiday in Mataking? Here's some recommendation...

• Snorkeling - most popular activities done by visitors. Sea water around Mataking island resort is super crystal clear. You can see the bottom of the ocean untul 15-20 meters deep from water surface. What to see during snorkeling? Reef fish and colorful coral reefs.

• Scuba diving - there is a dive center in Mataking island resort. Dive center in Mataking island is affiliated with PADI (Professional Association Of Diving Instructors). If you travel to Mataking island to do scuba diving and to explore the underwater world around Mataking island, daily dive packages is available here. You can choose to do scuba diving 2 times in 1 day or 3 times in 1 day.

• Sunset Viewing - sunset view from Mataking island resort is soooo amazing. You got to see it for yourself.

• Island Hopping, Visiting Other Islands in Semporna - from Mataking island you can go to other islands nearby for sightseeing or snorkeling. Recommended islands are Bohey Dulang island, Pom Pom island or Denawan island.

• Kayaking near the beach. You can choose what type of kayak you want to ride in. Make sure you bring your camera.

• Bonfire party on the beach - Sit together in camp fire during evening until late night.

• Visiting Peacock Sanctuary - take a close look at this blue-green bird.

• Visiting Turtle Hatchery Center in Mataking island, managed by marine biologist and dedicated conservation staffs.

• Go to Core Gym Center - yes you can find a modern gym in an island resort. You can enjoy working out while enjoying panoramic view of blue Ocean to ease your mind during workout session

• Birds Watching - if you love 'birding' activities you can hunt for birds around Mataking island by going up to observation tower or walking around the island near resort area.

• Walk Island To Island - during low tide you can walk on foot from Mataking Besar island (main island which resort is located) to Mataking Kecil (second island, much smaller island) which is only 500 meters apart. Pictures during this moment is magical.

Most visitor travel to Mataking island resort for honeymoon, for holiday, to find some inner peace, for bonding with family members or for solo travel.

Although Mataking island resort is the farthest island resort from Semporna city center but this resort is equipped with most modern necessities for your stay.

How To Contact Mataking Island Reef Resort For Booking

From our experience, Mataking island resort staff is easy to reach because they are highly responsive to our emails and phone call. We can confirm our booking immediately and able to reach them during last minute arrangements.

If you are looking for ways to contact Mataking island resort for booking, here's their contact details..

• Website - Visit Mataking island resort official website at https://www.mataking.com/. Name of their website is easy to remember. Just type "Mataking.com" in Google and you will fin their website within seconds.

• Normal Phone Call - the best way to talk to Mataking island resort reservation staff to manage your booking. Call +6089770022 or +6089770025 directly for any enquiries and reservation.

• Facebook Page - Mataking island resort Facebook page is at https://web.facebook.com/MatakingIsland. They are active on Facebook and always publish new contents 2-3 times in 1 week. At the last time we take a look at their Facebook Page, Mataking island resort already have 8,328 followers so far.

• Email - if you prefer email you can send an enquire email to sales@mataking.com. They are quite responsive in email conversations.

• Twitter - reach Mataking island resort at https://twitter.com/MatakingIsland . However, from our previous experience they are not so active in Twitter. Better contact them using emails.

Mataking Island Resort Photography

Here we share with your some photos taken by Mataking island's previous visitors.

These photos shared publicly by photo owner.

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Click or tap on the photo for larger size and for better viewing on your device screen.

Cost of staying in Mataking island resort is not cheap.

Mataking island resort is a luxurious 5 star island resort for people with thick pocket.

If you are looking for budget travel but still want to go to Mataking island you can choose to go by joining a day trip package.

By joining day trip package to Mataking island your visiting time in Mataking island will be short as you need to catch up with time limie, but you still can take some pictures of your travel to Mataking island.

You still have a chance to walk around Mataking island resort freely at least for 30-45 minutes walk around the beautiful place. There is no entrance fee imposed on any public visitors who come to Mataking island. But, you will still need to follow resort's rules.

If you have any other questions about Mataking island resort type your question in comment section below and we will do our best to answer.

