Mengalum Island Snorkeling Shared Day Tour with Lunch & Hotel Transfer in Kota Kinabalu | Sabah

My guide was Wayne and I travelled on 20 April 2025. Sunny weather. He ensured that the group of other 4 of us were in safe all the time and took many photos. He recommended to take up the GoPro photo taking add-on, which is such a great recommendation. The guide who took photos were very dedicated and dived all the way down to ensure the best video and photos were taken for keep sake. Thereafter, the photos were transferred over immediately over lunch. Overall, had a pleasant experience and interaction with Wayne. Highly recommended!

It was amazing tour! The guide and team were polite and caring! Picked up / took back to the hotel on time, gave equipments, all the time were swimming with us and showing different creatures. I recommend to feed fish and make videos underwater- it’s worth it! Also it’s cheap and I got the videos on my phone right after the lunch. Food was great, many places where you can take pictures and enjoy gorgeous views 😎

I rarely write reviews, but I was so surprised when I came to Pulau Mantan. I have to share my experience. It was a good experience to board the boat at the yacht pier. I boarded a catamaran. The number of people was controlled and I didn't worry about being too crowded. This was great. Look at my photos. Compared to the previous trip to Mermaid Island, there were more than 40 people in a small boat, like refugees playing. When I arrived at Pulau Mantan, the sand was really fine and white, and the environment was very good. The equipment was very complete and the rest point was very relaxing. It is worth praising the blue ocean, which was so beautiful. I also helped my friends take pictures, and it was easy to take a blockbuster. The tour guide was very friendly and responsible, leading everyone to snorkel and safety measures. It was really a relaxing day. I personally recommend coming to Pulau Belait, Sabah. But there are several companies in Pulau Mantan. It depends on the equipment of the merchant. My MoriMori catamaran is a very good catamaran. It takes about 70 minutes on the sea to reach the island.

We booked this snorkeling trip at the last minute but it was a great decision. None of us four can swim, so we have never tried snorkeling before. However, through this first snorkeling experience, under the friendly and professional guidance of coach Wayne Chen (Ah Xing), we were able to experience the fun of snorkeling and see the different colorful underwater world. It was really interesting.

Five-star coach: Wayne Below are many small details that I paid attention to and want to share, so I will just give the conclusion first: this trip is definitely worth it! First of all, the car that picked us up at the hotel was quite comfortable, and not many people had to squeeze into one car (big plus!). After arriving at the pier, we had to take a boat to Pulau Huantan, which took about 1.5 hours. Before departure, I thought it was a waste of time to take the boat, but this part was a very enjoyable part of the whole day's itinerary! ➡️ The sea view is beautiful, the sea surface is calm, the boat is going super fast (the feeling of riding is very strong, so cool and happy 😆), and the seats are spacious and comfortable (the "not crowded" point alone is a plus). After arriving at Pulau Huatana Toraja, I was amazed by the beauty of the place! The scenery is just like what you see on postcards, so please come and see it for yourself! The sand on the beach is very fine baby powder and feels soft and comfortable to step on☺️ The rest area on the island is quite clean, and the washroom and dining areas are well tidied~ The most important thing is that there are cats on the island, very cute ones! After a quick tidying up and changing clothes, we will take a boat to the snorkeling spot to start looking at corals and fish! This part of the experience is not much different from snorkeling in other places (the part about seeing the fish) but the number of tourists is much different! It feels like it's not super commercialized yet, so you won't run into people on the sea very easily. Overall, you can be very relaxed and watch the fish, corals, and the beautiful sea. After watching, you will return to the island to rest. At this time, you can choose to change clothes or continue to play in the water later in your swimsuit. Then it’s lunch time~ I personally think the food provided is pretty good for an island hopping buffet! Compared to other tours I've participated in before, I think it's really clean and delicious. You can take photos at the beach in the afternoon. The sunny Huantan Island is really super beautiful! (But the sun was too strong, so I chose to hide in a hammock under the shade of a tree to enjoy the scenery.) On the way back, of course, I took the boat that raced all the way, and returned to the pier comfortably with the super cool sea breeze, happily ending this island hopping and snorkeling experience😆 After this trip, I have a few tips for tourists who want to participate: 1. Be sure to bring sunscreen and apply it thickly 2. Bring sunglasses and a straw hat, not only will it look good when taking pictures at the beach, it can also help you get out of the shade of the trees to take pictures😂The sun is really too strong～～～～ 3. Purchase the photo service in the sea! If you don’t have much experience taking photos in the sea, I really recommend purchasing it. It’s really hard to take photos by yourself and you don’t know what you are doing when you finally take photos. 4. Purchase bread to feed the fish (or bring your own white toast) so that you can see a lot of fish 😆 5. When you go snorkeling, you must bring a bath towel and slippers on the boat. This is about it. This experience is really good and recommended to tourists coming to Sabah!

From the pick-up, boat ride, to the scenery, it's all great! The crew and tour guide were very friendly and humorous. The additional photography service was also great. Wayne was very attentive in helping with photography in the sea and on the shore. Recommended

My favorite place on this solo trip to Sabah is Pulau Manatan! Not only is the water crystal clear, but the beach is also the most detailed I have ever seen. More importantly, I met an excellent tour guide! The tour guide Wayne was professional and enthusiastic. He gave careful guidance during snorkeling, allowing people to swim in the underwater world with peace of mind, and also left me with unforgettable memories. I recommend everyone to visit Pulau Wantan when visiting Sabah!

The tour guide Wan will help you take photos first. The one-way boat ride takes one hour. When you arrive at the island, the tour guide will ask everyone to change clothes. After that, the tour guide Wan will take photos for each group of people on Huantan Island. The sand on Huantan Island is very fine and white. Take a rest while taking pictures. After a while, you can buy toast 🍞A can of 5 ringgit or bring your own to go snorkeling and feed the fish, and then take a boat to start snorkeling at two points. The snorkeling that day depends on the wave conditions. We were lucky, there was more sea water at the first point There are many fish and corals and they are quite beautiful. We have a GoPro tour guide to help us take pictures. Because we have two groups, the tour guide asked another friend to take us and take a lot of pictures for us. We have to go to the second point and the tour guide Wan lets us Take photos at the bow of the boat, sit on the bow and enjoy the sea breeze and move to the second point. The sea at the second point is relatively poor and the water is turbid and there are fewer fish. When you return to the island, you can take a free cold shower, wash off the sea water and change into clean clothes. Then, have lunch as mentioned in the reviews. You have to add a little more for the first meal, but overall it’s okay! After eating, we stayed on the island until the return trip at 13:40. While waiting, you can take a SUP or transparent boat to play in the water along the coast, but it is very hot at noon, so remember to wear sunscreen! On the return trip, it takes another 1 hour to take a boat back to the pier, and then wait for the shuttle bus to the hotel! Overall, it’s a pretty high value trip at this price! Worth recommending👍!

Aaron is very nice guide

Although the weather on the way out was not good, resulting in extremely windy waves during the boat ride, everything was worth the price when we arrived at the destination. The sea water was clean, there were so many snorkeling fish and it was spectacular, and the service of the tour guides and staff were also great👍