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Mantanani Island Discover Scuba Diving
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- Free diving lesson
- Full set of diving equipments
- Provide Chinese speaking translator
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Mantanani Islands are a group of three isolated islands located northwest of Kota Belud, about an hour’s drive from the state capital of Sabah, Kota Kinabalu. These islands are approximately 45 minutes boat ride by speedboat from the mainland.
The islands boasts of crystal clear blue waters filled with a myriad of marine life and white sandy beaches fringed by coconut palm trees. One of the main reasons that Mantanani Islands is popular for local and tourists alike is because of its picturesque scenery, cool breezes and serene environment.
Enjoy your first dive with a 20 minutes beach dive to familiarize yourselves with the equipments at the big Mantanani Island. Then followed immediately by the second dive, the boat dive. You'll be provided 1 oxygen cylinders. Need to dive longer and deeper? Pay just MYR50 for second oxygen cylinders. For those who is a qualified diver with certification, please notify us that you will take part in Leisure Dive upon booking, your second oxygen cylinder will be provided by FREE!
Diving equipment included: weights, weight belt, BCD, regulator, mask, fins, scuba tanks.
Wetsuits / rash guards are provided for the diving participants. This also depends on the water temperature, if the water is warm, then you can choose not to wear wetsuits and just use rash guards (top skinsuit).
The whole diving trip is guided by professional PADI Dive Instructor / Master, and we do provide a translator who can communicate in Mandarin and Cantonese.
After taking the lunch and if weather permitted, you can get the life jacket and mask from staff to do beach side snorkeling. However, this does not accompany by guide / staff and snorkel at your own risk.
Comparison between Discover Scuba Dive and Leisure Dive
| Discover Scuba Dive (DSD) | Leisure Dive (LD) | |
| Diving Lesson | Yes | No |
| Guided by Dive master | Yes | Yes |
| Total Oxygen Cylinder | 1 | 2 |
| Total Beach Dive | 1 | 0 |
| Total Boat Dive | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Dive Master lead no. of divers | 2 - 4 | 1 - 2 |
| Depth of Dive | 5 - 12 m | 15 - 18 m |
| Requirement | No | Diving licence is needed |
More request?
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Rent waterpoof camera(currently not available)
(A)Rental fee MYR100, deposit MYR200, you need to prepare your own SD memory card (normal size).
(B)Rental fee MYR150, deposit MYR200, include 8GB memory card (can bring back the memory card).
No advance payment is required, but pre-request upon booking is recommended.
Precautions
This tour might be cancelled due to bad weather condition especially in Monsoon Season (November ~ January, and June), the tour company will inform you if the trip has been cancelled by early morning before 7:00am on traveling day. If so, you may contact us for immediate arrangement of other trips or simply tell us to postpone this tour to next available day.
Sometime the weather is fair and the tour keep going, there might be rough sea condition and choppy water, you probably will not feel comfortable. If the weather is not getting better, only ONE session of diving will be conducted at shallow water area and will leave the island earlier than usual for safety reason.
Thanks for your understanding!
 | Strictly no expecting mothers allowed for Mantanani trip and surface interval of 24 hours prior to flights after diving. |
Itinerary
* The itinerary is for reference only, it subjects to any necessary changes in accordance to local requirements.
- 07:00
Pick up at hotel.
- 07:30
Depart to Kota Belud Jetty or Jesselton Point Jetty.
- 10:30
Learn diving at beach (beach dive) - first dive.
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* Leisure Diving – Begin first boat dive.
- 10:50
Take boat to dive in open water - second dive.
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* Leisure Diving - second dive at different dive site
- 12:00
Back to island for lunch.
- 13:30
Free and leisure, unlimited snorkeling from the beach.
- 15:00
Depart back to Kota Belud Jetty or Jesselton Point Jetty.
- 18:00
Arrive Kota Kinabalu and transfer back to hotel.
