Scuba Diving & Snorkeling Trips to Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo
Diving in Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park
Scuba Diving & Snorkeling Trips to Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park with Borneo Dream in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah – Customer Feedback
“Following a friends wedding in Kuala Lumpur, the happy couple were kind enough to accompany a bunch of us to the brides home town of Kota Kinabalu in the Sabah region of Borneo. The unorthodox honeymoon kicked off with an ascent of Mount Kinabalu which followed straight into a more relaxing day in the Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park to ease the affects of the altitude sickness. The collection of small islands less than 15mins offshore of Kota Kinabalu in the South China Sea provided a superb day out for a gaggle of divers and snorkelers.
Great snorkeling!
The day was arranged with a company called Borneo Dream formed a couple of years past by a small group of British ex pats. Having put through all our sizes and kits requirements in advance, we were met at the quayside in KK and directed to the purpose built catamaran – Borneo Dream 3.
On arrival at one of the smaller islands, we offloaded the snorkelers with their Snorkeling Guide and started a nice gentle dive on Sapi Island House Reef. As expected it was full of life, with near perfect vis despite recent strong weather fronts. After about 50mins we climbed back on board and headed further out to sea to a location on the Edgell Patches – a barrel shaped reef. We followed the shot line down to about 14m and swam with the current before taking a couple of 90 deg turns to swim back toward the shot line. Amazing table corals with a stingray hiding under one. Fired up our SMB’s and returned back on board after another 50 min dive.
Snorkeling at Sapi
After meeting up with the other members of the team for a nice relaxing lunch onshore we offloaded the snorkelers on another small island while the divers dropped down on to the a reef on Pulau Manukan for a swim down a reef just offshore of the island. Further amazing coral and heaps of life included some huge puffer fish and the odd lobby just to remind us of boddam lighthouse! 3 x 50min+ dives in an avg of 10-14m were over way too quick and we headed back into shore.
I can’t praise Borneo Dream enough for the day out. The communication was first class, the boat and equipment were new and in excellent condition, the dive guides were very professional but relaxed and friendly at the same time. My last overseas experience from a so called ‘PADI’ dive centre in Sri Lanka was less than positive, so these guys were exactly what I was looking for. The trip we did would have been suitable for groups or families with a mix of non divers.
Borneo Dream do a range of technical diving trips and training courses including mixed gas and rebreather. Good value at £65 for the divers including lunch, tea/coffee, water and free Nitrox and £35 for snorkelers including Park passes.
A perfect day from beginning to end. Both divers and snorkelers agreed it was well run with friendly and knowledgeable staff. Excellent standard of vessel and equipment. A well run and professional company, would have no hesitation recommending to others.”
Donald Ballentyne, United Kingdom
Donald booked a scuba diving day trip and Snorkeling Day trip to Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park near Kota Kinabalu, Sabah for his group. If you fancy enjoying a similar scuba diving or snorkeling experience then please contact the Borneo Dream team.
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