Tunku Abdul Rahman Park (TARP) is a region of five islands of which Pulau Gaya is best known for scuba diving.
| Inserted/Added by: | lars, © Author: Lars Hemel |
| Rated: | Rated 1.0, 2 votes |
Send us your images for this dive region[Add Image][Add Movie]
Tunku Abdul Rahman Park (TARP) is a small island group just in front of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. It was named after the first prime minister from Malaysia in 1974 and consists out of five islands. Pulau Gaya, Pulau Sapi, Pulau Manukan, Pulau Mamutik and Pulau Sulug are all formed of sedimentary rocks and sandstone covered in lush rainforest. These relatively soft earth layers can form spectacular cliffs, arches, caves and caverns in time. There are still quite a few minority groups who live on their houses on stilts all connected by pathways. Bulijong Bay or Police Beach is one of the best and most visited beaches on Gaya Island.
Divers will be rewarded with spectacular muck diving on gradually descending coral slopes up to thirty meters deep searching for critters and other marine life. Its coral is mainly stony hard corals but some large sponges and many tree worms are common as well. The beaches are easily reached from mainland Kota Kinabalu and are therefore popular weekend destinations for diving as well as sunbathing and beaching tourism.
Visit our partners! Or become one.
Diveshop
- Borneo Dream - Scuba Diving & Adventure in Sabah, Borneo, F-G-1 Plaz...Borneo Dream - Scuba Diving & Adventure ...
| Borneo Dream - Scuba Diving & ... www.borneodream.com +60 17 811 8149 +60 88 244 931 | F-G-1 Plaza Tanjung Aru, Jalan... 88100 Kota Kinabalu |
Borneo Dream is an authorised Dive Centre and we offer the best range of diver training and leisure dive trips from Kota Kinabalu. We cater for all levels of diving knowledge and experience - from learning to dive all the way through to technical diving.
We offer the widest range of scuba diving courses in Sabah, Borneo - we offer PADI, SDI, TDI and IANTD dive courses. We are also a licensed Tour Operator. We focus on delivering safe, high quality and enjoyable diving experiences. That's why we have a great boat (a 10m x 4m catamaran), first class gear, excellent safety equipment, a high level of instructor qualification and a greater choice of dive courses and dive trips (including Palau Tiga and the Usukan wrecks). So choose Borneo Dream to help you experience the best of Sabah, Borneo.
Other
- Sensi Borneo Diving Resort & Tours, kg Shabandar, Pantai Dalit, Tua...
Sensi Borneo Diving Resort & Tours
| Sensi Borneo Diving Resort & T... www.sensiborneo.com +60 88 788 111 +60 88 791 688 | kg Shabandar, Pantai Dalit, T... 89208 Kota kinabalu |
[Add Message]Messages from readers:
Name: malaysia_liveaboards
The largest island of Pulau Gaya has several nice dive sites where reefs are home to schools of juvenile fish as well as anthias and damsels. Macro divers will enjoy hunting for nudibranchs and gobies. At Pulau Sapi you can find cuttlefish, octopus and crustaceans like crabs and shrimps. Leopard sharks can be seen at Pulau Sulag as can triggerfish and turtles. Turtles are also found off South Reef at Pulau Mamutik, including hawksbill and olive ridley.
[Add Divelog]Divelogs from members: