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15 Best Malaysia Island Hopping

The island days worth booking a whole trip around.

The 15 malaysia island hopping travellers book most, gathered in one place. Which islands each trip reaches, how long you are on the water, who runs the boat, and what a seat aboard costs.

15 Best Malaysia Island Hopping

Langkawi: Island Hopping Shared Boat Tour - Price and what’s truly included for $12
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Langkawi: Island Hopping Shared Boat Tour

Langkawi: Island Hopping Tour - Pickup to the Langkawi Jetty: Plan Your Morning Cleanly
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Langkawi: Island Hopping Tour

2.Langkawi: Island Hopping Tour

Langkawi island hopping by boat to Dayang Bunting, Singa Besar, and Beras Basah, with sea eagle feeding and easy half-day fun.

★ 3.7

“Enjoyed it from start to finish. Pick up exactly as advised. Boat tour, Lake Swim, Island swimming...all perfect. Great crew, and great bunch of people on board. Thanks for a fun day.”

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Island Hopping - Transfers, meeting point, and the small-group advantage (max 12)
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Island Hopping

3.Island Hopping

Sapi and Manukan island hop from Kota Kinabalu with free snorkel gear, beach lunch, and transfers. Speedboats and coral swims.

★ 4.5

“Our tour guide was nice, but we arrived at the island full of people and we weren’t informed about it, that due to public holiday it will be overcrowded. The water was dirty and they told us, that there might be jellyfishes and sea urchins. We wRead more”

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Kota Kinabalu: Snorkeling & Island Hopping Sapi & Manukan - Stop 1 on Sapi Island: snorkeling, swimming, and a proper beach reset
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Kota Kinabalu: Snorkeling & Island Hopping Sapi & Manukan

4.Kota Kinabalu: Snorkeling & Island Hopping Sapi & Manukan

Sapi and Manukan islands from Kota Kinabalu with speedboats, buffet lunch, and guided snorkeling in Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park.

★ 3.9

“Tour guide was friendly and positive, spent over three hours on the first island (sapi) and an hour on the second (Manukan) which was nicer of the two. Felt like the long stay on sapi was mainly to pressure you into paying for the additional activities. Lunch wasn’t bad but quite greasy and not worth…”

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Kota Kinabalu: Snorkeling & Island Hopping Sapi & Manukan - Stop 1 on Sapi Island: snorkeling, swimming, and a proper beach reset
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Kota Kinabalu: Snorkeling & Island Hopping Sapi & Manukan

Kota Kinabalu: Snorkeling & Island Hopping Sapi & Manukan - Stop 1 on Sapi Island: snorkeling, swimming, and a proper beach reset
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Kota Kinabalu: Snorkeling & Island Hopping Sapi & Manukan

6.Kota Kinabalu: Snorkeling & Island Hopping Sapi & Manukan

Sapi and Manukan island hopping from Kota Kinabalu with snorkeling, beach time, and lunch in Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park.

★ 4.2

“Visiting Sapi and Manukan was a lot of fun! The snorkelling was great and we got to see a lot of fish and coral. Lunch was much better than we expected with a variety of food. Our guide was informative and looked after us for the day.”

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Semporna: Bohey 3 Islands Hike, Snorkel/Dive Tour with Lunch - Bohey Dulang 600m hike: the viewpoint that makes the boat day worth it
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Semporna: Bohey 3 Islands Hike, Snorkel/Dive Tour with Lunch

Semporna: Explore 3 Islands Tour Snorkel or Dive & Lunch - Beginner SCUBA without certification: what the shallow setup actually means
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Semporna: Explore 3 Islands Tour Snorkel or Dive & Lunch

8.Semporna: Explore 3 Islands Tour Snorkel or Dive & Lunch

Semporna 3-islands tour with snorkel or beginner SCUBA, full gear and lunch included, visiting Mataking, Timba Timba, and Pandanan.