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Lato Lato Resort Sabah Borneo Malaysia (54 Photos)

2020-11-07T05:43:00.005+08:00

Lato Lato Resort Sabah Borneo Malaysia is the first 'floating beach resort' in Semporna before Nusakuya Resort, Egang Egang Waterhouse and other similar accmmodation built on seawater around Semporna such as Maglami Lami Waterhouse.

Lato Lato Resort located near Bum Bum island on a long strected sandy sea bottom. There is no big waves in this area and no big ships or any boats passing trough Lato Lato Resort area due to it's shallow area.

Lato Lato Resort Semporna has been around since middle of 2015 and has been opened for public visitors starting from 2016 during our first trip to this popular holiday destination among tourists and travelers from Peninsular Malaysia.

Sunset view from Lato Lato is so amazing. You can see the round yellow golden sun clearly during sunset hours. There is no entrance ticket if you want to just walk around the resort for taking photos without spending a night in Lato Lato Resort.

Admission into Lato Lato Resort is free as long as you follow their rules. You got to come here soon, someday, to feel the staying experience yourself. Enjoy the photos of Lato Lato Resort below we posted here for you.

This post has more than 30 photos of Lato Lato Resort. Click or tap on any photo for better viewing on your device screen.

So, what do you think about Lato Lato Resort after seeing all those photos? Share you thoughts in comment box below.

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Nusakaya Resort Semporna Sabah (32 Photos)

2020-10-19T17:08:00.010+08:00

Nusakaya Resort Semporna Sabah is a beautiful floating resort, homestay and holiday destination located near Bum Bum island, about 15-20 minutes boat ride from small town of Semporna. This beautiful place is really similar to Maldives. We got 32 photos in this post - we recommend you to press, click or tap any photos to see larger view.

If you’re looking for a romantic getaway with your significant other, this might just be your ideal location as you experience living on a floating resort, in the middle of the ocean!

Some called Nusakuya Resort as Maldives of the East Malaysia, as Nusakuya Resort located in eastern coast of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Refer to Google Maps link below to see Nusakuya Resort's location for yourself..

Nusakuya Resort Google Maps: https://g.page/nusakuya-resort?share

Is Nusakuya Resort really safe for you to enjoy your holidays in Semporna, Sabah Malaysian Borneo? Yes its is. Police enforment officers patrolling the area at night. No resort guests and visitors allowed to go out from Nusakaya Resort area by boat at night starting from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM on next morning in Malaysian time. No big ships cruising around due to it's shallow area.

Staying experience in Nusakuya Resort is so beautiful - many people claim view around Nusakuya Resort is very similar to holiday in Maldives, according to social media reviews written by previous visitors. One day will not be enough.

Sea area near Nusakuya Resort, Semporna, has no big waves, quite shallow and has long streching shallow sea bottom nearly for about 50 kilomters. Sea water near Nusakuya Resort is so clearn and so clear. No villages near the area and you can make sure the cleanliness of sea water here.

You can swim directly from your resort room when staying in Nusakuya Resort. There is no big rock in sea bottom in Nusakuya Resort area and no sea urchins too - so your swimming experience will be totally safe. Majority of rooms in Nusakuya Resort has their own private jetty just outside the room - you can enjoy swimming in crystal clear blue sea in sunrise time, as early as 6:00 AM.

How about Nusakuya Resort resort booking price? What is the easiest way to book a room in Nusakuya Resort?

We talked to Nusakuya Resort staff - for now they did not have official listing in Agoda or Booking.com or Air BnB for you anybody to do booking online. They only allow you to book via their Facebook Page or, booking by phone call +60142244513.

They only use mobile phone number becase Nusakuya Resort is a floating resort in the middle of the oceand there is no way for a fixed line phone to reach it's location. Nusakauya Resort use WhatsApp to process their incoming booking and enquiries about latest resort room price.

Nusakuya Resort contact details for you to reach them..

Nusakuya Resort Email: nusakuyaresort @ gmail .com

Instagram: @NusakuyaResort - seems like their Instagram DM is slow - they do accept Instagram Direct Message or 'DM' but did not reply promptly).

Whatsapp: https://www.wasap.my/60142244513 (click, tap or press on this link and WhatsApp chat to Nusakuya Resort will automatically open up in your WhatsApp chats). This is the best way to contact Nusakuya Resort for booking or to ask about price.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nusakuyaresort - they did not receive any incoming booking via Facebook. If you press the "Book Now" button on their Facebook Page it will bring you to WhatsApp chat as mentioned above.

Here are some more photos for you to enjoy..

We invite you to come back to Go Semporna blog to visit more photos of Nusakuya Resort in the future.

Currently no Nusakuya Resort blog available on the internet- they also dont have official blog or official website yet to process booking also to publish latest news so you can use Go Semporna blog as source of information about Nusakuya Resort.

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Maglami Lami Water House Holiday Trip (12 Photos)

2020-10-19T05:35:00.006+08:00

This girl shared her holiday trip in Semporna islands, staying in Maglami Lami Water House.

Photos shared by @kaorurozer

Here's another two photos of enjoying holiday in Maglami Lami Water House in Semporna shared by @nadeeeeen

it might inspire you to enjoy holiday in Maglami Lami Water House someday.

Check out Maglami Lami Water House chalet homestay location using Google Maps, here's the url link below, just click to see it

https://g.page/MaglamiLamiWaterhouseLodge?share

What do you think after seeing photos in this post? Share your thought with us in comment section below.

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Scuba Diving Trip Sipadan (5 Photos)

2018-03-01T02:15:00.014+08:00

Scuba Diving At Sipadan - these are several photos of underwater beauty at Sipadan island, Semporna. This is why they call Sipadan as heaven on earth for scuba divers. Photos by Ah Man, a local dive guide at Semporna.

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Life At Pom Pom (5 Photos)

2018-03-01T01:49:00.010+08:00

Life At Pom Pom - photos shared by Krisztina Filep during her time as volunteer for Tropical Research And Conservation Centre or TRACC for short at Pom Pom island, Semporna, Malaysia.

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Having Fun At Kapalai

2018-02-24T21:08:00.011+08:00

Having Fun At Kapalai - this is how it looks like spending holiday at Kapalai and Mabul island, Semporna. Yup.. this is Kapalai and Mabul. Not Maldives.

Photos by @wanderlust.sabah .

Click or tap on the photo to see larger view.

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Poor But Happy

2018-02-24T20:56:00.009+08:00

Poor But Happy - life of Sea Bajau or Bajau Palauh people at Tatagan island, Semporna.

Kids play happily on the boat and on the sea!

They are very poor, no nationalities, in fact very poor without any basic necessities - but they live free without boundary.

Photo by @evans0707.

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Mesmerized By The Sea

2018-02-24T20:31:00.004+08:00

Beautiful view at Mabul island resort - so calm, so peaceful, mesmerized by the beauty of the sea. Photo by evans0707

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Try To Make A Living

2018-02-24T20:28:00.005+08:00

Try To Make A Living - a Bajau Palauh women trying to find raw seafood near the beach of Mabul island, Semporna, originally shot by terencelimtl.

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Heading Home

2018-02-18T01:01:00.004+08:00

This is a photo of young Palauh (also called Sea Gypsy, sea Bajau or Bajau Laut in Malay) girl with her fahter on the boat on their way to place they live.

Most Sea Gypsy make a living by catching fish and other seafood and then selling it to public at the market or to the resort nearby. Sea, boat and fish is their life. They not do anything else.

You will see scene like this if you stay at resort near Mabul island or at Kapalai resort.

Photo by terencelimtl

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Sipadan Mabul Resort Jetty

2018-02-18T00:48:00.006+08:00

Beautiful view at Sipadan Mabul Resort - What you see here in this picture is the entrance jetty to Sipadan Mabul Resort located at Mabul island, Semporna.

Photo by @aku_dwan

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Mataking Beach

2018-02-15T17:36:00.005+08:00

Spending The Day At Mataking Beach - see the beauty of Mataking island beach from these pictures, taken near Mataking island resort.

It's like enjoying vacation at your own private island because not so many people around here.

Mataking is lesser known location compared to Mabul, Sipadan and Kapalai but you still can enjoy a really breathtaking view especially at evening time during sunset.

Click or tap on the photo for larger view. Photos by @eanjoseph

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Sun Kissed At Mabul (3 Photos)

2018-02-15T15:00:00.004+08:00

Sun Kissed At Mabul - the moment when the sun shines its light to you at your own personal moment, in a place where no one will gonna disturb you.

