First of all I never expected to find such a nice place for snorkeling in KK. For my parents it was their first experience of snorkeling so I wanted to find professional people and not just guy renting you snorkeling gear. I definitely found it. Downbelow is the reference if you want to match safety and enjoyment. The guides we... More

We chose Downbelow due to their standing on Trip Advisor and also their flexibility with booking diving courses. We chose to complete our PADI Open Water course as part of our stay in Kota Kinabalu. From our first enquiry to the parting goodbye, the whole experience was enjoyable and the organisation faultless. Everything ran like clockwork, from being collected at... More

I am just back from Borneo, where I spent 4 days between Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan and Sepilok. The entire trip was organized by 'Downbelow' travel centre. My contact Alice, senior consultant, was extremely efficient and proactive in giving advices, replying to all my queries in 24 hours or less. Everything went smoothly and according to the itinerary. For the last... More

We booked a 3d2n trip to sandakan. Our guide Patrick was fantastic and really made our trip! Ask for Patrick! Dive down below answered all my questions over email - always replied within 24 hours. We paid a deposit and than remaining balance a few weeks before we arrived in Borneo. Everything went smoothly and we had a great trip.... More

Had a brilliant time snorkelling here, saw lots of marine life. The centre is on the beautiful island of Gaya, one of the prettiest small islands I've had the pleasure of being on! The team of staff are top notch, really friendly and always looking to help. I'd definitely like to visit again. More

I visited Downbelow as part of a university trip, and as a very inexperienced diver. All of the team there made us really feel at home and put us at ease, and we were soon feeling comfortable kitting up and diving, as if we'd been doing it forever! I even did my Adventure Diver training whilst there, and Richard took... More

I did a 2D/1N Mount Kinabalu package, and then went to Sukau and spent 3D/2N in the rainforest. Mount Kinabalu is HARD!! Don't let anyone tell you it's an easy walk, it's tough but well worth it. I had a lovely guide who, despite being a bit quiet, was also encouraging and patient - letting me take lots of breaks... More

we have always dived in the red sea but decided to dive with Downbelow when we went to borneo. The island is amazing and the staff are really friendly. we hadn't dived for 18months so were a bit apprehenisve. Wilson was amazing and reasurred us and made us feel at ease. we dived for 2 days and although the water... More

Went with a group of 16 unsuspecting students as part of our Tropical Ecology field course. Not only were the staff very halpful and understanding, we were well looked after, fed watered and a nice camp to sleep in. The equipment is well maintanenced and if you feel there is something wrong, do not fear and ask for another and... More