PADI 5 Star,Dive Centre, Gaya Island Tunku Abdul Rahman Park TARP, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo.
PADI Courses, Scuba Diving, Dive & Snorkeling, Sea Kayaking, Beach, Holiday

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Based at The Beach House, Gaya Island where rainforest meets reef ! Our PADI 5 Star Dive & Adventure Centre is the the perfect destination for Marine and Wildlife lovers !!

Voted No 1 on Trip Advisors “Things to do in Kota Kinabalu” - Located just 5 minutes speedboat ride from central Kota Kinabalu we are ideally situated for visitors and residents of the city to come and spend a day trip with us.

Surrounded by primary rainforest and tropical ocean, visitors can enjoy Daily Scuba Diving, Try Dives for First Timers, Snorkelling, Skin Diving /Free Diving, Trekking, Sea Kayaking & Hiking, sunbathing, wildlife watching or just reading a book to the sound of the jungle.

At 15 sq km, Gaya Island is the largest of the five beautiful islands that make up the land mass of TARP a 49sq km National Park.

From our centre there are excellent walking trails through virgin tropical rain-forest.
Guests can walk to:
Police Beach: 3.25 km time approx 1h 20 mins
Padang Point: 1.95 km time approx 45 mins
Highest Point: 3 km time approx 1h 15 mins

Our Dive & Adventure Centre is surrounded by wildlife, hornbills, apes, snakes, butterflies are in abundance.

We see many species of lizard and a variety of tropical birds regularly.

Wild Boars and Proboscis Monkeys also inhabit the island but they are very shy, occasionally they are heard but rarely seen.

Next to our Beach House is a large well kept grassy area, ideal for camping, football and volleyball. We have basic toilets and showers for guests.

We can accommodate very large groups for Team Building Events and Adventure Training.




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In front of The Beach House is a stunning shallow lagoon, this is where we conduct our confined water diver training for beginner divers wishing to Try Dive.

Just a giant stride from our jetty is our House Reef, affectionally known as Home Corner.
Sloping to a maximum depth of 20m among the usual tropical marine life we have a few hidden treasures living within this ecosystem.

We are strategically positioned for the passing Whalesharks and Manta Rays throughout March and April.

Their annual migration path is just minutes away by our powerful speedboats

All other dive sites within the TARP park are within a few minutes from our centre, this allows us to comfortably conduct 3 daily boat dives per day.

Surface intervals and our freshly cooked hot lunch takes place at the Beach House and we provided unlimited Tea, Coffe, Water, Biscuits and Fruit all day long.


Our 37ft Dive Boat provides spacious comfortable transportation to dive sites, with 2 x Yamaha 200HP engines we can explore new undiscovered sites off the beaten track.

Our dive guides and instructors are very experienced and will show the best of the reefs and the creatures that live among them.

All our dives are drift/swims so rest assured that wherever we surface the boat will pick us up - no need for long swims back to anchor !

Our equipment room stocks a large variety of rental gear of different shapes & sizes, our high standards of safety ensure they are professionally maintained and serviced.




We are underwater camera friendly with large freshwater soaking and washing facilities. Our Managing Director being a professional underwater photographer this was a necessity!

There are books and posters to help identify your latest underwater discoveries and helpful friendly staff to assist and inform you of the activities, courses and programs we run.

Our Beach House Dive Station is the location for our Instructor Development Courses and Internships.




How Do We Get There ?

Simple - just drop us an email, or visit our Dive Shop and Classroom in the city of Kota Kinabalu or phone us on +6 012 866 1935, +6 088 23 23 75 or visit our contact page.

All our programs include a free pick up from your KK City Hotel (subject to pre-bookings availability) or you can take a taxi to Sutera Harbour Marina - Waiting Hut and meet us there (pre-booking is required)

Should you wish to learn more about the Activities and PADI Courses that we offer please peruse our website links to the right.

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