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Scuba Junkie is a multi-award winning diving company that began in 2004 and has since expanded to include four resorts and one stand-alone dive center in two countries spanning some of the best diving locations in Southeast Asia. During this time, we have worked tirelessly to maintain the excellent customer-centric, safety-conscious, and environmentally friendly ethos that so many of our loyal guests have come to know, love, and return for. Scuba Junkie began in Sabah, Malaysia, with the first Scuba Junkie dive shop and resort still located on Mabul Island, close to the famous Sipadan Island, and some of the best reefs Malaysia, and indeed the world, has to offer. With subsequent locations in Kota Kinabalu, Komodo, Sangalaki and Nusa Penida, Scuba Junkie has grown into a well-known and well-respected dive centre and resort operator in both Malaysia and Indonesia. 

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Scuba Junkie Sangalaki Resort first opened its doors in 2016 and has since become a popular destination. It is often booked as part of a Sipadan combo package due to the relatively close proximity of the two resorts. 

We carefully selected each of our resort and dive centre locations to combine unique, natural settings with some of the best diving in the world, and we are confident that at least one, if not all, of our locations will be on your scuba travel bucket list.

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the owners

Scuba Junkie's founders have been working in SE Asia's dive industry since the early 2000s. They have completed over 25,000 dives and are trained in a variety of disciplines including commercial and technical diving, reef ecology training and the establishment of marine protected areas, marine biology and marine sciences, sea turtle hatchery management, 5* IDC centres, photography, and much more. Our team has also been guest speakers in many Dive expos in Malaysia, Singapore and Australia on Marine conservation specifically on our work with Sharks, Rays and Marine Turtles and Marine Parks and have also featured in many publications on the same.

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The Scuba Junkie resorts have received numerous awards for diver training and safety, as well as our commitment to conservation, including the Wild Asia Award for the Protection of Wild Species, as well as PADI training and other diving awards, and were recently voted “The Best Dive Center or Resort” in the world in the Dive Travel Awards 2020. Our resorts have also been featured in numerous documentaries for the above on channels such as the BBC, National Geographic, and Discovery Channel.

With our “family” orientated personal touches, highly professional dive crew, custom built boats and world class diving locations, we are confident that you will not be disappointed and will make it a must to return and visit the next location as soon as you have finished the first….We look forward to welcoming you and bringing you on your next dive adventure very soon!

You will arrive as a guest but leave as a member of the Scuba Junkie Family!

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