RAID Try-Dive Experience in Kota Kinabalu | 6 hours

38 Reviews | Kota Kinabalu
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RAID Try-Dive Experience in Kota Kinabalu
2 Adults x $105.00
$210.00
Approx Total
$210.00

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Full scuba diving equipment as necessary for the activity.
  • Low ratios
  • Highly trained, insured and licensed PADI Instructors.
  • Return transfers from Jesselton Point Jetty.
  • Free flow drink water throughout the activity.
  • Lunch
  • Lunch on a tropic island from a menu.
  • Landing and facility fees
  • A smile!
  • Multi lingual staff (English, Malay and Chinese)
  • Anything specifically not mentioned above
  • Travel Insurance for unforeseen circumstances/force majeure.

Overview

What are you waiting for? The PADI Discover Scuba Diving Experience DSD is a fantastic and safe way for you to enjoy the underwater world for the first time. Let our highly training PADI Diving Instructors brief you and entertain you for the day with a visit to the underwater world in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The experience is in taking place in the heart of the Malaysian Coral Triangle. The scuba diving activity is open to all those who are fit and healthy and want to visit the under water world and find Nemo.

Meeting points

The trip departs from Jesselton Point Jetty in downtown Kota Kinabalu. It is easy walking distance from city centre. Enter under the arch way and head down the jetty. After 20 metres you will find 2 British Red Telephone Boxes located on the left. Please wait there, our crew will find you!

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Your journey begins by meeting us at Jesselton Point Jetty in the heart of downtown Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. You simply arrive at the jetty at 08:45 on the day of your trip and meet us at the British Red Telephone Boxes located on the left hand side of the jetty 20 metres from the entrance. Here, you will meet our professional crew, who will brief you on the day's activities and schedule. The boat will depart at 09:00 sharp and head out into the local marine park, Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park, where your entertainment will begin. The morning session will consist of a verbal education session, where we will get used to the new equipment, enter the water, and learn some new scuba diving skills. This will be followed by a short dive on the same cylinder. After lunch, which we provide you will take part in a proper boat dive and explore an underwater reef with your RIAD Professional Instructor. Upon completion, we will return to Jesselton Point Jetty at approximately 15:00/16:00

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Additional Info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Non Refundable

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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4.9

38 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews
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  • 4 stars
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Showing 1-5 of 36 reviews with 5 stars

So worth it

Published on Dec, 2024

Had the best day! Never seen so many different species in one day; octopus, pufferfish, stingray, bannerfish, turtle, trumpetfish. Enjoyed a delicious lunch at a nice restaurant(included in the price). Bas and Yadi was very professional and I always felt safe. They have a funny humor and made us laugh plenty through the trip! Quite inexpensive experience, so worth the money :) Thank you for a great day.

Fantastic

Published on Jul, 2024

Fantastic day. Well organised and clear communication leading up to our trip. The forecast was for bad weather so we were advised of change to programme which gave us best chance of getting our two dives in before weather turned. 2 of our party had tried scuba discovery before, 1 hadn’t and felt level of tuition was suitable for us all to enjoy. Mira was our guide/instructor for the day and was knowledgeable and looked after us all well.

Excellent tour. I would go again.

Published on May, 2024

This was an amazing tour. Our group had 7 tourists on the boat. Five went on a snorkel tour. I and my companion went on the "beginner's scuba adventure." Our guide, Aamir (I probably have the spelling wrong), was fantastic. He was easy to understand, attentive, kind, patient, and was in no way pushy or tried to hurry us along or acted like we were a burden. If I took an Intermediate Scuba Class, I would want him as my instructor. The tour crew were very prompt to start (so don't be late). We boated out to a permitting point, checked in, then headed out to the scuba practice area. The first dive spot was only 2 or 3 meters deep-- mostly meant to practice basic scuba skills. After lunch on a small resort island, we went to a second scuba dive spot where we could dive to 9-10 meters. The first spot was a dead, abandoned coral reef. (Pretty depressing.) The second spot had areas of living circles reef with the corresponding fish. We even saw a sea turtle resting on the ocean floor. I unconditionally recommend this tour for someone wanting to try out scuba diving.

Amazing

Published on Jan, 2024

Excellent scuba diving instructors and very helpful overall a great experience highly recommend good for beginners or anyone looking for a fun day

Best diving experience

Published on Jan, 2024

My wife really wanted to try scuba diving but was a bit scared yet we decided to book a tour with Borneo Dream Travel and we don’t regret at all. Basir is a great instructor, at first he give us some exercises under water to make my wife feel more confident and it was very helpful as she did not have any diving experience and not very comfortable under water. During diving he showed us outstanding marine life sometimes using his flashlight and etc. We saw sharks, stingrays, blue stars, Nemo fish and lots of other species. I’ve been diving several times before but never saw such an incredible marine life this is the best diving ever!)

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