Tunku Abdul Rahman Park

me and my husband booked onto this trip a bit last minute, just the day before. we had confirmation texts straight away, pick up times and reg details of the car that would be picking us up in the morning. it arrived a few mins early and we were driven to the nearby jetty where two guides were waiting for just two of us. we were issued life jackets and snorkels and after a 20 minute wait, we boarded our speed boat over to the first island, Manukan. it is absolutely stunning, white sand fringed by huge forest trees giving lots of shade, clear blue sea with an abundance of fish swimming around our feet. unfortunately there was also a lot of rubbish in the sea, plastic bottles and packaging everywhere, such a shame that people treat our beautiful planet like this, it’s a national park and we could see people collecting rubbish off the sand but not possible in the sea. we stayed for 3 hours and were bought lunch before going on to Sapi. Both beautiful islands and we had a lovely day.

Hindi naman masama ang Manukan Island, pero talagang inirerekomenda ko ang Mamutik Island. Nag-avail ako ng dalawang tour kaya napuntahan ko ang Gaya, Sapi, Mamutik, at Manukan Islands, at ang Mamutik Island ang pinakamaganda sa apat. Hindi lang dahil maganda ang panahon noon, kundi dahil siguro sa ganda ng mga korales doon kaya mas marami akong nakitang isda kaysa sa tatlong isla na pinagsama-sama. Sana mas naging malinaw pa ang tubig noong pumunta ako, pero kahit na ganoon, napakaganda at sulit pa rin. Mabait at napakahusay din ng tour guide. Sobrang rekomenda ko ito!

Humigit-kumulang 20 hanggang 30 katao ang grupo, at kaming dalawa lang ang Hapones. Karamihan sa mga kalahok ay mga Tsino, kaya ang tour ay kadalasang nasa wikang Tsino, ngunit ipinaliwanag ito ng tour guide sa amin sa Ingles sa bawat pagkakataon at palagi kaming binabantayan. Umabot nang mahigit isang oras ang biyahe patungo sa isla sakay ng isang mabilis na cruise ship. Sobrang bilis nito at medyo maalon! 😂 Ngunit dahil napakabilis ng bangka, parang wala ka namang panahong mahilo, ha ha. Nagpatugtog din ng musika ang mga guide sa loob ng barko para masaya, kaya naging masaya rin ang oras ng paglalakbay. Bago at malinis ang mga pasilidad sa isla. May kumpletong banyo, shower room, at hair dryer, kaya naging komportable ang aming pananatili. Nagkaroon muna ng safety briefing bago ang snorkeling, at may nag-iisang staff na nakatutok sa aming dalawa na nagpakita ng mga paalala na nakasalin sa Hapones habang nagpapaliwanag. Sinisiguro rin nila sa bawat pagkakataon na naiintindihan namin nang mabuti, kaya naramdaman namin na napakahusay ng kanilang pagpapahalaga sa kaligtasan. Sa snorkeling, pumunta kami sa dalawang lugar sakay ng bangka. Napakaganda at napakawarla ng dagat! 🐠 Palagi ring binabantayan ng mga guide ang aming kalagayan at pinasaya kami habang inaalagaan ang aming kaligtasan. Pagbalik sa isla, inihanda ang isang masaganang hapunan tulad ng alimango at hipon, at may malayang inumin din 🦀🦐 Pagkatapos noon ay oras na para sa sariling lakad. Tumambay lang kami sa ilalim ng payong sa beach. Nang sumapit ang oras, sumakay ulit kami sa napakabilis na cruise ship pauwi. Dahil maagang nagsimula ang tour, medyo pagod na kami pauwi, ngunit naging sulit at makabuluhan ang buong araw. Ang tanging pinagsisisihan ko lang ay nakalimutan kong magbigay ng tip sa aming mabait na guide sa pag-alis namin. Ganoon sila naging kabait hanggang sa dulo. Dahil humigit-kumulang 90% ng mga kalahok ay mga Tsino, maaaring medyo kabahan kayo sa simula kung kayong mga Hapones lamang ang sasali. Gayunpaman, marami ang mga guide at staff na talagang nag-alaga at nagbigay-pansin sa amin bilang mga Hapones, kaya sa huli, naging masaya at walang pag-aalala ang aming karanasan. Maganda ang dagat, masaya ang snorkeling, at masagana ang pagkain. Ang pinaka-tumatak sa akin ay ang mainit na suporta ng lahat ng mga staff. Lubos kong irerekomenda ang tour na ito kahit sa mga nag-aalangan dahil sa kaunting bilang ng mga kalahok na Hapones! 🌴🐠✨

It was great! I did free snorkeling and parasailing at Sapi Island, and I highly recommend visiting at least one island while you're here. It's absolutely fantastic once you get out into the open sea. It's a bit scary, but it feels amazing. Finding or meeting at the harbor can be a bit difficult, but you just need to go to the Sea Quest office at 8:30 AM! They open at 8:30 AM. The staff are also kind and great!

It was such a wonderful experience! Our guide, Sui, was incredibly kind and helpful, which made us feel comfortable and well taken care of throughout the entire day. We truly enjoyed every moment. Thank you so much! I would definitely recommend this experience to everyone!

Sobrang saya namin sa party boat! Lahat ay kahanga-hanga mula simula hanggang matapos. Maayos ang pagkakaplano at pagpapatakbo ng mga aktibidad, na nagdulot ng kasiya-siya at walang stress na karanasan. Ang mga tripulante at ang aming boat guide ay napakabait, matulungin, at pinadama sa amin na kami ay malugod na tinatanggap sa buong biyahe. Gustung-gusto ng aming mga anak ang lahat ng aktibidad at nagkaroon sila ng di malilimutang oras. Ito ay isang kahanga-hangang karanasan para sa buong pamilya, at nakalikha kami ng napakaraming masasayang alaala nang magkasama. Lubos na inirerekomenda para sa sinumang naghahanap ng masaya at kasiya-siyang araw. Tiyak na gagawin namin itong muli!

It was nice that it wasn't crowded. There were many cheap options, but the reviews weren't good, so I carefully read the reviews and chose this one, and it was definitely a good choice. Our guide diligently found all the best spots for us, and I'm so grateful. We saw lobsters, Nemo, and more.

Overall, had a great day snorkeling at 3 different spots. Managed to see some nemo fishes!! Expect that there will be some wait time in the morning before getting onto the boats. But every other time when the boat picks us up after the snorkeling/diving sessions, it’s a very easy process to follow. We had Chong as our snorkeling guide who was very helpful to point out where certain fishes are so we were able to catch a glimpse of the sea creatures and enjoy our time more. The lunch provided was simple but pretty good — had the mushroom and chicken rice. I can’t remember the other driving guide and boat driver’s name but they were great too. Thank you to this team:)

Good quality! Introductory scuba diving is definitely worth a try! The equipment is basic, but has everything you need. Since I have 900 degrees of nearsightedness, the instructor later found a prescription mask for me. There were three other people from English-speaking countries that day, and although I was the only Chinese speaker in the group, they assigned a Chinese-speaking instructor just for me. It was a pretty great experience!