Malaysia · ISLAND HOPPING TRIPS
Langkawi's archipelago and the islands off Kota Kinabalu are two entirely different days out. These 15 compare shared boats against private charters, priced, with stop counts and how long you get in the water.
Review of Langkawi’s $12 shared island-hopping boat tour, with Dayang Bunting Lake, eagle feeding, beaches, costs, tips, and drawbacks.
“It is good for what you pay. You can see a few islands and enjoy some time at the beach. Transport is good.”
Review of Langkawi’s island hopping tour, with eagle watching, Dayang Bunting Lake, beach time, costs, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“The activity could add some sport activities which will make this activity value for money.”
Review of Kota Kinabalu’s Sapi and Manukan island tour, with snorkeling, beach lunch, hotel pickup, pricing, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“The tour guide was helpful; she watched our bags while we swam. However, it would have been more enjoyable if the tour guide or someone on the boat had some historical background on the various islands we visited.”
Review of Kota Kinabalu’s Sapi and Manukan island tour, with snorkeling, lunch, boat transfers, costs, crowds, and practical tips.
“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”
Ride a jet ski from Langkawi to eagle-filled islands, white beaches, and calm swimming coves on this fast-paced two-hour tour.
“Polecam gorąco tą atrakcję, nam sprawiła ogromną frajdę, piękne widoki super przewodnik😎 super super”
Review of Langkawi’s four-hour island hopping tour, with eagle feeding, Dayang Bunting Lake, beach time, transfers, tips, and value advice.
“Very disappointed as no information about the walk on steep and irregular steps to the freshwater lake which was not very clean. Additionally when we stopped in the cafe at the end of the pier they tried to charge us £12 for 2 cans of Fanta !!!”
Review of Kota Kinabalu’s two-island snorkeling tour, with boat rides, lunch, guide tips, timing, value, and honest drawbacks.
“The islands were beautiful, but organised chaos to get there. So busy on the ferry too, a lot of wasted time waiting to go from island to island.”
See if Kota Kinabalu’s Manukan and Sapi island trip is worth $63, with snorkeling, lunch, boat times, crowds, and practical tips.
“Geen goede ervaring, super massaal, op de eilanden gedropt met een snorkel, tegelijk met honderden toeristen van andere organisaties. Prima lunch maar bovenal niet je geld waard.”
Review of Kota Kinabalu’s Manukan and Sapi island tour, with snorkeling, BBQ lunch, hotel transfers, pricing, weather tips, and practical advice.
“The operators knew about the bad weather and the storm and they still sent us anyway. So I paid to go to the first Island on a 15 minute boat ride with a reckless driver just to sit for a while, have a very bad meal and get back. And all we got is Read more”
Review of Langkawi Island Hopping: Dayang Bunting Lake, Singa Besar and Beras Basah, with honest advice on price, timing and what to expect.
“Such a beautiful island, so nice color of the water. Love the swings and the water is also clean. There are too many monkeys so please be aware of the bags.”
Review of Langkawi Island Hopping, with beaches, Pregnant Maiden Lake, eagle feeding, prices, timing, value, and practical tips.
“Really perfect, inexpensive considering what was included (meal, tour, etc.). We even got to see dolphins thanks to our guide.”
Ride 50 kilometers around Langkawi, visiting Pregnant Maiden Lake, Beras Basah Island, eagle sites, cliffs, and clear swimming waters.
“Prachtige eilanden en de dronefoto’s en -video’s zijn ook echt prachtig! Alles was super geregeld. Let wel op: ze proberen soms extra geld te vragen voor de drone, terwijl dit al in het pakket zit 😁 Verder absoluut een aanrader!”
Review of Semporna’s Bohey Dulang, Mantabuan, and Sibuan island tour, with hiking, snorkeling, costs, safety tips, and practical advice.
“Stay away! Although the organizers knew that it was impossible to visit one of the islands due to the tide, we were only warned during the excursion. Inedible packed lunch. Untrained staff driving the vehicle. Two moorings where in one it hit the coral reef, in the other an adjacent boat. Improvised. During the return trip the bench where we were sitting collapsed. The price is far higher than local organizations”
Ride a jet ski around Dayang Bunting, swim in Pregnant Maiden Lake, visit Beras Basah Island, and weigh the tour’s timing and value.
“Atrakcja była w porządku, jednak oczekiwanie na rozpoczęcie i start 1,5h po czasie, bo zbierali innych ludzi co powoduje, że nie zasługuje na więcej niż 2 gwiazdki. O opóźnieniu nie poinformował nikt z firmy a jak na miejscu mieliśmy się pojawić o 9:15, to oni byli o 9:30 [wtedy miała rozpocząć się atrakcja] i dopiero rozpoczęli zwozić i przygotowywać sprzęt. Dla osób, które szanują swój czas odradzam tą firmę.”
Review of Pulau Redang’s $50 snorkeling and island hopping tour, with six sea stops, Turtle Point, beaches, timing, value, and practical tips.
“Tour je naplánovaná na start v 9:00. Komunikace s operátorem byla v pořádku a byli jsme informováni o posunu na 9:25, nicméně až po hodině čekání a urgenci z naší strany jsme se dozvěděli jméno lodě a časový odhad startu - 10:35. Bylo to Read more”
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