MALAYSIA · ISLAND HOPPING TOURS

15 Island Hopping Tours in Malaysia Worth Booking

26 trips  ·  from $11 a head

Good island hopping tours in Malaysia fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.

Langkawi: Premium UNESCO Geopark Jet Ski Tour of 8 Islands - Getting started on the beach behind Langkawi Tailor
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Langkawi: Premium UNESCO Geopark Jet Ski Tour of 8 Islands

1.Premium UNESCO Geopark Jet Ski Tour of 8 Islands

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 298 reviews · 4 hours · from $213Our pick

Review of Langkawi’s 4-hour premium jet ski tour, with eight islands, Pregnant Maiden Lake, jungle stops, safety tips, and value advice.

“The Langkawi Jet Ski Tour was absolutely amazing—by far the best activity I did during my time on the island! Riding a jet ski through the open sea surrounded by beautiful islands was such a thrilling and enjoyable experience. Our guide was fantastic, making sure everyone felt safe while also having a great time. We stopped at an island with a freshwater lake, which was a unique spot, and later on, we swam at a quiet, deserted beach on another small island. The whole tour was well-organized, scenic, and totally worth it. Unforgettable!”

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Langkawi: Island Hopping Tour - The morning pickup and ride to the jetty
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Langkawi: Island Hopping Tour

3.Island Hopping Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 228 reviews · 3h 30m · from $30

Review of Langkawi’s $30 island-hopping tour, with eagle watching, Dayang Bunting Lake, Beras Basah Beach, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“We’ve done this trip before and enjoyed the experience once again. However, I think the floating pontoon jetty on the island visit is quite dangerous in the wind and ocean chop, particularly for older people. Perhaps a permanent jetty could be built? Our boat captain, however, was very considerate and moved his boat closer to the shore for safer embarking.”

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Island Hopping - Sapi Island: swimming, sand, and lunch
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Island Hopping

4.Island Hopping

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 99 reviews · from $125

Review of Kota Kinabalu’s Sapi and Manukan island tour, with snorkel gear, beach lunch, hotel transfers, timing, value, and practical tips.

“This tour is over priced and not worth the price at all. At the pier you can literally purchase this tour for 35$ pp with the gear. They also do not disclose the fact will will be island hopping on a speedboat. The drivers are reckless and inconsiderate. If you get sea sick easily do not book this tour. The tour guide was nice but the over all tour was not.”

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Kota Kinabalu: Snorkeling & Island Hopping Sapi & Manukan - 8:30 AM pickup and the run to Star Marina
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Kota Kinabalu: Snorkeling & Island Hopping Sapi & Manukan

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

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 97 reviews · 1 day · from $67

Review of Kota Kinabalu’s Sapi and Manukan island tour, with snorkeling, lunch, boat rides, costs, drawbacks, and practical tips.

“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 the price”

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Semporna: Bohey 3 Islands Hike, Snorkel/Dive Tour with Lunch - The boat journey from Semporna
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Semporna: Bohey 3 Islands Hike, Snorkel/Dive Tour with Lunch

Semporna: Explore 3 Islands Tour Snorkel or Dive & Lunch - Leaving Semporna by speedboat
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Semporna: Explore 3 Islands Tour Snorkel or Dive & Lunch

Dinawan Private Island Hopping by Speedboat from Kota Kinabalu Include Lunch - First snorkeling stop: a coral sea view
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Dinawan Private Island Hopping by Speedboat from Kota Kinabalu Include Lunch

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 43 reviews · from $76

Review of Dinawan Island from Kota Kinabalu: speedboat rides, snorkeling, lunch, kayaking, costs, timing, safety, and practical booking advice.

“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 Half Day Island Hoping Tour- Sharing basis - Pulau Dayang Bunting from the water
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Langkawi Half Day Island Hoping Tour- Sharing basis

9.Langkawi Half Day Island Hoping Tour- Sharing basis

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 34 reviews · from $18

Review of Langkawi’s half-day island-hopping tour, with eagle feeding, white-sand beaches, pickup details, costs, and practical tips.

“The tour was a fantastic experience that exceeded all my expectations! Our tour guide, Sara, was knowledgeable, professional and fun, and the way in which she explained scientific facts was interactive and highly interesting. The naturaRead more”

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Langkawi: Fun Island Hopping by Jet Ski - Meeting at Mega Water Sports Beach Hut
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Langkawi: Fun Island Hopping by Jet Ski

10.Fun Island Hopping by Jet Ski

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 25 reviews · 2 hours

Ride Langkawi’s islands by jet ski, watch eagles at Singa Besar, swim at Intan Kecil, and relax on Beras Basah Beach in two hours.

“Polecam gorąco tą atrakcję, nam sprawiła ogromną frajdę, piękne widoki super przewodnik😎 super super”

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Langkawi Island Hopping Boat Tour with Return Transfer - The eagle stop near Singa Besar
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Langkawi Island Hopping Boat Tour with Return Transfer

11.Langkawi Island Hopping Boat Tour with Return Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 13 reviews · from $25

Review of Langkawi’s four-hour island hopping boat tour, with eagle feeding, Dayang Bunting Lake, beaches, transfers, costs, and practical tips.

“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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Island Hopping Tour (2 Island) From Kota Kinabalu - Manukan Island: beach time with room to roam
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Island Hopping Tour (2 Island) From Kota Kinabalu

Kota Kinabalu: Island Hopping with Snorkeling & Meal - Four hours on Manukan Island
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Kota Kinabalu: Island Hopping with Snorkeling & Meal

13.Kota Kinabalu: Island Hopping with Snorkeling & Meal

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 9 reviews · 1 day · from $63

Review of Kota Kinabalu island hopping to Manukan and Sapi, with snorkeling, lunch, beaches, practical tips, and honest value advice.

“Geen goede ervaring, super massaal, op de eilanden gedropt met een snorkel, tegelijk met honderden toeristen van andere organisaties. Prima lunch maar bovenal niet je geld waard.”

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Island Hopping ( Manukan & Sapi Island ) From Kota Kinabalu - Sapi Island: three hours for sand, sea, and lunch
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Island Hopping ( Manukan & Sapi Island ) From Kota Kinabalu

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · from $90

Review of Kota Kinabalu’s Manukan and Sapi island tour, with BBQ lunch, snorkeling, hotel pickup, pricing, timing, and practical advice.

“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 more”

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Langkawi Island Hopping Boat Tour - Dayang Bunting and the Lake of the Pregnant Maiden
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Langkawi Island Hopping Boat Tour

15.Langkawi Island Hopping Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 8 reviews · from $35

Review Langkawi’s island-hopping boat tour, with Dayang Bunting, Singa Besar, Beras Basah, costs, timing, and practical tips.

“The trip itself is ok. There is a lack of information during the trip. There are no explanations it is only hop on hop off.If you want just to use the boat only on travel purposes is fine to book this trip. If you expect more find something different.”

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