Dive Borneo - Dive Downbelow !!
Scuba Diving here and Dive Trips from Gaya Island on the West Coast of Sabah, diving inside and offshore Tunku Abdul Rahman Park (TARP) is very good.
If you want to Dive Borneo - you should Dive Downbelow - because we are a full service PADI 5 Star IDC Centre, island based and offering the widest range of scuba diving opportunities on West Coast Sabah. Visiting locations such as:
Gaya Island & Tunku Abdul Rahman Park (TARP)
Offshore Dive Sites ( including The Rock & Edgell Patches)
Gaya Wreck
Pulau Tiga
Deluar Shoals
Mayne Rock
Usukan WWII Wrecks
Mantanani
Our scuba diving guests are always very surprised to see such a variety of Marine Life and healthy corals. The dive sites offer some great scuba diving and dive trips for beginners and experienced divers alike, lots of hard and soft coral, great macro life, schools of tropical fish and many prized critters. Plus experience permitting wreck diving.
Macro life is what we are passionate about but having said this there are plenty of larger marine creatures to found. We regularly see Turtles and Rays, especially at Turtles House Dive Site.
Nudibranchs are common, so too are all 7 species of Clownfish which can be seen in just one dive site! Many species of Crustaceans, Scorpionfish, Pipefish, Demon Stingers, Cuttlefish and Stonefish are also usual suspects. From time to time we find Frogfish, Ghostpipefish and once in a while the highly prized Blue Ringed Octopus !
Gaya Island should not be missed when visiting Sabah, often overlooked this divers paradise offers constant surprises.
Multiple day dive packages offer great value for money and you wouldn't see the same dive site twice - unless you wanted to of course, which does happen !!
We have 37ft , 35ft and 32ft dive boats which are very spacious and comfortable to dive from, we have a great variety of dives sites just minutes from our island dive center so even student divers still get to dive some of the most beautiful dive sites. We limit the number of divers on the boat and try to keep people with similar levels of experience on the same boat.
Snorkelers join snorkel boats, unless special requests are made and the site permits - but we all meet up again after ever dive at our island paradise in any case ! Our staff to client ratio is very high so we can accommodate all levels of divers with their own Divemasters. We offer NITROX and dive computer rentals.
What makes Downbelow Different ?
There are only two Dive Centres actually based in the Tunku Abdul Rahman Park - we are one of those two !!!
Our island based Dive & Adventure Center (pictured above) provides a very special experience. Located on the beach and with a resort like feel it is a fun place to spend the day, enjoying the tropical surroundings and chatting about all the wonderful creatures you will have spotted.
Plus ....
Authorized PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Dive & Adventure Centre
Exceptional Level of Safety Standards & Quality Management – Friendly & Fun !
Offer the widest range of Scuba Diving Courses - Try Dives to Staff Instructor - in house !!
37ft, 35ft & 32ft Comfortable Dive Boats – plenty of space !
Small Groups & Personal treatment - No Crowds !
Marine Biology Information & Enthusiastic Staff
International Team - British, Malaysian, Chinese
Exception Level of Service
Underwater Photography Experts
Fully Licensed through the Ministry of Culture, Arts & Tourism
Only 5 minutes by Speedboat from Kota Kinabalu City
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