Experience The Beauty Of Sabah Borneo, Malaysia

Seven (7) Days In Sabah With My Own Plan

Yesterday, I came across with one interesting topic on the internet forum. This fellow friend said, he’ll be coming to Kota Kinabalu (KK), Sabah for 1 week vacation. Wow, that’s cool.. i’m proud of your decision man! Then, this was my response to his topic which I’d like to share with you today:

There are so many activities that you could perform while staying in KK. Perhaps you could consider to travel to some of the nearest local popular destinations (from KK). This just a suggestion from me..

Day 1 - Visit Kudat District. Go to the beautiful Tip Of Borneo. It’s about 2-3 hours drive from KK. Along the way, you could also drop by to the Rungus Longhouse (you could even stay a night at the Rungus Longhouse and experience the authenticity of the Kudat’s culture), visit the Gong Making and the Honey Bee Farm as well.

Day 2 - Today, explore the Kota Kinabalu City. Go for the KK City Tour and KK Heritage Walk (check out this site for further details) http://www.kkheritagewalk.com/ or you could even travel by yourself. Just get the info or relevant brochures from the Tourist Information Centre and ask for their direction.

Day 3 - Visit Penampang District and search for Monsopiad Cultural Village or also known as the House Of Skulls. It’s only about 12km from KK. Check out this website http://www.monsopiad.com/ for details. Here you could taste the genuineness of the Sabahans traditional food and beverage.

Day 4 and 5 - I have to recommend you to visit the majestic Mount Kinabalu which is located in the District of Ranau, approx. 2 hours drive from KK. Visit the National Park (the entrance gate for the mount climbers), Kundasang War Memorial Park (the memorial site for the infamous death march during World War II), and don’t forget to visit Poring Hot Spring which is about 40 minutes drive from National Park.

Day 6 - Heading back to KK from Poring Hot Spring. Today, you might want to visit the Tunku Abdul Rahman’s Park. There are 5 islands, but only choose 1 of them (Gaya, Sapi,Manukan, Mamutik and Sulug Island) because you wouldn’t have enough time to visit all. Just go to the Jesselton Point and buy your ferry ticket.

Day 7 – I’m not sure what time is your flight, but if you want to go for a quick visit, my suggestion would be the Sabah State Museum which located in front of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, approx. 3-5km from KK City Centre.

There are still plenty of interesting areas that you could visit while in Sabah. All the places stated above are in the west coast of Sabah’s region. Anyway, don’t worry; you still can visit the other places in your next visit. Enjoy your trip and God bless…

I Couldn’t Forget You… Oh Ranau

When tourist ask me where are the interesting places in Sabah? I would promptly say… Oh it’s in Ranau! Yup… in Ranau. There are several places that you could visit while staying in Ranau. You could even find a lot of accommodations at discounted and reasonable price in that area. These are the places that you could visit and you should not missed while in Ranau District :
1. Kinabalu Park
2. Kundasang War Memorial
3. Poring Hot Spring
4. Sabah Tea Garden
5. Kundasang Market and Ranau Town

Kinabalu Park or also known as Taman Negara Kinabalu (in Malay) has been declared by UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific And Cultural Organization) as the World Heritage Site for its remarkable flora and fauna values. It is also the entrance to the magnificent Mount Kinabalu for the mount climber. Visitors could experience the breathtaking sceneries of the mountain as well as the beautiful flowers. Don’t forget to bring your camera with you so that you wouldn’t missed to capture your precious moments as your token of remembrance. This is a fantastic and suitable place for honeymoon spot or for family breakaway vacation. If you are interested in mountain climbing, click here for more information.

Kundasang War Memorial is a memorial site which was built in the late 1950’s to commemorate the valiant Australian and British Prisoner of War (POW) during the World War II. The death march was conducted by the Japanese army in 1942-1945. From thousands of Australian and British prisoners, only six of them manage to escape and survive with the help of the local people. This memorial building located in Kundasang Ranau near the Kundasang vegetables market. The infamous death march literally started in Sandakan heading to Ranau. At this memorial, there are some boards hanging on the wall where you could view the names of the brave Australian and British prisoner of war who was perished or survive during the tragic incident. Click here for package arrangement or extra info.

Poring Hot Spring located in Kg. Poring Ranau, which is approx. 19 km from Kinabalu Park or 20 minutes drive from Ranau town and about 40 minutes from Kundasang. This place has its natural hot spring and in order to commercialized it, they construct some pool on top of the exact location. Some people came here just to soak their feet or wash their skin with the sulphuric minerals hot water for healing purposes. Some people came here to take bath, camping, trekking to waterfall, doing research, visit the canopy walkway with 41m high from ground level, witness Rafflesia, the largest flower in the world and many other interesting activities. It’s another lovely spot for family as well as honeymoon vacation. For accommodations and other packages,

click here.

Sabah Tea Garden is the largest tea plantation in Borneo Island. It is also one of the certified plantation in the world that produce organic tea. Some activities such as educational tour, mountain biking, horse riding, retreat and team building program can be performed here. Many facilities has been prepared for the said purpose such as accommodation, conference room, games court, restaurant, camp sites and tour guide. Log on to www.sabahtea.net for additional or viewing their website. 

I Set My Eyes On You

Congratulation to both of you! This wish goes to the newly wedded couples from all around the world who have just got married. 

Getting married is the beginning of a wonderful journey of life when two lives exchange their vows to become one in life no matter in good times or in bad, in sickness and in health, they will love and honor each other all the days of their life. Oh GOD, that’s the beauty of marriage!

After getting married, normally the newly wedded couple will take a brief vacation so called “honeymoon” in order to be alone together with undivided attention. Those who plan to visit Sabah or have not made up your mind regarding the destination, I’d like to suggest one suitable and remarkable place for your honeymoon vacation. The said place would be at the foothills of Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia which particularly located in Kundasang Ranau.

It would be your amazing and unforgettable honeymoon in your life. You can easily find accommodation with reasonable room rates in Kundasang for instance Kinabalu Pine Resort, Kinabalu Park and Mesilau Resort (Sutera Santuary Lodges), Zen Garden Resort, Mount Kinabalu Heritage Resort And Spa (formerly known as Perkasa Hotel Kundasang), Kinabalu Rose Cabin and many more.

While enjoying your stay in this spectacular region, you might want to visit several interesting places such as Kinabalu Park, Kundasang War Memorial, Poring Hot Spring, Sabah Tea Garden and a lot more places like Kundasang market, Ranau Town and Mesilau.