★ 4.4

“Una auténtica maravilla los chicos son encantadores muy graciosos y muy profesionales la pasamos en grande nos reímos un montón, nos encantó ir y conocer las islas el paseo en lancha rápida esa sensación es increíble el buceo y el snorkel increíble los peses que hay el agua tan clara, recomendable 10/10”

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Dinawan Private Island Hopping by Speedboat from Kota Kinabalu Include Lunch - On-island schedule: welcome drink, two snorkeling stops, then freestyle time
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Dinawan Private Island Hopping by Speedboat from Kota Kinabalu Include Lunch

10.Dinawan Private Island Hopping by Speedboat from Kota Kinabalu Include Lunch

Speedboat to Dinawan private island from Kota Kinabalu with guided snorkeling, lunch, high tea, and included water sports.

★ 4.5

“Great time! The island is amazing, the water is beautiful, the experience was absolutely top notch. Keep in mind: the reef isn't the best looked after - some patches looking a big sad. But everything else was perfect.”

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Langkawi: Fun Island Hopping by Jet Ski - Jet Ski Rules and Instruction: What “Professional” Means Here
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Langkawi: Fun Island Hopping by Jet Ski

11.Langkawi: Fun Island Hopping by Jet Ski

Jet ski island hopping in Langkawi: eagle sightings at Singa Besar, white-sand Beras Basah, and a calm swim at Intan Kecil.

★ 4.5

“I finished the jet skiing, took my water shoes off that were provided by the company and found both of my feet covered in what looked like bites. This ruined my entire holiday.”

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Langkawi Island Hopping Boat Tour with Return Transfer - Dayang Bunting Island: the freshwater lake, the pregnant-lady view, and the steps
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Langkawi Island Hopping Boat Tour with Return Transfer

12.Langkawi Island Hopping Boat Tour with Return Transfer

Langkawi island hopping by speed boat with door-to-door transfer, eagle feeding, Dayang Bunting freshwater lake, and Beras Basah beach.

★ 3.5

“Very disappointed as no information about the walk on steep and irregular steps to the freshwater lake which was not very clean. Additionally when we stopped in the cafe at the end of the pier they tried to charge us £12 for 2 cans of Fanta !!!”

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Langkawi Island Hopping Boat Tour with Return Transfer - Dayang Bunting Island: the freshwater lake, the pregnant-lady view, and the steps
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Langkawi Island Hopping Boat Tour with Return Transfer

13.Langkawi Island Hopping Boat Tour with Return Transfer

Langkawi island hopping by speed boat with door-to-door transfer, eagle feeding, Dayang Bunting freshwater lake, and Beras Basah beach.

★ 3.5

“So the boat takes you to 3 places which literally has nothing! In the first island, a part of the water has been demarcated for children/ family to swim, in the second, you are taken to a mid point of the sea where the driver feeds the eagle ( yes, that's it) and in the…”

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Island Hopping Tour (2 Island) From Kota Kinabalu - Mamutik Island: Another Underwater Shot, Same Marine Park Vibe
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Island Hopping Tour (2 Island) From Kota Kinabalu

14.Island Hopping Tour (2 Island) From Kota Kinabalu

Snorkel Manukan and Sapi in Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park from Kota Kinabalu, with transfers, guide, and island lunch.

★ 3.0

“Paid over $100 AUD for basically nothing. Had a boat ride to Sapi Island. The guide didn't explain anything, was an effort to get snorkelling equipment. We snorkelled for maybe 45mins before it poured down with rain. We then sat under a coveRead more”

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Island Hopping ( Manukan & Sapi Island ) From Kota Kinabalu - Jesselton Point Check-In and the Speed-Boat Rhythm
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Island Hopping ( Manukan & Sapi Island ) From Kota Kinabalu

15.Island Hopping ( Manukan & Sapi Island ) From Kota Kinabalu

Island hop from Kota Kinabalu to Sapi and Manukan with snorkel time, BBQ lunch, and shared hotel transfers on a 6-hour speed-boat day.

★ 4.5

“The operators knew about the bad weather and the storm and they still sent us anyway. So I paid to go to the first Island on a 15 minute boat ride with a reckless driver just to sit for a while, have a very bad meal and get back. And all we got is Read…”

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