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Klias River Safari from Kota Kinabalu
Spot wildlife and fireflies on the banks of the Klias River on river cruise from Kota Kinabalu that goes deep into the protected Klias Wetland. The afternoon departure time ensures that you’ll arrive at the river as animals become most active, you’ll see a spectacular natural show when thousands of fireflies come out after sunset, and the night concludes with a traditional kampong-style dinner.
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$71.80
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$71.80
Price varies by group size

Klias Wildlife Safari River Cruise from Kota Kinabalu
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Get up close to some of Malaysia’s diverse wildlife without looking through a cage on this river cruise package in the Klias Wetlands. Spend the afternoon drifting through this vibrant mangrove forest, looking out for proboscis monkeys, macaques, crocodiles, monitor lizards and much more. Once the sun goes down, head out again to see the fireflies light up the riverside on this unique combo of afternoon and after-dark cruises.
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$57.70
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$57.70

2D1N Mount Kinabalu Climbing
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Climb Borneo's highest peak and explore a renown world heritage site. You'll be supported by porters carrying your luggage, and guided by an english speaking coordinator. With their help, you'll climb up to the summit plateau of Mount Kinabalu on this overnight trip. Entrace to the park, a climbing permit, insurance and mountain guide fees are included within the package, allowing you to focus on the adventure.
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$635.90
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$635.90
Price varies by group size

Guided Snorkeling Day Trip, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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Snorkel Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park on a full-day tour from Kota Kinabalu that features three different snorkeling locations within the protected area. Well-suited to both first-time snorkelers or more experienced travelers, this tour offers the security of a PADI professional guide to accompany your small group; provided snorkel, mask, and fins take care of essential gear, with optional wet suit and life jacket also available for use.
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$59.00
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$59.00

Island Hopping
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Relax on some of the idyllic islands of the coast of Kota Kinabalu without stressing about the cost of a private charter on this small-group excursion. Catch a speedboat from Kota Kinabalu and zip around the South China Sea to beaches on nearby Sapi Island and Manukan Island. Swim and snorkel around the coral reefs, sunbathe on the shore or explore the coastal forests of Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park, a nature preserve on Manukan.
Snorkel equipment provided free of charge so you can jump straight into the water
Find out about other activities on these picturesque islands from your guide
Really relax in Sapi with a complimentary buffet lunch on the beach
Get to and from Kota Kinabalu jetty with round-trip transfers from your hotel
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$58.98
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$58.98

Kinabalu Park & Poring Hot Spring & Canopy Walk
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Combine some of Kota Kinabalu’s top natural attractions without having to book each activity separately on a day trip to the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Kinabalu National Park, home to the majestic Mt. Kinabalu. This stress-free tour takes care of all transfers, admission tickets, and meals, so that you don’t have to.
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$59.61
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$59.61

Leisure Diving, 3 Dives at Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park in Kota Kinabalu
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There’s more to Borneo than just what you can see on land: discover a natural wonderland underwater on this full-day diving tour designed for the experienced diver. Don’t worry about lengthy tutorials or inexperienced diving companions; instead, take advantage of more diving time in Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park, home to a large number of colorful dive sites that go down up to 82 feet. Swim around this teeming marine ecosystem on three separate dives – you might even see turtles and sharks if you’re lucky!
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$99.00
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$99.00

Learn to Dive with a PADI Open Water Diver Course (3 Days) in Kota Kinabalu
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As the majority of the planet is covered in water why not explore it. The PADI Open Water Diver Course is open to all those fit, healthy and able to swim (Please contact us for clarification) from age 10 years and upwards. Those less than 18 years of age will need to be accompanied by an adult. The course takes 3 days on our boats to complete. Collecting and returning to Jesselton Point Jetty each day. There is pre-study (4 hours) for this course which can be done at our office the day before your course starts or in your own time. Just let us know :-) Prior to the course we will require you to provide full name, passport number, nationality, date of birth, height, weight and shoe size plus any special dietary requirements.
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$340.00
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$340.00

