Kota Kinabalu D3, Sabah

Day 3 at KK.

MONSOPIAD CULTURAL VILLAGE

About 45 mins from the Promenade Hotel......
Visit the Kadazan Cultural village for the whole day........


Can't recall the entrance fees......it's about RM15.00 per person.
Registered at the counter before the journey start....

The waiting area......search around for the internal tour guide.


Finally our tour guide!

And journey start, in the Village.....

Don't know the reason why we have to start from the Kitchen....?

After go through the places where they stay, eat, sleep & play....we reached the Suspension Bridge.



The boat for river cruise....( too bad at that moement, was low tide, the boat can't 'swim'! )


Kadazan House

Instrument

Magic Stone

Kadazan


Tangkob

After finish certain part of the village, our tour guide bring us to the opposite of the village to enter the "Skull House".
Too bad I can't take any photo inside the house.



Finishing visit the Skull House on almost 1pm, we having our lunch in the village because the Cultural Dance performance gonna start at 2pm.

Invited to dance together !!

After the performance finish, definitely our last stop here...........

The Souvenir Shop

After the Village, we went back to the hotel......get everything pack for back home.
Visit few Shopping Complex around that area and also the Philippine Market.

End up, we have our dinner at "Tanjung Aru Beach" ( N5 56.889 E116 02.709 ). Very nice place, I like it very much & rate it for 4.5/5 star. (6 km from Kota Kinabalu is the seaside resort of Tanjung Aru. Accommodation in the form of international class hotels or budget chalets is available. - From WikiPedia)

9:15pm, on the plane.......way back home, JB. KK, Bye and see-u !!

Kota Kinabalu D2, Sabah

Day 2 at KK.
As usual.....wake up...bla-bla-blah.......breakfast......

We are on the long journey to Kinabalu National Park (N6 00.336 E116 32.578).
Too bad at that moment, I still don't have Garmin Que to track.......


After abt an hour more on the road.....the 'donkey ear' of Mount KK waving to us.......




30 mins later, we finally reached the Malaysian World Heritage Site - Kinabalu National Park.

Kinabalu National Park or Taman Negara Kinabalu in Malay, established as one of the first national parks of Malaysia in 1964, is Malaysia's first World Heritage Site designated by UNESCO in December 2000 for its "outstanding universal values" and the role as one of the most important biological sites in the world.


The Timpohon Gate (N6 01.785 E116 32.824) was the main attraction for us to travel here.......

Long way back......

After pass thru the gate.........


Enjoy the great achievement.......

After having enough the Fresh Air from the Kinabalu National Park, we refill our stomach at KFC, Ranau (N5 57.226 E116 39.872).

I found this along the road to Ranau.......Russian Rescue Team for the hikers.....

Don't know why, I personally feel the recipe here at Ranau was different from JB. Very crispy, delicious. Maybe only myself felt that.........

Around 4:30pm, our Tour Guide bring us to one of the nearest resort - Kinabalu Pine Resort (N5 58.913 E116 34.800)
It's full of Pine Tree, very nice place.......

Kinabalu Pine Resort

Ancient Clock at Pine Resort

Nothing much.......take a rest over here, and start our next journey to Dalit Beach (N6 09.226 E116 08.782).
The beautiful beach which is company with The Shangri-la's Rasa Ria Resort (N6 09.240 E116 08.863).

The Beach of Shangrila Rasa Ria Resort

And.......a lousy skill for the sunset.........

Interesting fire pole in the Resort Garden..........


The lobby of the Resort

Reached Promenade Hotel almost 9pm......simple dinner for the night.
Free myself after 10pm & fill in with beer around the hotel lounge. Beer taste good especially with price of RM25+ per jug!!
Due to the over excited journey, the beer does not drunk me for the night.
That's it for the Day 2!

Will be continue Day 3........

Kota Kinabalu D1, Sabah

Wake up in the dark (4am), after everything packed, we start out journey to KK(Kota Kinabalu), Sabah. (formerly known as Jesselton)

The air fare from AirAsia return ticket around RM169.00 per person.

Reached the KK Terminal 2 Airport around 10:15am. Our tour guide - Mr Sim (buddy) already waiting at the arrival hall!

Before check-in to the hotel, we decided to take our breakfast at somewhere near by Gaya Street (N5 59.075 E116 04.654)
The fish noddle, very nice!! I personally love it very much.....and had it double!


After our breakfast, just walk around Gaya street Sunday market to have an express digest :). It's quite interesting market and can't find at Johor.

One of the stall.......

Caught one superbike at Gaya Street

Meet the youngest shopper around......

Seems like Sugar Bun are very famous over here........

Wanted to have another round of food at this Vietnam Kopitiam, too bad didn't bring my spare stomach.......

Sim was very patient and being a good guide to us.
Next stop was at Signal Hill, Nice View!!!

KK Town

KK Port

Tengku Abdul Rahman Park

Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park was established in 1974, just offshore Kota Kinabalu, in Sabah, east Malaysia on the island of Borneo. It comprises 49 square kilometers of which two-thirds are sea, and the rest is coral reefs and five islands. It is named after the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman. The Park is administered by Sabah Parks. - From WikiPedia

Around 3pm after city cruising.......need food again to fill up the space.......
We went to some coffee shop out of nowhere (brought by Sim). Suprisingly, with some simple meehoon and cookies.....the place was too crowded and need abt 20 mins to find a table.....



After the fantastic tea break, all of us check-in to Promenade Hotel (N5 58.518 E116 04.120) for short rest.......

About 3 hours later, the batteries are fully charge and then we have to serve our stomach again at SK Seafood Village. (About an hour drive from the hotel) Too bad cos forget to snap some photos......and I can say that the food was wonderful and with reasonable price.