July 31st, 2008 DreamGirl
Bertram Kunze
Scuba Diving, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
We have had our friend, Bertram Kunze, scuba diving with Borneo Dream over the past two weeks. He still has a few more diving trips left before he departs Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo for Germany.
Hawksbill Turtle, Sapi
Bertram has scuba dived most of our diving day trip destinations from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo – Usukan Wrecks, Mayne Rock, Pulau Tiga and TARP Marine Park. He has been pleasantly surprised by the quality of scuba diving – both coral reef diving and wreck diving- you can find along the West coast of Sabah, Borneo.
Cuttle Fish - TARP, Tiga & Mayne Rock
During his scuba diving trips from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo he has seen Turtles (Hawksbill and Green), Nurse Sharks, Cuttle Fish, Moray Eels, Pipe Fish, Nemo’s galore and other species of Clown Fish, Banded Sea Snakes and so much more.
He has kindly shared his scuba diving photos from his recent scuba diving trips with Borneo Dream. You enjoy looking at these through the links below:
- Scuba diving Mayne Rock, Sabah, Borneo
- Scuba diving TARP Marine Park, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo
- Scuba Diving Pulau Tiga, Sabah, Borneo
- Wreck diving, Usukan Wrecks, Sabah, Borneo
Alongside the many days enjoyable diving with Borneo Dream, Bertram also enjoyed trips to Kinabatangan River, Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary, Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary and dived the world famous Layang Layang.
Thanks for sharing your great underwater photos with us Bertram – come back and dive with Borneo Dream again! We’ll miss you (and the cheese you brought on each diving day trip 
), you’ve been fantastic fun! We look forward to receiving, and sharing, your customer feedback on this site.
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July 28th, 2008 DreamGirl
Amazing Wreck Diving!
Wreck Diving Facebook Event (26th – 29th September, 2008), Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
Join the unmissable ‘Get Wrecked’ Dive Safari Facebook Event (26th – 29th September, 2008), hosted by Borneo Dream.
Rice Bowl Wreck
Come and enjoy two days diving the amazing Usukan Bay WWII wrecks. These large, WWII Japanese wrecks are lying between 40m – 28m, covered in soft and hard coral gardens and teeming with marine life. Suitable for experienced leisure divers and technical divers.
Enjoy videos and photos from recent Borneo Dream diving trips to the wrecks.
The ‘Get Wrecked’ package includes four deep wreck dives, dive gear, lunches, boat transfers on Borneo Dream 3, Jesselton Point Access Tax and hotel pick ups from KK city hotels.
Prices for the Get Wrecked 4D3N package are as follows (valid for this event):
Wreck Dive with Borneo Dream
If you already have accommodation arranged in Kota Kinabalu (KK), then the Usukan Bay Diving Day trip is RM435 per diver per day. Airport transfers are RM20 p.p. (each way) for KK city hotels. Please note that flights to Kota Kinabalu are excluded (we can recommend flight routes for you).
Places are limited so contact Joanne to book your place.
Come and have a fun, professional and safe wreck diving trip with the Borneo Dream Team.
Hope to dive with you soon 
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July 25th, 2008 DreamGirl
Enjoying the Rice Bowl Wreck
Wreck Diving Package, Usukan Bay Wrecks, Gaya Wreck with Borneo Dream – Feedback from Mark Tuttle, Panaga Divers, May 2008
Brigitte, Nigel, Tino, Rita and Mark enjoyed a trip to Kota Kinabalu in early May to experience the wreck diving opportunities and we were very impressed by the Borneo Dream team! Many thanks to Jo, Billy and Ron for making it happen with such a high degree of panache, these people have recently established themselves as a well-positioned and fully equipped dive centre in KK that cater to snorkelers, beginners and advanced divers alike with a taste for excellence.
Objective of day one was to explore the “Rice Bowl Wreck“, two dives on a Japanese freighter of name unknown, lying in 35m of clear water just 35nm north of KK. This is a superb dive, look at the photos of the shy juvenile nurse sharks!
Nurse Sharks!
We found the resident batfish to be particularly curious, ascending with us from the bottom to the surface. Our second day was an interesting challenge, objective was to dive a relatively unexplored wreck that is close to KK and to complete Nigel’s ERD3 assessment on a murky but very intriguing “Gaya Wreck” lying upright in 50m. This is not a wartime wreck as she is largely intact but wow, this is an excellent dive! Jo and Billy expertly set the shot line across the stern allowing 25 minutes to explore a site that is rarely dived.
Coral covered wrecks
Day three took us back to the Rice Bowl Wreck at Usukan to find more evidence of her identity. One teacup, a rice bowl and saucer were not enough. A perfectly timed departure left us with expectations of two dives however Mother Nature turned and as the wind picked up there were white horses smiling at us upon surfacing from our first dive. Billy and his team wisely decided to turn the dive and head for the lee side of TARP where we enjoyed a relaxing dive on a relatively unexplored reef on the lee side of Pulau Manukan, within sight of Sutera harbour and our Shangri-La terrace where the complimentary drinks beckoned!
BorneoDream 3 is a superb dive platform, with more than enough deck space to sort out our dive kit.
Diving the large wrecks
She is equipped with all the mod cons including a private head, twin bunk for those who desire a short kip between dives, all the safety gear one could dream of and a pair of quiet 140hp engines to propel us to our destination at a comfortable pace.
Billy and the Borneo Dream Team know what they are doing and do it extremely well. I certainly will return to KK for more and invite them to visit us in Brunei at the earliest opportunity.”
Mark Tuttle
Panaga Divers, Brunei
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July 24th, 2008 DreamGirl
Wreck Diving, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia . . .
The Usukan Wrecks are suitable for technical divers too
Fancy a diving adventure? Then go wreck diving from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia with Borneo Dream.
Go wreck diving the three, large Usukan Bay World War II Japanese wrecks found near Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo. Wreck diving the ‘Usukan Wreck’, ‘Upside-down Wreck’ and the ‘Rice Bowl Wreck’ is an awesome diving experience. All of the wrecks lay in 26m – 40m of water and can have small to medium strong currents present, making them a wreck diving adventure for experienced leisure divers and technical divers.
Enjoy awesome wreck diving with Borneo Dream
All of the wrecks are covered in stunning soft coral gardens and hard corals, teeming with fish life and home to an amazing range of marine life. Making wreck diving in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo Malaysia an underwater treasure waiting to be explored.
We offer additional information on wreck diving the Usukan wrecks, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo. Many thanks to Mark Tuttle and John Elder (www.panagadivers.com) and also Maurice Davidson’s book ‘Brunei Laut’.
Your Borneo Dream wreck diving day trip includes 2 dives, hotel pick-ups, boat transfer, picnic style lunch, cylinders, weights and Jesselton Point Landing / Departure tax. Please note it excludes the use of Nitrox – this is available at extra cost. Use of Nitrox is recommended to extend your bottom time when wreck diving the Usukan wrecks in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.
One of the three Usukan Bay Wrecks
Borneo Dream offers fun, high quality and safe wreck diving experiences. So what are you waiting for? Book your Borneo Dream wreck diving trip from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia today! If you fancy wreck diving for a short holiday, try our 4D3N Get Wrecked diving package
Please note – minimum 4 persons per wreck diving day trip.
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Alongside the many days enjoyable diving with Borneo Dream, Bertram also enjoyed trips to Kinabatangan River, Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary, Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary and dived the world famous Layang Layang.
