About this property

Comfortable Accommodation: Mabul Backpackers in Pulau Mabul offers family rooms with sea views, balconies, and private bathrooms. Each room includes air-conditioning, a bath, and a bidet. Dining and Leisure: Guests can enjoy a sun terrace, restaurant, and bar. The property features a minimarket, live music, karaoke, and a tour desk. Amenities and Services: The homestay provides private check-in and check-out, a 24-hour front desk, and a paid airport shuttle service. Additional facilities include a barbecue, outdoor furniture, and a ground-floor unit. Activities and Attractions: Guests can participate in walking tours and enjoy snorkelling options in the area. The beach is accessible, and the staff support guests with special dietary needs.

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Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.3)

Breakfast info

Halal, Asian, American, Buffet


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Room type
Number of guests
 
2 single beds
1 bunk bed
1 double bed
2 single beds
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Managed by Mabul Backpackers

Company review score: 7.7Based on 124 reviews from 1 property
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Company information

Are you visiting to dive, do dive courses or just snorkel? We are one of the few places around which has **SIPADAN PERMITS** readily available (this must be reserved long in advance) - ONLY for PADI Advanced Open Water or equivalent can dive in Sipadan. We are PADI official diving center (S-21701) with Instructors and Dive Masters available all year long! PADI Official Courses: We have all the certifications available from Open Water to Divemaster! As it implies to stay few days, don't hesitate to reach out by WhatsAp to get our full packs! (Sipadan Borneo)

Property information

Welcome to Mabul Backpackers! We have 3-types of room. 1. Sea-view / Beach-view / Jetty-view, Private bathroom, Air-condition room 2. Basic room, Shared bathroom, Fan room 3. Dormitory, Shared bathroom, Fan room We offer a full board of meals (breakfast, lunch & dinner) served in a buffet-style as well as tea, coffee and drinking water available all day long! How to come to Mabul island (Mabul Backpackers)? from Semporna mainland you need to register to our office located at Dragon Inn Floating Resort and we are at office Block VIP Unit no. 5 (Noble Inworld Scuba Resort & Tours Sdn. Bhd.) Please come to our office 30 minutes before boat departure time. Our boat schedule 8:00 AM / 8:30 AM from Semporna (at our office) to Mabul island 3:30 PM / 4:00 PM from Mabul island (at Mabul Backpackers) to Semporna Kindly note boat transfer is not included, if you are not able to catch our boat schedule, we can arrange a private boat for you, please do not hesitate to send us a WhatsAp to let us know your arrival time so we can arrange if possible :)

Neighbourhood information

We are proud to be a familiar company, and we like to welcome our guest to our little paradise. 🏝 Our staff is doing their best to receive you in the nicest conditions to make your stay comfortable. The Hotel is located on the sea (water house) with West sun exposition which allow us to say that we have the best place for sunset 🌅 , come and have a look by yourself 😉! In order to reduce our power energy, the electricity from our generator will be turned off daily from 9:00am till 5:00pm while guests are out for diving & snorkeling 🌊 We are very concerned about the use of plastic, and we are doing our best to reduce it as much as possible! We are taking part of the local actions to remove plastic from the sea, but we are still trying to get help to process garbages. We will ask you to help us to keep the Ocean clean as it is our home and we depend on it to live, thank you! 😇 Yet another great trip to Sipadan with Mabul Backpackers! Our closer neighbours are Green turtles, clown fishes and of course some white tips, black tips, grey reef sharks, bumphead parrotfishes, and so much more! The village is very small and humble so you can easily walk around and feel safe ! We also have Sea-gypsies that live only on their boats and who will come to sell coconuts 🥥, fresh fishes 🐟, seafood 🐚 and Lobsters 🦞 ! Our chef can help you to cook it at your taste (RM 15- RM 30) The 2 telecom that we can reach signal from here are Celcom and Digi and we don't have WiFi access but you can request a mobile hotspot at the reception. Let's say that it's time for Digital Detox 😉

Languages spoken

English,Malay,Chinese

Property surroundings

Restaurants

1 restaurant on site
  • Restaurant #1

    No additional info available

House rules

Mabul Backpackers takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 08:00 to 08:30
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
From 15:30 to 16:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children are not allowed.

Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Payments by Booking.com
Booking.com takes your payment on behalf of the property for this stay, but make sure you have cash for any extras once you get there.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please inform Mabul Backpackers in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.