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Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 21 attractions in Kota Kinabalu
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Attraction type: National park, Aquarium, Park
Activities: Scuba diving
Address: Kota Kinabalu
Malaysia

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2 of 5 stars
stpete2004   11 contributions
Bali, Indonesia
Sep 14, 2009

After reading the reviews I looked forward to a great snorkeling experience. In fact most of the coral is dead and thus there are a limited number of colored fish. People feed the smaller fish from the dock and sometimes the fish came up to me when I was snorkeling, looking for food! This is a great place to learn... more

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5 of 5 stars
TravellingMitch   136 contributions
Norfolk, England
Feb 14, 2009
8
people found this review helpful

Tunku Abdul Rahman (TARP) Marine Park is made up of the islands / palaus of Manukan, Mamutik, Sapi, Sulug and Gaya, that can be easily reached from Kota Kinabalu. You can choose to go on an organised tour or arrange a boat from either Jesselton Point or Shangri-la Tanjung Aru. If you fancy a walk around the lowland rainforest on... more

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4 of 5 stars
ch1zz   1 contribution
singapore
Dec 21, 2008
4
people found this review helpful

My friend and i went to kota kinabalu 6-9 Dec 2008. We went to Manukan and Sapi Island. The beach is beautiful.. Many fishes and they are pretty.. ^^ When u go for snorkeling, bring the bread with you. they will like it... but put it inside a bottle, so it will not melt.. At Manukan island, you dont need... more

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4 of 5 stars
DitchT   3 contributions
KK
Dec 21, 2008
2
people found this review helpful

I've dived over 70 times on visits here over the last three years. The town can seem overshadowed by Mount Kinabalu when viewed from a boat in the early morning. Similarly, the diving gets overshadowed by world-class sites a plane flight out of Kota Kinabalu in Layang-Layang and Sipandan. But I love TARP as it is affectionately known locally. So... more

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5 of 5 stars
OrientTrek   16 contributions
Hong Kong, China
Oct 7, 2007
11
people found this review helpful

went on a two islands tour by Wildlife Expedition. the crew was friendly. really enjoyed the time on Manukan Island. the snorkling was really fun, saw lots of fish, some of them are quit big -- 15-18 inches. there is a store, where everyone rent their snorkling equipment. you should get some bread from there also and feed the fish... more

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5 of 5 stars
pattayainsider   104 contributions
Pattaya, Thailand
Feb 12, 2007
17
people found this review helpful

I took the "5 Island Day Trip" here, that stops at 3 islands, and goes close to two others. Really worth it. The snorkling was great at the first two islands, but not that great at the third one, I think called Manukan Island, but it was pretty there. The boat also stopped somewhere where we went fishing for about... more

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5 of 5 stars
Greatgran   3 contributions
Brisbane, Australia
May 13, 2006
44
people found this review helpful

Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park consists of a number of islands in the South China Sea off the coast of Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah. It is a magnificient marine park where the diving is apparently world class. We do not dive but the people we spoke to the day we were there were from many different countries and... more

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