Vietnamese tourist wears 35kg hat, walks under the sea in Malaysia

(Dan Tri) - The activity of walking on the seabed attracts many people to experience in Malaysia, visitors must put a 35kg oxygen helmet on their head.

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Sepangar Island (Kota Kinabalu City, Malaysia) is famous for its sea walking experience. To get to this island, visitors have to take a cruise ship for about 20 minutes.

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Khách Việt đội mũ nặng 35kg, đi bộ dưới biển ở Malaysia - 3

Visitors will be guided by technicians and begin a unique experience of walking along the seabed in a 35kg oxygen helmet.

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Tourists move step by step on the seabed, seemingly erasing the distance between humans and the vast ocean. Small fish swim around, tourists touch the lovely sea creatures with their own hands, or glide gently over the coral reefs floating with the water current.

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Khách Việt đội mũ nặng 35kg, đi bộ dưới biển ở Malaysia - 6

Tourist Hoang Anh (right) from Ho Chi Minh City shared: "This is the second time I have experienced walking under the sea. But each sea area has different biodiversity characteristics. When I walked under the sea in Sabah, Malaysia, I felt excited because there were many types of beautiful and unique sea fish and corals."

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Oxygen breathing system, each line is attached to each air helmet. Visitors can stay underwater for about 30 minutes maximum for one game.

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The experience of walking under the sea here ranges from 10-15 minutes and there is always someone watching the entire journey of visitors.

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Underwater it is impossible to speak, all actions of tourists must be expressed by hand.

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It is known that tourists walk under the sea at a depth of about 10m. The guide said that the safety factor of this game is very high and is suitable for children from 7 years old and up. When first stepping deep under the water, tourists will feel a lot of pain in the ears due to the pressure of the water, but the pain will quickly disappear. The total price for this service, including round-trip transportation from the hotel to the island and lunch, is from 150 to 250 Ringgit, equivalent to about 1 million VND.