PADI Open Water Courses & Scuba Diving at Mantanani, Sabah, Borneo
The full Borneo Dream Team is now back in Kota Kinabalu after running PADI Open Water Courses at Camp Mantanani on Pulau Mantanani. Pulau Mantanani is a group of three isolated islands North West of Kota Belud, Sabah, Borneo (and 45nm north of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah). The shallow coral reefs surrounding the islands have plenty to offer, for both novice and experienced scuba divers. The visibility can be as high as 30m.
PADI OW Divers
Several British school groups stayed at Camp Mantanani between 18th July – 7th August. As well as getting involved in community activities and marine conservation efforts, the groups would also learn to dive via the PADI Open Water Diver course (run by Borneo Dream).
All in all a busy 15 days for the Dream Team at Camp Mantanani – 998,000 litres of air were used, 420 boat dives, 70 new PADI Open Water Divers, 4 new PADI Advanced Open Water Divers and 1 new Rescue Diver. Phew! Read the rest of this entry »
Our First Underwater Proposal with Borneo Dream in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
The booking all started out quite normal – two divers to join our scuba diving day trip to Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park, near Kota Kinabalu. When Jasper asked if Borneo Dream had ever had a diver propose on one of our diving trips before I knew this was going to be no ordinary scuba diving experience.
Jasper and the Borneo Dream team kept in touch in the weeks running up to the surprise underwater proposal making sure every last detail had been thought through. We had arranged a private dive guide for them (thanks to Gil), an underwater photographer (thanks to Adam from Scubazoo), a nice bottle of wine (for after diving) and had all staff sworn to secrecy . The only thing we couldn’t prearrange was the weather!
She said "Yes!"
On the 24th July Jasper and Chuan Tin turned up to join our scuba diving trip in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Jasper was bubbling with excitement and couldn’t wait to get to the third dive when he was going to propose to his girlfriend. Chuan Tin had no idea what was going to happen. The weather was unusually unsettled on the day but that did nothing to dampen Jaspers spirit.
Congratulations!
During the final dive of the day Jasper got down on one knee, took out a ring whilst our Dive Guide rolled out a large flag with the all important question on – “Chuan Tin, will you marry me?”. There was no hesitation in Chuan Tin signally ‘yes’ and the ring was placed on her finger. They both surfaced with Jasper shouting with delight as he broke the surface. Laughter, tears, hugs were in abundance.
Back on the boat the other leisure divers applauded them. What a fantastic surprise for everyone.
The Borneo Dream Team wish Jasper and Juan Tin many happy years together as husband and wife and many more happy dives together. Borneo Dream – making dreams come true in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo.
Scuba Diving Trip to the WW2 Rice Bowl Wreck with Borneo Dream – Video by Scubazoo
On the 8th July 2010 Borneo Dream ran a scuba diving trip from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah to the WW2 Rice Bowl Wreck. On board our RIB we had Billy, Our TDI Rebreather Instructor, with his two Closed Circuit Rebreather students – Neil & Angela Hadley. They were enjoying their first leisure dive on rebreathers on the wreck. We also had Roger Munns and Jason Isley join this diving trip to take some underwater video and photos of both the Rice Bowl Wreck and Mayne Rock – two of our long distance dive sites accessible from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
Enjoy a video taken during their first leisure dive on the WW2 Rice Bowl Wreck. The video was taken by Roger Munns from Scubazoo who kindly shared it with Borneo Dream. It is awesome!!!
Borneo Dream offers the widest range of scuba diving day trips from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. From wreck diving through to pristine coral reefs that no other Dive Operators go to. We focus on providing high quality, safe and enjoyable scuba diving trips from KK, Sabah. If you would like to come scuba diving with Borneo Dream during your holiday in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia then please contact the Borneo Dream team.
PADI Courses & Scuba Diving Trips with Borneo Dream from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah – August 2010
Find out more about our scuba diving courses and trips schedule from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah for August 2010. Borneo Dream is running a variety of dive courses and diving day trips during the month – there’s something for everyone!
As August is a popular time for tourists to visit Sabah, there is limited availability left for many of these scuba diving trips and courses so contact the Dream Team soon if you want to join us.
PADI Courses in Sabah
Our Dive Courses Schedule:
PADI Open Water Diver course (instruction in English) = 2nd – 3rd, 3rd – 5th, 5th – 7th, 7th – 9th, 12th – 14th, 16th – 18th, 23rd – 25th, 27th – 29th August
PADI Open Water Diver course (instruction in Mandarin) = 25th – 27th, 27th – 29th, 30th August – 1st September
PADI Open Water Diver Course – Learning to Dive with Borneo Dream in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Andrew Bound and his family recently learned to dive during their family holiday to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Andrew, Lori, Aidan and Nathan completed their PADI Open Water Diver course with Borneo Dream in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Please find below their feedback on their scuba diving lessons and dive trips with the Dream Team.
“Please enter your full name: Andrew Bound (and family)
Scuba Diving in TARP
Your Trip Details:PADI Open Water Dive Course (June 30th – July 2nd), & scuba diving trip to Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park on July 4th.
Service: Excellent
Boat: Excellent
Enjoyment: Excellent
What you did: Excellent
Safety: Excellent
Food & Drink: Excellent
Quality: Excellent
Value for Money: Excellent
Staff: Excellent
Happy Divers!
What did you like best?:The staff were absolutely great. Gon and James (and the rest of the staff) were excellent with our kids – providing thorough, friendly instruction while pervading a sense of calm that helped everyone stay relaxed. We had a great time and would recommend Borneo Dream to anyone considering a SCUBA class in Sabah. The boat(s) and equipment were also top notch. Also, Joanne was kind enough to take and send underwater pictures of us diving – which were a huge hit. Thanks!!”
At Borneo Dream we focus on providing fun, safe and high quality scuba diving experiences – so a perfect choice for families wanting to learn to dive together. We run PADI Open Water Diver courses on a regular basis from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah in the safe training conditions of the local Marine Park – Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park. If you would like to learn to dive during your holiday in KK, Sabah the please contact the Dream Team.
. The only thing we couldn’t prearrange was the weather!
