Travel to Kota Kinabalu with the whole family was awesome, everybody was there including kamilla and tasya. As usual when travel with the two little girls we have to make sure that the itinerary through out the the whole journey was not pack and it has to be as leisure and "chillaxing". Travel to Kota Kinabalu (KK) was plan two months before the departure date. Marina Court (service apartment) was the perfect accommodation in KK simply because the strategic location and the price. At first we plan to book 3 hotel rooms but when we did the calculation plus the long stay for 5 nights was not reasonable for us. Luckily when i was browsing thru the internet, promenade hotel (Marina Court) was having a promotion so that's it.. the price was really reasonable for an apartment with three bedrooms and complimentary of breakfast for 6 person.
We chose Travel Gateway Tours Sdn. Bhd to plan out our tour in KK and at the same time to learn more about local culture. We didn't take any pictures of the apartment including the rooms and the facilities in Marina Court. If you would like to find out more about this service apartment please visit this website
http://www.promenadeapartment.com.my/ . Breakfast served was simple and do not expect too much for the menu, all i can say is that the breakfast was ok to me...hehehe but you guys have to come here and check it out for yourself.
Arrival Day
2nd of March 2011
KLIA - Kota Kinabalu International Airport - Marina Court
There are two trails leads to the top, the Summit trail and Mesilau Route which will meet at Layang-Layang. We are not planning to climb Kinabalu on out trip obviously..heheheh, not fit enough!!.. we will proceed our tour at The Poring Hot Spring for canopy walk and take a break for lunch. Before we leave the Kinabalu Park, we went to the museum to see and learn more about the flora and fauna and people who has been living in Kinabalu for generations and consider themselves as the guardian of Mount Kinabalu. Most of the people living here are the Kadazandusun. They are the Sabah's largest ethnic, most of them are works as a farmer.
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| here we are...the poring hot spring |
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| on the way to canopy walk |
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We arrived at the The Kinabalu Park entrance,
the guide is explaining the trails to the Kinabalu top |
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| hebat betul manusia-manusia ni boleh lari lagi panjat gunung..unbelievable!! |
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| The entrance of the kinabalu park museum |
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| The lobby... |
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insects that can be found here in kinabalu park... there are
over 300 species of insects and plants that have been recorded |
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| you can eat that pink berries..sweet taste..i can't remember the name |
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| we could not find the real rafflesia... ini pun jadilah kan!! The world's biggest flower.. |
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| nyayi and kamilla!! |
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| On the way to Poring hot spring, houses along the mountain slopes... |
We were excited to go for canopy walk, i imagined canopy walk on a hanging bridge would be so much fun..but before going to the fun part, all of us must do a bit of mountain climbing.. surprise!!! we didn't know that......jengjengjeng!!!..... it was only around 500 meters trail upwards but the climbing was challenging to us..hehehe as i mentioned before we were not fit enough for this kind of activities..According to our guide, the trail is exactly the same as the trail that the climbers have to go through if they want to climb to the top of Mt. Kinabalu but this trail are much much shorter..(nasib baik!!) . semput jugak nak naik, but alhamdulillah everybody successfully finished the trail, now come the fun part..canopy walk on a hanging bridge, the walkway is 157.8meter long and 41meter high. We really a had great time.
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| The trail starts ... everybody was so focus, they didn't even look at the camera!! chaiyo |
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| finally...waiting for our turn to have a walk on that hanging bridge |
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| RM5 for one camera fee... jangan ngelat!! |
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| Tasya went first, the tall and strong trees are the king of the forest..they are call Menggaris tree |
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| i had great time here |
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| The Menggaris tree...the king of the forest |
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| This part was a bit shaky...the wind was quite strong |
Besides canopy walk and hot springs, you can also visit the butterfly farm, Orchid conservation centre and tropical garden. Nobody was interested to go for hot springs including me, it was extremely hot sunny day...we walked straight to the restaurant for lunch. Before we can do that, again we have to through the trail but this time was downwards...heheheh...
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| going downwards this time |
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| Kamilla was so exhausted !! "ibu, milla penat..." |
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| After canopy walk.. time for lunch |
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| nice place for lunch...The Rainforest |
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| not bad laa... |
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| mee hoon tomyam |
After lunch, we spent almost half an hour to get some souveniers then afterwards we rest and solat before continue the journey. We stopped whenever we saw fruits stalls, some of the fruits are strange and i have never seen it before..such an experience..priceless..I enjoy eating the pineapple..ada kelas mcm kat hat yai rinduuunyerrr nak makan nenas hat yai!!! We came back to our apartment around 5pm, it was going to get dark soon..and we plan to have seafood for dinner.... Across the road where the fruits market are, at night there will be abundance of stalls selling all kinds of grill seafood........we don't know how to choose...there was a lot to choose from...the picture below will explain what are things that we end up buying...muahhaah!! everybody was really tired and guess what we could not finish it....bazir jeeee..
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| blablabla....tak habis akhirnyer |
5th day
(6th March 2011)
Jesselton Point - Labuan - Beta Service Apartment
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5th day of our trip to KK was my last day but not for the rest of my family, they will be leaving for Labuan as early as 730am because the first ferry trip to Labuan will be leaving at 8am. my flight back to Kuala Lumpur was in the afternoon.. I did not join the Labuan trip because the next day i have class to attend, it was sad....i have never been to Labuan before...They stayed overnight at the Beta Service Apartment and they have be back at KK the next day to catch their flight back to kl.. you can always click to this link
http://www.labuantourism.com.my/industry/hotel.htm to know about this apartment.
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| happy faces...at the ferry terminal |
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| sampai sudah Labuan.. |
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| The living room...spacious..ideal for big group |
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| The dining room |
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| view from balcony...rainbow!!! |
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| The kitchen |
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| The bedroom |
6th day
(7th March 2011)
Labuan - KKIA - KLIA
They got up early to get to the ferry and come back to KK that morning... i was already in kl and getting ready to class...
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| abang Sauti...with his early morning pose!! |
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| The mosque... view from the balcony |
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| Beautiful scenery |
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| Karmilla at the waiting hall KKIA |
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| Tasya...with her peace sign!! see u again in the next trip!! |
It was a great journey and unforgettable experience....we hope to come back and gain new experince, maybe this time climb to Mt. Kinabalu!!! bye-bye to negeri di bawah bayu..adios