N/A Breakfast
buffet lunch Lunch
N/A Dinner
Warm Remind
- Please bring your own towel, or you may rent towel from staff (MYR30 / pcs).
- Recommend to bring: insect repellent, sun-block lotion, change of clothes, towel, cap/Hat, pocket money, slipper, at least 1 set of changing clothes.
- Please notify us if you are a qualified diver with certification, and please bring along your logbook and diver certification card for Leisure Dive.
- Participant must be physically fit as this tour is for those who love adventure.
- Liability Release Form MUST be signed and understood by the participant before the tour commences.
- Age limit for diving is 14 years old and above.
- A free diving lesson will be given to person who cannot swim.
- You might get WET during the boat journey, so please be sure to pack and stow your belongings properly during the journey. Dry bags or raincoat for waterproofing are recommended.
- Please change your clothes at jetty before heading back to hotel if you get wet on the way back, changing room is ready to use at the jetty.
- You should wait a minimum of 18 hours and sometimes up to 24 hours after diving before you fly due to medical safety and surface interval reasons.
- In the event of ’no show’ or ’last minutes cancellation’ on 1 day prior the tour date, 100% cancellation fee will be imposed by tour company.
- It will be surcharge MYR 40 for pickup location in Kinarut area (eg. Beringgis Beach Resort, Kinabalu Villas).
Pickup Time & Transport Fee
The pickup time is for reference only, actual time may be vary depends on number of visitors, distance, season, weather and road conditions, should be within 15 minutes. Transport fee quoted is per person.
| Zone | Hotel | Pickup Time | Fee (MYR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Kota Kinabalu city North (Gaya Centre, Hyatt, Gaya street area...) | 7:30 am | Free |
| B | Kota Kinabalu city Center (Cititel, Marina Court, Horizon, ...) | 7:15 am | Free |
| C | Kota Kinabalu city South (Sutera Harbour, KK Time Square, ...) | 7:15 am | Free |
| D | Airport area (Shangri-La Tanjung Aru, ...) | 7 am | Free |
| E | 1Borneo area (Tune, GrandBorneo, Novotel, Courtyard, ...) | 8 am | Free |
| F | Outskirt area (Shangri-La Rasa Ria, Nexus Karambunai, ...) | 8:30 am | 10 |
How to Pay
Pay on travelling day
No advance payment is required, simply pay cash in Ringgit-Malaysia to tour guide. However, you still need pay in full for any cancellation made 1 day prior to tour date.
Pay Online
Accep Visa and MasterCard credit card, Malaysian bank transfer, Paypal, FPX, Alipay. 2.3% surcharge apply.
Bank Transfer
Please request bank staff to calculate equivalent amount in USD before Telegraphic Transfer (T/T) to Malaysia. It takes 3 days to reach us. No 2.3% surcharge but you have to bear both side banks charges. The balances will be paid to either side as the case may be.
Additional information
Min. Participant(s): 1 Persons To Go (child does not counted)
Tour location / Depart from: Kota Kinabalu
Recommend to book: 1 month(s) in advance
To book at least: 2 day(s) in advance
Cancellation & Refund Policy: No refund for any cancellation made within 1 day from the tour date, 90% of full payment will be refunded if cancel 2 days and above.
Tour Type: Sit-In-Coach basis (SIC). This tour is not private tour, you will share the trip with other guests come from different countries. Please notify us upon booking if you are looking for private tour, surcharge might be applied.
Insurance: Tourist transportation insurance included. Please contact your insurance agency for personal travel insurance.
Pickup Service: Pickup service will be provided from the hotel/hostel/lodge that you are staying. Please wait at lobby while the tour guide will find you when he/she arrive. Dropoff service will be provided after travelling, please notify us upon booking if your dropoff location is differ from pickup location.
Specialities: You may decide the joining date, no compulsory tips (If you are happy and satisfied with the journey and the tour guide service, it's always a nice way to express your appreciation with tipping, OR words of thanks is good enough).
