Pom Pom Island
The journey from Tawau to Semporna by road takes approximately one hour and from Semporna to Pom Pom Island is around 45 minutes by boat. Pom Pom Island is a scattering islands surround the dramatic hilly islands of Bogaya and Boheydulang, both are part of the rim of an ancient volcanic crater inundated by the sea. These two islands of northeast of Semporna have been gazetted as the Tun Sakaran Marine Park, together with 6 smaller surrounding island. A little further to the east and southeast od Bodgaya, outside the Park boundaries, other tiny, flat sandy islands dot the limpid Sulawesi Sea, including Pom Pom, Pandanan, Timba Timba and Mataking.
Pom Pom Island is a home to two dive resorts, one, a large well-appointed resort with spa, and the second is more simple dive lodge. At Pom Pom Island, divers are able to explore as many as 40 dive sites on the fringing and patch reefs within the region, including Mantabuan and Bodgaya with the Park. Most of the diving is macro which includes turtles and small rays, that is sometimes seen, frogfish, butterfly fish, and small fish such as cardinal fish. There are also black coral and barracuda that could be seen at Mantabuan's reefs. The equipments for diving are all prepared by the resort and all you have to do is bring your sunglasses and sunscreen, and pull on your wet suit. The Pom Pom Island Resort's professional instructors and staff will assist you both above the water and below and they will guide and show you the wonderful underwater life along with the available amazing marine macro life.
The journey from Tawau to Semporna by road takes approximately one hour and from Semporna to Pom Pom Island is around 45 minutes by boat. Pom Pom Island is a scattering islands surround the dramatic hilly islands of Bogaya and Boheydulang, both are part of the rim of an ancient volcanic crater inundated by the sea. These two islands of northeast of Semporna have been gazetted as the Tun Sakaran Marine Park, together with 6 smaller surrounding island. A little further to the east and southeast od Bodgaya, outside the Park boundaries, other tiny, flat sandy islands dot the limpid Sulawesi Sea, including Pom Pom, Pandanan, Timba Timba and Mataking. 
Pom Pom Island is a home to two dive resorts, one, a large well-appointed resort with spa, and the second is more simple dive lodge. At Pom Pom Island, divers are able to explore as many as 40 dive sites on the fringing and patch reefs within the region, including Mantabuan and Bodgaya with the Park. Most of the diving is macro which includes turtles and small rays, that is sometimes seen, frogfish, butterfly fish, and small fish such as cardinal fish. There are also black coral and barracuda that could be seen at Mantabuan's reefs. The equipments for diving are all prepared by the resort and all you have to do is bring your sunglasses and sunscreen, and pull on your wet suit. The Pom Pom Island Resort's professional instructors and staff will assist you both above the water and below and they will guide and show you the wonderful underwater life along with the available amazing marine macro life. 
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