Kota Kinabalu: Catamaran, Paddleboard, Kayak, Snorkeling Tour
Description
Set sail on a catamaran adventure exploring the stunning Gaya and Sepanggar Islands, where you can swim in crystal clear waters and engage in snorkeling, kayaking, or paddleboarding. As you glide through turquoise seas, taking in the breathtaking sights of coastline. With the guidance of an experienced captain, discover vibrant coral reefs and exotic marine life, including the chance to spot sea turtles.. Uncover hidden gems with the help of an insightful captain that knows the area well. Recharge with a delicious lunch on board, then relax, swim, and soak up the suns before return to your hotel with beautiful cruise memories. This tour is perfect for small groups, ensuring a personalized experience that combines relaxation with adventure - Duration: 5 hours and 30 minutes of fun-filled activities including transfer - Includes hotel pickup and drop-off for convenience - Engage in various water sports with provided equipment - Ideal for families and groups seeking marine exploration
Tour Options
Itinerary
The tour begin with a vehicle pickup at any hotel in Kota Kinabalu areas according to the scheduled time.
Head to the suture jetty and start sail over turquoise seas with views of surrounding islands and tropical greenery on a catamaran.
In the morning, cruise around the coast of Sepanggar Island and Gaya Island, while in the evening cruise to Gaya Island and sunset only. Discover hidden gems by swimming, snorkelling, paddleboarding, or kayaking. From the catamaran top, jump, dive and admire coral reefs, fish, and maybe sea turtles if lucky
Recharge with a delicious lunch on board, then relax, swim, or soak up the suns for another final rounds.
Return to your hotel with transfer with amazing sailing memories
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Our staff will pick you up in the morning according to the hotel name as written. kindly write the hotel name on the checkout payment or send us a message. please read the product disclosure and terms of booking for this experience.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- If there are any local authority concerns, we may completely reschedule. If the morning session is disrupted but a warning sign is removed in the afternoon, your booking will automatically transfer to the afternoon session. We regret that we are unable to provide refunds for unexpected incidents, weather changes, personal request, or other unsafe conditions. However despite any little rain, the cruise will continue as scheduled without refunds. If there is lightning or terrible weather, we will return to shore to be safe. But if the weather worsens after departure, we cannot provide refunds.
- if the weather not permitted in the morning the cruise will automatically start in the evening without refunds.
- The route could change or get rescheduled due to bad weather, traffic, or management decisions, and there won't be any refunds.
- Vegans and vegetarians meal can be arranged
Reviews(7)
This was a great experience we were picked up and dropped off at the hotel as promised, lunch was provided as well. This is great if you want to get out on the water and not spend the whole day on the water
The positives of this trip were that the boat, crew and experience was lovely - the guided snorkelling was really good, and we paddleboarded and used the clear kayaks. It was only our family and a couple on board so it felt very luxurious. However the company who run the trip are dreadful. They wouldn’t pick up from our hotel as it was on the outskirts of KK and despite them saying this was in the guidance, I still cannot find this stated anywhere. So we had to make our own way to the harbour which cost a lot more than we’d already paid. Once there, there was no signage and no one had ever heard of Wadi Rum Fire Camp. You can’t call the company as they’re based in Jordan and they take ages to respond to emails for the same reason. It’s only by chance someone we asked happened to be on the same trip. The crew then told us that they hadnt been informed of our booking so although we could go, they had no food for us - despite us having paid for lunch. This really let the trip down and I will be seeking a partial refund for travel and food. The other couple we were with also noted reviews saying that this is a scam and there is no catamaran - this isn’t correct however, we can only assume this was company failure to pass on bookings again. In short - be careful booking this trip. It was brilliant but we very nearly didn’t make it!
Thank you for your feedback. We would like to kindly confirm that we are a legitimate international company, registered locally as a Sdn Bhd entity. All our tours and services are operated in full compliance with Malaysian laws and regulations, ensuring that every experience we offer meets the highest standards of quality and safety. We are a legitimate catamaran tour operator. Our team consists of licensed and experienced professionals who are dedicated to providing you with a memorable and worry-free experience. We sincerely apologise for the morning issue you encountered and appreciate your understanding. Kind regards,
Thank you for the most luxurious "time" of the afternoon yacht cruise! The staff were all friendly and the transportation was accurate. I'd like to use it again.
The experience is as advertised. We were picked from our hotel in KKB city promptly and we sailed on a catamaran to Gaya island. We shared the trip with another small group so a total of 7 people on the catamaran. It was very comfortable and Timmy was a great host, the crew was competent and we had a young child in the sea snorkeling but they took extra care of us. Overall, a wonderful day out and we sighted tons of fishes and sea life. All the boat, car pickup was in good shape and the meal was simple but nice.
Wonderful trip out. Timmy and his crew took great care of us. We were picked up from our hotel in KKB city promptly and got onto the catamaran. It was a small group of 7 (us and another family) and headed to Gaya island where we saw a huge variety of fish and coral. We had two SUPs, kayaked and paddled for about 4hours. It was relaxing, the catamaran was in great condition. The van that picked us was also in tip top shape. Timmy was a great host and shared with us lots of local history. We really enjoyed the day! We also had a lot of assistance helping our child with open water swimming. All the equipment provided was in good condition.
The whole experience was great. We were picked up at our hotel by our guide Timmy and taken to the harbour where we boarded the catamaran. There were 12 guests total so it was a small group. Plenty of space on board to store our belongings etc and there was a toilet too! We sailed to Gayá island and anchored up. There was a friendly crew who assisted with snorkelling, kayaking and paddle boarding while we were there. Lunch was provided and it was a good selection. Would book again!
They picked us up at the hotel, got in the car first and drove us to the boat dock. We took the boat to a snorkeling spot, enjoyed snorkeling, and then watched the sunset with local food. After that, we enjoyed the city view on the boat, and were driven from the boat dock to the hotel.
