Scubaholics - Semporna, Sabah

Anuar

I completed a total of 9 dives over the course of three days with Scubaholics. The experience was incredible. Ken is a great person and excellent dive master. He ensured the team was well taken care of and entertained us with stories about his life, diving experiences as well as information about the region and wildlife. While diving, Ken took some great photos/videos and kindly sent them to us. I’m new to scuba diving having only completed my open water certification 1.5 weeks prior to my dives with Scubaholics. I’m glad I choose this company because the experience really helped me feel more comfortable under water. Three days spent with great people in beautiful locations exploring underwater worlds. I loved every minute. Thanks for everything Ken. Looking forward to diving with you again in the future!

Marie T.

Superbe plongée avec Richard !
Nous avons réalisé 2 plongées à Mabul et 1 a Kapalai. Nous avons vu énormément de poissons, tortues, raies, un poison grenouille et de la belle macro !
L’équipement était très bien. L’équipage au top, très gentil et à l’écoute. Richard était très gentil, nous a briefé avant les plongées et nous a montré de nombreux animaux sous l’eau.
Je recommande vivement 🙂

Lifetime T.

Professional, friendly and good price.
Ken and his team made our fun dives and snorkelling a great experience. The equipment is in good condition and the whole team took good care of us since we arrived until we left.
Coffee, tea, crackers and a packed lunch was included on the boat trip.
Our instructor even accepted bringing his action camera and shot a few photos and videos free of charge!
We wish we had stayed more days in Semporna and dive more with them!
We'll be back for sure!

Victoria L.

Planned our first trip to Semporna for 4 days of fun dive. Initially was a bit nervous as we have heard how semporna dive may be challenging for divers due to currents and we are relatively new to diving as well.

Despite my pre-dive nervousness, my heart was settled and calm after I met my dive shop peeps. I really enjoyed every dive with Scubaholics as I am fitted for my gears properly. From BCD, to regulators, shorties to fin sizes, you name it, the dive shop really takes the safety and comfort of their clients seriously.

We also had a sufficient space on our boat for our equipement and personal space. We enjoying the chats and new friends we met on the days of our dives. Sharing stories of the Islands and history of Sabah as well as that of our own countries.

As new AOW divers, our dive guides ken enhanced the diving experience so much. We felt so safe diving with him, getting our pictures taken, seeing how he planned the trips as much as possible and bring us to the dive sites we requested to go as much as possible. He helped us to see the micro and macro things underwaters and really made it like an adventure where we explore all around underwater on our own as long as we stick closed to him. He constanly checks on us and also allow us try out practicing our skills such as deploying of our SMB, playing with buoyancy, drift diving etc.

Overall, the experience was amazing, even though all 4 days was in semporna alone, but everyday is an adventures for me personally and will definitely come back here again to dive again!

Thank you for making my first trip and dives in Semporna such a unforgettable one. Appreciates!!

Anthony Y.

Ken and Richard took good care of us and showed true Semporna hospitality. Nice diving sites especially Sipandan. They were professional divers with good experience. Safety standards was also good. The boat was spacious and we had a great fun diving together with other divers. Hope can do it again next time.

dolphinest

Scubaholics was a great choice if you planned to dive from Semporna or around Sipadan Island. They operate from the Sabah mainland. They can bring you to dive around Sipadan islands such as Mataking, Mabul and Kapalai. The owner Ken was very responsive whenever we had queries from the diving trip to the recommended accommodation down to where should you have your meal. Just text him and he will get back to you asap. No hassle. The booking process was very smooth. When we arrived, he also will specifically guide you where is the actual meeting point so that you can avoid from irresponsible driver that alight you at the wrong place. FYI, there are 2 jetties in Semporna to board the dive boat. His DM Richard was also very helpful and cheeky in the same time. Funny and brought us lots of laughter during the dive trip. This is a very responsible dive centre. Safety is always a great deal for them. Do take note there are lots of illegal dive centre in Semporna that not registered as dive operator with the government. With Scubaholics, rest assure everything will be legit and smooth. We enjoy our dive throughout 4 days with Scubaholics and get to know divers from different nationality. Great job Ken and Richard.

Kean Y.

Our diving experience with Scubaholics was absolutely incredible. From the very beginning, the communication with Ken was clear and concise, providing all the necessary information to ensure a smooth and enjoyable experience. However, it was our guide, Richard, who truly made this diving trip unforgettable. We went to Sipadan, Mabul islands and Mataking.

Richard was everything you could wish for in a diving guide. He exuded a sense of calmness and friendliness that immediately put us at ease. He went the extra mile to make our diving experience amazing. To our delight, he even brought along a GoPro camera to capture stunning footage of our underwater adventure.

After a fun dive with them, we wanted to do the advanced PADI course with Scubaholics, but unfurtonately they were fully booked at the time. However, this speaks volumes about the quality of their services and the popularity they enjoy. It's evident that these guys genuinely care about the environment, as they strive to minimize the use of plastic by providing reusable cups on board.

I highly recommend Scubaholics to anyone looking for a top-notch diving organisation.

Will E.

We dived for 2 days with Scuba Junkie and had a fantastic experience - friendly, professional guides, spacious boats, good food etc. - so decided to do a day snorkelling with Scuba Holics (following the abuse theme) before our flight home.

The experience with Scuba Holics was the complete opposite and had a weird vibe, like the crew didn’t want to be there and couldn’t be bothered building rapport.

We were really disappointed to see the crew anchor into the coral, finding ways around this damaging practice is a basic global standard that any dive shop should adhere to. Someone told the guide who just replied that he didn’t speak English, when they pointed it out to him in the water he just removed the anchor letting it drag along the see floor destroying even more of the reef before it anchored into another large piece of coral.

If you care about marine life and don’t want to contribute to destroying it avoid this dive shop. There are plenty of unethical dive shops in Semporna and sadly this is one of them.