9 Apr
Magnificent Kota Kinabalu
click to enlarge. map from Borneo-Online, modified by kampungboycitygal.
Follow our trails (numbered from 1 to 13) in KK City. Hope you guys will find this online travel guide useful in planning your vacation.
Day 1 – 1. Lavender Lodge, 2. Wiya Chicken Rice, 3. Kedai Kopi Yee Fung , 4. Kedai Kopi Fook Yuen, 5. Warisan Square , 6. Water Front, 7. Filipino Market , 8. KK Explanade, 9. Ocean Seafood
Day 2 - Pekan Nabalu, Kota Kinabalu Park, Poring Hot Spring, Luyang Seafood Restaurant, 10. Sedco Seafood Complex/Sri Selera Kampung Air
Day 3 – 11. Kedai Kopi Seng Hing, 12. Jesselton Jetty, TAE Marine Park, 13. Restaurant Sri Malacca
We are back from a 3 day 2 night trip in Kota Kinabalu! I’ve always wanted to go to Sabah, the land beneath the wind for some fresh experiences. We went there with VK and SL, so we are pretty sure that it will be a gastronomic trip as well!
Kota Kinabalu is magnificent, with paradise islands and virgin coral reefs (TAR marine park) and the mighty Mount Kinabalu which gave the city its name, is only 90 minutes away. I will cover that on my subsequent write-up.
Guess how much are being spent on the trip? After some auditing and cross-checking, we spent less than RM 500 (per person) which includes our stay in hostel, a day tour to Kinabalu Park, island hopping, three meals a day and taxi ride around the city. If you wish to travel in comfort but with a budget, MAS is offering direct flight to KK at only RM 124 (all inclusive) too, do check out the promotion at MAS website. It’s for real because there’s plenty of MHlow tickets available selling at RM 124 when I logged in just now. Alternatively, join MAS FB group to win free tickets!
Here are some pictures of the beautiful city.
Posted by Mei Teng on April 9, 2009 at 3:23 am
At RM124..it’s a great deal. I have been to KK before but not the TAR marine park. Would like to travel to KK again.
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Posted by vkeong on April 9, 2009 at 5:43 am
I miss that place already ler
blue skies and little traffic
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Posted by kampungboycitygal on April 9, 2009 at 5:48 am
Me too.. When will be the next trip le? Haha..
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Posted by thule aka leo on April 9, 2009 at 7:18 am
No trip up to the summit of South East Asia’s highest mountain??? A waste u know??
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Posted by vkeong on April 9, 2009 at 8:40 am
I hope the contest we won recently will entitle us another trip haha
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Posted by ai wei on April 9, 2009 at 11:10 am
i cant believe it! less than RM 500 for this trip?!
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Posted by Sugar Bean on April 9, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Hey, sorry for not commenting for such a long time. We have not been blogging for the past few months, ok, maybe more than that. Haha!
The price seems reasonable. Would want to go there some time. waiting for your food posts on KK ya! ^^
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Posted by jimbo76 on April 10, 2009 at 7:38 am
i had not yet travel to this place.. but heard from one of my friend, is a very relaxing town.. nice.
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Posted by thenomadGourmand on April 11, 2009 at 11:42 am
so peaceful yeah the town? fresh air too!
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Posted by YilingL on April 11, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Show us the food!!
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Posted by teckiee on April 11, 2009 at 4:47 pm
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA kampungboy looks way cooler ;p
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Posted by 550ml jar of faith on April 12, 2009 at 3:23 am
Yes, the food!! I spied a little from Vkeong’s blog already but want to see your take on it!
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Posted by pang on January 7, 2010 at 6:42 pm
I am going 2 KK next month. Can u give me d agent’s company n contact no: who handles ur trip in KK. A day tour to Kinabalu Park n island hopping & 2-night hostel stay for less than RM500. TQ
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Posted by Ctgal on September 27, 2010 at 4:33 pm
Hi, I’m going to KK in a few days and would like to know how to arrange for Island hopping trip. If you do have any agent’s no and company, hope you could forward it to me. Thanks.
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
October 3rd, 2010 at 3:29 pm
hi, u can just go to the jetty n theres plenty of tour agency to choose. u can even bargain
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Posted by Bee Bee Cheok on March 31, 2011 at 3:41 pm
Hi
Do u know any tour agent that is reliable in KK? I planning to visit KK on my own!
Thanks!
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