Downbelow Marine & Wildlife Adventures is composed of a Travel Operations Headquarters based in Kota Kinabalu Times Square and a PADI 5 Star IDC (Instructor Development Course) Dive Centre based on Gaya Island within the Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, a 10-minute fast speedboat ride from Kota Kinabalu City Centre. Scuba diving! Mountain climbing! White water rafting! Sabah is an unforgettable place with its exciting attractions and diverse cultures! What adventure activities would you like to try during your visit to Borneo? On offer are a variety of packages to suit our clients’ needs and our reputation of high standard on customer service is evident with our high rate of customer satisfaction! Any which way, when you're coming to Sabah, let our ‘Borneo-holiday-experts’ at our Downbelow Headquarters arrange your holiday necessities for your perfect Borneo adventure - on top, below or out of the water!
Now newly qualified PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors, our 6 candidates are elated with the positive results of their PADI Instructor Examination (IE) throughout the 2-day evaluation on September 16th and 17th! :) Congratulations to all interns: Kelvin, Akmal, Alex, Leanne, Oliver and Chris - as well as their mentor, resident Platinum Course Director Richard Swann!
More professional divers than students here! :PÂ
Go PRO Divemaster intern Sean assists PADI Instructor Kerry on the PADI Discover Scuba Diving program, AND newly qualified OWSI Kelvin assists as translator! Phew! ;)
‘Now you’re ready to go to the island!’ :PÂ
Rip Curl products are flying off the shelves of our KK Dive Shop...for obvious reasons! Especially the hats ;)
Kayakers and divers can be friends! :P
Camps International adventurers’ experienced all the island activities in their multi-activity program during their 3-4 nights of camping at our paradise Downbelow Gaya Island beach house!
In the Danum Valley forest reserve, the Borneo Rainforest Lodge is an astoundingly lux haven for the discerning traveller, and is a lovely accommodation for the perfect rest after a day of intense hiking through the nature trails around the lodge :)
PADI Instructor Cindy is assisted by our latest PADI Divemaster internship candidate, Vincent, to introduce our enthusiastic guests to the natural biodiversity of the underwater!
Everyone had a great day on our Snorkel Safari day trip to explore the TARP islands, especially when visiting the very special ‘Nemo Village’ and spotted the blacktip reef sharks too :)
Resident Platinum PADI Course Director Richard Swann wishes all the best to our candidates on the Dive Theory and PADI Standards exams of their PADI Instructor Examination (IE) :)
The exotic nature and wildlife of Borneo is what attracts visitors to come to Sabah, so it’s an easy decision to protect and preserve that resource :)
At Downbelow Marine and Wildlife Adventures, we only create programs that encourage ecotourism!
Resident Platinum Course Director and Downbelow Managing Director, Richard Swann, faces off Ann ‘Athena’ Osman on the beaches of Gaya Island!
Paradise might be Richard’s home turf...but Ann’s pretty ‘bad ass’ - an MMA champion and all! :P
Window stickers are complete on the first level of our Downbelow HQ :)Â
See what little time it will take for the colourful adverts to entice you into our Sabah Travel Centre and Kota Kinabalu Dive Shop...!
Natalia will completing one of the exciting PADI Divemaster skill performances - the Deep Dive scenario ;)
With her mentor, IDC Staff Instructor Strike, she will need to exercise her knowledge in marine knots and underwater navigation in particular!
Experiencing island fun, let alone trying scuba diving, is a ‘world of difference’ for the group of 22 colleagues from Xi Shen International Legal Department on their corporate trip around Sabah :)Â
Arne and Laurens from Belgium completed one of Sabah’s toughest challenges: climbing Mount Kinabalu! But all climbers agree how the arduous journey is worth it to witness the breathtaking views of the Crocker Range mountains!
Wreck diving is a specialty that many divers choose ONLY to dive wrecks! Many wrecks have a rich history, and they make for a very interesting dive :) We would highly suggest completing a few PADI Specialty courses before diving on an enormous shipwreck! :)
Downbelow Marine and Wildlife Adventures is an empire that brings you the amazing lifestyle you’ve always dreamed of when it comes to travel!Â
Get in touch with our HQ to find out the once-in-a-lifetime experience we can create specially for you!
Leanne briefs her peers, of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC), how she wants her confined water dive skill to be organised in the water, and Staff Instructor Pablo evaluates!