10 Boat Tours & Water Sports in Sabah That You Shouldn't Miss

April 8, 2022 Nobuko Falco

Sabah (Malay pronunciation: [saˈbah]) is a state of Malaysia located on the northern portion of Borneo Island. Sabah has land borders with the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest, and Indonesia's Kalimantan region to the south. The Federal Territory of Labuan is an island just off the Sabah coast. Sabah shares maritime borders with Vietnam in the west and the Philippines to the north and east. Kota Kinabalu is the capital city, the economic centre of the state and the seat of the Sabah state government. Other major towns in Sabah include Sandakan and Tawau. As of the 2015 census in Malaysia, the state's population is 3,543,500. Sabah has an equatorial climate with tropical rainforests and abundant animal and plant species. The state has long mountain ranges on the west side which form part of the Crocker Range National Park. Kinabatangan River, second longest river in Malaysia runs through Sabah and Mount Kinabalu is the highest point of Sabah as well as of Malaysia.
Restaurants in Sabah

1. Adventures in Borneo with Downbelow Marine & Wildlife

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Adventures in Borneo with Downbelow Marine & Wildlife

We are a Destination Management Company specialising in authentic, responsible customised travel. We are fully licensed under the Ministry of Culture, Arts & Tourism Malaysia. Boasting two PADI 5 Star Dive Centres on Gaya Island & Manukan island plus an Eco Lodge in Kota Kinabalu City. We have incorporated many social enterprise initiatives into our business. Community based & wildlife conservation destinations feature heavily among our itineraries. We believe in effortless travel so we make the booking process easy. Smooth logistics maximise your time and save you money and we help you filter down all available options to suit your individual requirement. We own and operate our travel centre "Adventures In Borneo" two PADI 5 STAR IDC Scuba Diving Centres "Dive Downbelow" our Eco Lodge and we have a Dive & Adventure Shop for all your adventure equipment needs. Please get in touch.

2. Borneo Dream Travel & Tours

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Borneo Dream Travel & Tours

Borneo Dream is a licensed Inbound Tour Operator and PADI 5* Dive Dive Centre located in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. We offer the best quality scuba diving and snorkeling trips & courses from Kota Kinabalu - small group sizes per PADI Instructor, comfortable boats, free use of our well maintained rental gear and friendly service from our experienced Dive Crew. From guided snorkel tours, try dives, learning to dive, fun diving for certified divers and a range of PADI Courses We also arrange the most popular tours and packages helping you experience the best Sabah has to offer from visiting the Kinabatangan River, Turtle Island, Danum Valley, Mount Kinabalu, Sipadan and lots more! Borneo Dream - helping you arrange your dream holiday in Sabah, Borneo!

3. Amazing Borneo Tours

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Amazing Borneo Tours

Amazing Borneo Tours & Events Sdn. Bhd. is a licensed land tour operator based in Sabah, Malaysia, supported by Malaysia and Sabah Tourism Board. Our mission is to provide unparalleled travel experiences in Sabah while maintaining the highest standards of safety and commitment to traditional culture & the environment. We handle a huge volume of corporate clients, schools & FITs from all over the world whom are happy customers & return for our services. With a committed 24-hour support team, we are the specialists of Mount Kinabalu climb, wildlife adventure, daily local tours, educational tours, all Borneo discovery & more. We aim to surprise our guests with Sabah's conserved natural wonders through customised experiences as they are welcomed by the warm hospitality of Borneo's friendly people. Our guests will not only leave Sabah with an unforgettable experience but also with an enriched mind filled with knowledge and memories that will be etched for a lifetime.

4. Tropical Research And Conservation Centre

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Tropical Research And Conservation Centre

TRACC is a conservation organisation on Pom Pom Island near Semporna, about 50km north of Sipadan, Mabul and Kapali. With volunteer divers who stay for 1-12 weeks, we are protecting the reef by replanting the coral reef, protecting the sharks and turtles, conducting surveys and actively demonstrating the value of marine protected areas. Accommodation at the moment is in tents set back from the beach, with good food provided 3 times each day. Staying with TRACC is about diving with a purpose - conservation diving with scientists and marine biologists, every visitor contributes to the reef rebuilding, the turtle and shark monitoring surveys and the building of the fish aggregation devices. If you want part of your trip to be about contributing to the environment as well as diving on great coral reefs visit TRACC in Malaysian Borneo.

5. Bike and Tours

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Bike and Tours

Bike and Tours is a Swiss Malaysian travel and tour company that operates in Borneo Sabah. We specialise at introducing travellers to the highlights of Sabah Tour which consists of 10 days cycling tour and eco adventure activities combined, from Sandakan to Semporna. Besides cycling, we incorporate other activities such as river cruising, jungle trekking in Danum Valley, and snorkeling in Semporna.

6. Scubaholics

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Scubaholics

We provide diving services, tours and snorkeling trip around Semporna. At Scubaholics, we aim to satisfy every scuba diver with the beautiful world and majestic creatures only found below the surface. So come and dive with us now - it's a trip you'll never regret.

7. Go Aquatic

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Go Aquatic

We teach scuba diving courses and we guide daily leisure dive trips to more than dive sites around Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

8. Seabunny Scubacations

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Seabunny Scubacations

We are born as ocean lovers and became leisure divers and being passionates of loving our motherland – Malaysia. We are not only transform travel into a confuit for knowledge learning, we also can achieve the joyous – the traveller enjoy the day trip meanwhile learning some knowledge that can bring them a memoriable and meaningful journey.

9. UnderPressure Explorers | Quality Diving

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UnderPressure Explorers | Quality Diving

Welcome to UnderPressure Explorers | Quality Diving , PADI Dive Center S-27446. We are situated in the heart of Semporna, conveniently across from the Semporna Jetty. Here at UnderPressure Explorers we pride ourselves in providing quality service at competitive pricing for scuba diving trips and courses!

10. Liquid Adventure Seasport Sdn Bhd

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Liquid Adventure Seasport Sdn Bhd

We are an SSI based Diver Training centre, all levels of scuba available from Discover scuba to Open Water Instructor.Leisure dive tours with Macro our specialty.We pride ourselves on being a Boutique style Dive Operator with customer satisfaction and enjoyment being forfront of our goals,small groups,with full professional Instructor involvement Guaranteed.We also offer a full range of First Aid training, including Oxygen Provision & usage of an AED Unit to becoming a First Aid Instructor.

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