KK Trip Diary: Three Days To Go

Some important info regarding destinations in KK

The Green Connection
Open daily 10am-6pm, 4.35 last entry
Badan Sukarelawan Complex, KM2, Jln Tuaran, Likas Sabah
Ticket Price RM25
How to get there
Taxi - RM15 from Town
Bus - RM1 from Wawasan Plaza Terminal
Blue or Purple service (big bus not minibus)
got off at wisma wanita
walk to st. john ambulance
or
any minibus to inanam, likas or tuaran

Sabah State Museum and Heritage Village
Jalan Bukit Istana Lama, KK
4km from city centre 088253199
Opening hours daily 9am - 5pm
Admission fee: My kad RM2
Getting there:
Taxi RM12 to 15 for up to 4 persons.
Bus - take no.13 towards penampang from either city hall or wawasan terminal.
-indicate stop to the driver
-fare RM1

Aquarium and Marine Museum
BMRI UMS 3km from city
open daily except on wednesday and public holiday
9.30am-12.30pm, 2pm - 4.30pm
Fee: Entry RM5, camera RM5
Bus - No. 5A in front of Wawasan Plaza, RM1.50 6.30am to 8pm
Taxi - RM18 per taxi. Return arrange with taxi driver.

TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN PARK (088-486432,-486430,-486420(general line)
Open daily from 8.30 to 5pm
Boat at Jesselton Point
Boat transfer available 7.30am-5pm

Rate (return)
Manukan RM23
Mamutik RM23
Sapi RM23
Sulug RM25
Two Islands hops RM33
Three Islands hops RM43
Four Islands hops RM53
not inclusive RM7.20 terminal fee, RM3 entrance fee. Conservation fee? RM10?

Borneo Art Gallery
2nd Floor Asia City Complex, 088280707
open 9am-9pm monday-saturday, 9am-3pm sunday and public holiday
Free entrance

Handicraft market (Pasar Filipin)
Same stretch as Waterfront 7.30am-7.30pm

Gaya Street Fair Sunday 6.30am to 1pm

Kipandi Butterfly Park (088232015, 0168380100, 0138739092)
Moyog, Penampang, Crocker Range
Open daily 9am-4pm
Spot butterfly 9am-11am
taxi Rm30-50 per way
Rates RM10/pax

1Borneo, can take bus outside warisan square

Kinabalu Park
Activities
Mountain Garden 9am, 12pm, 3pm
Guided Walk 11am
Slide Show 2pm (weekends, 7.30pm)
Fee RM3
Guide walk begin at 11am, starts from Kinabalu Multipurpose Hall

KK Trip Diary: One Week To Go

One week before the trip, we decide to rearrange the trip to suit others time and to suit the rescheduled flight.

PLAN
21st April (Thursday)
-Flight from KCH for L,F, and J.
-Sleep at airport.

22nd April (Friday)
-Flight from KL for A.
-Meet up at Masada Backpackers.
-Green Connection (Around 10.30am or 11am)
-Lunch
-Aquarium and Marine Museum (If sempat)
-1Borneo
-undecided

23rd April (Saturday)
-Manukan Island!!!!
-Pasar Malam Sinsuran
-undecided

24th April (Sunday)
-Kinabalu Park, leave as early as possible.
-undecided.

25th April (Monday)
-Explore KK Town
*might want to add extra 1 night at Masada.

26th April (Tuesday)
-6am take taxi to airport
-8am adios KK, Hello KCH.

Budget minimum around RM500

KK Trip Diary: Two weeks to go.

Trip to Kota Kinabalu is only two weeks. I'm excited and worried since I feel bad I'm not productive with lab work lately.

Starting from today until the day we're going to KK itself, I'm going to regularly write pre-travel post which includes trip plans, budget estimations and destinations information.

To start the ball rolling, here is the general plan.

21st April
Night
-Arrive at the airport around midnight. Sleep at airport.

22nd April
Day
-breakfast at the airport.
-check in at Masada Backpackers
-Green Connections
-Lunch
-1Borneo

Night
-undecided yet

23rd April
Day
-Kinabalu Park

Night
-Pasar Malam Sinsuran
-Dinner
-undecided yet.

24th April
Day
-Pasar Gaya
-Manukan Island

Night
-undecided yet.

25th April
-Explore KK town (Handicraft market)

26th April
-flight back to Kuching

KK is only about two weeks away

I'm so excited! We've been planning this trip since last year. I'm so excited to visit the Manukan Island, Kinabalu Park, Green Connection and many other places in Kota Kinabalu. I find the TripAdvisor and Sabah Tourism Board webpage has been super helpful in planning the schedule and budget estimation. I'm gonna to more detail about it later as now is 4.30 am in the morning and I'm supposed to be in bed right now. LOL.