Mantanani Island
The Mantanani Islands lay several hours boat ride off the coast of western Sabah and are home to a wide variety of marine life including turtles and dugongs as well as reefs and associated eco-systems. The community is approximately 800 people who are from the Bajau ethnic group and are predominantly Muslim. Facilities on the island are poor with the community making a small income from selling fish on the mainland. Due to the remoteness and lack of facilities on the island there are a number of human environmental issues affecting the surrounding marine eco system...
Mantanani Island is included in these trips:
Camp Borneo - 2 Months
Our 2-month Borneo programme has everything you get during a one-month stay plus our Marine Awareness Programme on Mantanani Island complete with a PADI Open Water Scuba Diving qualification. Your weeks spent on the idyllic Mantanani Island will complement perfectly your time spent on the mainland on your main community project. And all this is wrapped up with a jungle experience on the Kinabatangan River including a visit to the Sepilok Orang-utan Sanctuary.
Highlights
- Includes PADI Open Water diving course with other dives assisting with Marine Awareness Programme
- Key involvement in ongoing community projects, including construction, teaching and sports
- Work on environmental project in Lower Kinabatangan region of eastern Sabah
- Visit to Sepilok Orang-utan Sanctuary
- Marine Awareness programme, educating and assisting remote island community to preserve their marine environment
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