6 Snorkelling Trips in Malaysia to Build a Day Around

1.Guided Snorkeling Day Trip, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 282 reviews · from $65Our pick

Join Borneo Dream from Kota Kinabalu for three guided snorkel sessions in Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park. Guides such as Alex, Didi, Ian, and Azmi help first-timers feel safe while you look for turtles, reef sharks, rays, octopus, and tropical fish. Lunch, gear, water, and boat transfers are included.

“Fun short day out with 2 snorkelling trips and some chill time on the beach after lunch. Friendly guide and skipper”

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2.Full-Day Guided Snorkeling Tour from Kota Kinabalu

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 101 reviews · 7 hours · from $66

Join Borneo Dream Travel & Tours for a seven-hour snorkeling day from Kota Kinabalu. Guides such as Didi and Alex lead small groups to coral gardens in Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park, adapting sites to sea conditions and ability. Expect island lunch, fish spotting, and possible turtles, rays, sharks, and clownfish.

“An excellent day out and some lovely fish to swim with.”

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3.Snorkeling & Island Hopping Sapi & Manukan

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 97 reviews · 1 day · from $67

Spend a full day in Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park, traveling by speedboat from Kota Kinabalu to Sapi and Manukan. You get hotel transfers, a guide, snorkeling gear, lunch, beaches, and time for swimming. Optional parasailing, sea walking, jet skiing, and banana boat rides cost extra.

“Tour guide was friendly and positive, spent over three hours on the first island (sapi) and an hour on the second (Manukan) which was nicer of the two. Felt like the long stay on sapi was mainly to pressure you into paying for the additional activities. Lunch wasn’t bad but quite greasy and not worth the price”

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4.Mangrove River Cruise and Snorkeling Tour from Langkawi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 76 reviews

Set out at 3 pm from Kubang Badak with a JungleWalla naturalist guide such as Masyi, Jien, Shaf, Rodhi, or June. Cruise mangrove channels, pass an old charcoal kiln, enter Pinang Cave, then snorkel from Pulau Dangli with gear provided.

“Our trip with Junglewalla was very educational. Jien, our guide, knew everything about the important role of the mangrove forest in the ecosystem. We also got to enter the bat cave and snorkel among beautiful fish. A big thank you to Junglewalla and our guide Jien.”

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5.Manukan & Sapi Islands Snorkeling with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 61 reviews · 7 hours · from $74

Join an English-speaking guide, including guide Cris when assigned, for a seven-hour trip from Kota Kinabalu to Manukan and Sapi Islands. You’ll get boat transfers, park entry, lunch, snorkeling time, and beach breaks. Watersports cost extra, and outskirt hotel pickups add RM40 per person.

“Bardzo profesjonalna obsługa. Przewodnik był cały czas z nami i troszczył się abyśmy byli zadowoleni. Polecam tego organizatora.”

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6.Fun Boat Snorkeling and Island Visit from Kota Kinabalu

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 35 reviews · from $130

Join a PADI-certified snorkeling crew from Sutera Harbour for two sea stops in Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park, followed by lunch and beach time on Pulau Gaya. The $130, eight-hour outing includes city hotel transfers, boat transport, park fees, equipment assistance, and lunch.

“Recomendado. Muy bonita experiencia de snorkeling, muy atentos y amables. Lo más bonito de Kk fue hacer este tour.”

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