Pulau Sapi, Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park, Sabah

My first stop during my Kota Kinabalu trip was Pulau Sapi which is one of the 5 islands in Tunku Abdul Rahman (TAR) Marine Park. The island is about 15 minutes by boat from the Sutera Harbour marina (I was stayed at Pacific Sutera - a stone throw away from the jetty).

The Tunku Abdul Rahman Park consist of 5 islands namely, Gaya, Sapi, Manukan, Mamutik and Suluk. Arguably, Manukan island is suppose to be the most popular among the 5 islands. However, since I was planning to do the underwater walking, I went to Sapi instead.

This is actually the second time that I've been to Pulau Sapi. My last visit was almost 3 years ago. The island didn't look as clean as it used to be.

Did a bit of snorkeling and as expected, although there is still plenty of fish, the corals seems to be dying off. I was a sad sight. I asked the guide about the state of the islands and was told that the corals are indeed dying from overpopulation of tourist.

Makes me wonder what would happen in the next 5 years.


Slightly disappointed from the snorkeling, I headed off for some underwater walking adventure. The last time I came I didn't go for the underwater walking cause i felt that it was blardy expensive. This time though (still blardy expensive) i somehow manage to part with RM180 for a 20 minute underwater experience.

We were taken by boat to this platform

The headgear that keeps us alive and breathing while walking 8 feet under

Once we reached the floating platform, we were instructed to wear a pair of rubber shoes that was provided for us. We were then asked to climb down a ladder (see the girl with her butt facing you? That's where we climbed down).

Here's a short clip of me downthere.