2d1n Mount Kinabalu Via Ferrata - Walk The Torq
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Stand on the summit of Borneo’s highest mountain on a private 2-day trek to the top of Mt. Kinabalu that includes a high-octane experience of the Via Ferrata. Opting for a private tour lets you ascend the mountain at your own pace, rather than one set my the group—so you can enjoy rest stops for photos and snacks whenever you feel like it.
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$738.47
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$738.47
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Quad Biking Tour in Kiulu
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Experience the beauty of Kiulu’s countryside during a quad bike tour from Kota Kinabalu, an ideal choice for thrill seekers and nature lovers. Alongside a guide, you’ll get off the beaten path, conquer off-road terrains, and drive throughout traditional villages, where you’ll stop to learn about local culture and traditions. Hassle-free hotel pickup and drop-off, and refreshments are included.
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$102.57
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$102.57

Fun Boat Snorkeling and Island Visit from Kota Kinabalu
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Take a day cruise from Kota Kinabalu for a chance to go snorkeling in the South China Sea. On this tour, you'll visit Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, a group of islands just off the coast. Hotel pickup and drop-off, lunch, and entrance fees are included.
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$61.10
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$61.10

PADI Discover Scuba Diving DSD - Try-Dive Experience!
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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.
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$95.00
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$95.00

Sky-Mirror Photographing and Proboscis Monkey & Fireflies Watching River-Cruise
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Set out from your Kota Kinabalu hotel in the afternoon. Once you arrive, have a welcome drink and high tea for rest before depart for searching proboscis monkey and monkey king, The shy Proboscis monkey which like to eat leaves often wait for your arrival and hiding at tree watching you like playing hide and seek.In the river, we come to visit monkey king family. They are so cute and not afraid with human. Some baby monkey come on front to have banana from you.
Then we go to the Superview Beach,somebody also call it Sky-mirror Beach, the great sunset point and beach remain the water as mirror. That is the main objective we introduce in the mangrove tour “Sky Mirror”. We are serving to take the nice mirror photo and great sunset photo for your value memories.
Sunset completed, on board searching the fantasy world of fireflies. Fireflies living at mangrove trees, the biggest group of fireflies shining as little star. Fly on board, and wishing with fireflies.
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$46.16
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$46.16

Scuba Try Dive - PADI Discover Scuba Diving DSD in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
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Borneo Dream has been entertaining and educating scuba divers and snorkellers for the excess of 12 years in Kota Kinabalu and have an incident-free record. We are professional, safe and fully insured. Let us make your underwater experience memorable for all the right reasons. Spend a day exploring the amazing underwater life of Borneo in the Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park here in Kota Kinabalu.
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$95.00
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$95.00

Kinabalu Park With Rumah Terbalik & Desa Cow Farm
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Immerse yourself in Malaysia's diverse natural surroundings on this tour to Kinabalu Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Listen to guided commentary as you visit other must-see stops: the Desa Cow Farm, and Rumah Terbalik.
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$63.33
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$63.33

Kota Kinabalu ATV Riding and Paragliding &Dairy Farm at Mountain Kinabalu
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Mount Kinabalu is the highest peck in Southeast Asia.The diversity of plant life in Kinabalu Park ranges over four climatic zones.
Tour A:ATV and Paragliding
1:Arrive the ATV Base
2:Dariy Farm
3:Stop by at the Nabalu Fruit Market to buy some fruits and souvenir.
4:Lunch
5:Arrive the Paragliding Base
6:Return to Hotel(About 19:30PM)
Tour B:Dairy Farm+ATV Riding
1:Arrive Dairy Farm
2:Stop by at the Nabalu Fruit Market to buy some fruits and souvenir.
3:Lunch
4:Arrive the ATV Base
5:Return to Hotel(About 17:30PM)
Tour C:DairyFarm+Paragliding
1:Arrive the Paragliding Base
2:Lunch
3:Arrive Dairy Farm
4:Stop by at the Nabalu Fruit Market to buy some fruits and souvenir.
5:Return to Hotel(About 18:30PM)
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$87.18
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$87.18

Private Full Day Kinabalu National Park Tour with Canopy Walk Including Lunch
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Kinabalu National Park was one of Malaysia’s first national parks, and is now a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site. On this private day tour you will learn all about this outstanding natural preserve, with its thousands of species of flora, fauna, and bird life. Join the park’s naturalist on a guided walk, and enjoy other informational activities, such as an audio-visual show. Lunch at a local restaurant included.
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$95.00
Price varies by group size
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$95.00
Price varies by group size