Photo by @alice_inwonderland58

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Bukit Tengkorak Trip (3 Photos)

2018-02-15T11:18:00.006+08:00

Amazing View At Bukit Tengkorak - Bukit Tengkorak also called as 'skull hill'. This place becomes an archaeological site and the first ever at Semporna.

All images by @keithwk1601

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Tanjung Parapat Semporna

2018-02-14T13:02:00.006+08:00

The beautiful view at Tanjung Parapat, Semporna - This place is about 20-30 minutes drive from Semporna town center.

Tanjung Parapat is actually a small muslims village with shallow sea area. All of them are Bajau people. The bottom of the sea near the land at Tanjung Parapat is sandy and flat.

No reef and corals. Just sand and stones. The fisherman build this long jetty so they can park their boat in deeper water which is about hundred meters from the land.

Most people come here to enjoy the beautiful view during weekend with their friends and family members.

No cafe or restaurants and no hotel or other good accommodation nearby, most tour guides not bring tourist here.

Most people who came here are locals.

The view is so mesmerizing and so refreshing especially in early morning and in evening during sunset.

Photos by Zuliani Mansur.

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See You Again

2018-02-12T14:13:00.007+08:00

Nothing More Beautiful Than This - an evening view at Mabul island resort. Saying "see you again next time" to the sea. Hard to say goodbye. Photo by shenshenxixi

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Sea Gypsy Life Story

2018-02-12T14:05:00.007+08:00

Sea Gypsy Life Diary - In these 3 photos you can see life of Sea Bajau, also called "Palauh" and what they do most, everyday.

Their didn't do anything else other than catching fish, finding raw seafood to sell to the market and to the resorts nearby then spend most of the day being at the sea under the warm tropical sun - jumping into the water, swimming, laughing, enjoying life as "sea people".

It's like living in water world. The sea, the boat and other else in between is the color their life because that are most important things to them.

These three photos are taken at a location near Mabul island, Semporna. Photos by husnah.hussin

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Sun, Ocean, And You

2018-02-12T13:52:00.009+08:00

Sun, Ocean, And You - enjoy the happy feeling being in the beautiful, calm and amazing surroundings at Mabul island, Semporna.

Photo by @AimiRuzelan.

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Mabul Sea From Above

2018-02-12T13:40:00.004+08:00

Mabul Sea From Above - Aerial view of a boat at Mabul island, Semporna. Look at crystal clear sea water.

You can see the what's down below, like seeing trough a mirror.

Photo by parkertehoais

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Holiday at Mabul Resort

2018-02-11T17:31:00.006+08:00

Holiday at Mabul Resort - beautiful view at Mabul island resort.

Photos by @ann5632

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Maldives? No, This Is Mabul

2018-02-11T16:44:00.006+08:00

Maldives? No, This Is Mabul - beautiful view from a resort at Mabul island, Semporna.

Mabul and Kapalai has been called as 'Maldives' of Semporna. No big waves. Soft strong wind. And not so many people around. This place is quiest.

Perfect for your holiday, honeymoon or personal getaway far from the city.

No need to go thousands kilometers away to Maldives you can have the same feel here in Semporna, Malaysia.

Photo by @travelpicpost

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Sunset From Dive Rig

2018-02-11T16:30:00.007+08:00

Beautiful Sunset From Dive Rig - photo taken at Seaventures Dive Rig, a retired oil rig that converted into PADI dive center standing about 1000 meters from the beach of Mabul island.

Sipadan is about 30 minutes boat ride from here.

Photo by @saein_song

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Sipadan At 6AM

2018-02-11T16:24:00.007+08:00

Sipadan At 6AM - This is the view around 6AM in the morning in a dive site at Sipadan island.

There's nothing.

Only you and the sea.

Photo by @saein_song

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A Diver, A Shark, A Turtle

2018-02-11T16:15:00.006+08:00

A Diver, A Shark, A Turtle All In One Photo - rare moment while scuba diving at Sipadan island.

A scuba diver at the top chasing shark to take photo at that shark and then you can see a turtle sleeping on the seafloor.

Not so many people have a chance to document this moment in one single picture.

Very rare!

Photo by @saein_song