PADI Advanced Open Water Course Kota Kinabalu
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1. Go Aquatic is a PADI 5 Star Dive Center. We focus on giving helpful service, help new diver to learn basic scuba diving skills and teach them how to be better during their diving.
2. We receive PADI Professional Image Evaluation certificate on March 2019, as our achievements has meet PADI's requirement as dive center run padi professional PADI scuba instructors.
3. Learn scuba diving in small group. 1 scuba instructor will teach maximum 4 participants in a group.
4. We use original PADI manual book, original PADI theory DVD and all our instructors hold professional teaching license as PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.
5. Our dive center location is close to the jetty, about 2-4 minutes walk. We also close to ATM machines for you to withdraw money, restaurants, hotels, banks, pharmacy, backpackers and tourists information center.
6. Our team speaks in English, Chinese and Malay.
7. All our PADI scuba instructors works full time as scuba diving coach
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$346.88
Price varies by group size
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$346.88
Price varies by group size

Borneo (Klias) River Cruise & Fireflies Tour
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It's one of the perfect trip that you can get while having a vacation at Kota Kinabalu, We offer a satisfactional tour experience execute by our high experience tour guide in Kota Kinabalu,
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$50.00
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$50.00

Full Day Tour in Mantanani
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Mantanani Island is a group of three isolated islands northwest of Kota Belud, a one-hour drive from Kota Kinabalu. Although only approximately an hour's boat rides by speedboat from the mainland, the islands were only known to a few locals. Time slows down there amidst the crystal clear blue waters lapping on white sandy beaches. Three wrecks have been discovered which still hold plenty of secrets and are now home to a menagerie of marine creatures such as Lionfish, Scorpionfish, octopus, glassfish and many species of rays flutter around like blue spotted ray and marbled sting ray amongst large schools of fish. The coral reefs surrounding the islands have plenty to offer, for both novice and experienced diver even snorkeling too. There are now 16 dive sites been identified by Mantanani Island Resort with many more still to be explore. The island promises the most diverse marine life with visibility up to 40 metres.
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$74.36
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$74.36

Mount Kinabalu Climbing 2 Days 1 Night
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Adventure seekers visiting Borneo should not miss the chance to climb Mount Kinabalu during their time on the island. Join a small group and spend two days summiting the 13,435-foot (4,095-meter) mountain that is featured on Sabah’s state flag. This climb is quite challenging and is only suitable for those with good physical fitness and climbing experience.
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$706.42
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$706.42

Klias Wildlife Safari River Cruise - Proboscis Monkey & Fireflies
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Located on the Klias Peninsula, the Klias Wetlands are home to proboscis monkeys, making it a popular ecotourism destination in Sabah, Malaysia. On this afternoon cruise, be on the lookout for the shy creatures perched between the branches. At sunset, enjoy the sights and sounds of nature as you dine on an Asian buffet dinner at the river lodge. Then, head back out through the mangrove swamp at dark to see the flickering lights of fireflies.
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$55.88
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$55.88

Full-Day Sepilok Orangutan and Sandakan City Trail from Kota Kinabalu
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Designed to delight nature lovers, this day tour allows you to observe orangutans in their natural habitat at the Sandakan Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre. Under the guidance of sanctuary staff, observe orphaned orangutans and long-tailed macaques being fed and follow a nature trail through the tropical rain forest. Eat a typical Malay lunch at a nearby restaurant and then embark on a city tour of Sandakan, one of Sabah’s earliest settlements home to haunting cemeteries, Chinese temples, and colonial mansions. Hotel or airport pickup and drop-off are included.
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$122.00
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$122.00

Top of the World - Sunrise Leisure Hike St. Veronica Hill
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On this early morning sunrise hike up St. Veronica’s Hill you will be rewarded with a spectacular view of Mount Kinabalu and the surrounding villages in the lowlands. St. Veronica’s Hill is located in Tamparuli about an hour’s drive from Kota Kinabalu City. You will be picked up from your accommodation in Kota Kinabalu City and driven to the start of the trek. Your guide will take you through trees and bushes to the top of the peak where you can take in a splendid bird’s eye view of the surrounding area and early morning sunrise. This leisure hike has something to offer hikers of any experience.
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$63.33
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