Discover Sabah

If you like diving, then you might have heard about Layang-Layang Island in Sabah. I just would like to share with you the diving package that viewmalaysia.com has.

Package includes:
- 6 Nights Accomoodation at Layang-Layang Island Resort
- 5 Meals A Day
- 3 Boat Dives A Day
- Use of Tanks, Weights & Weights Belts
- 2 Ways Flight Ticket (Kota Kinabalu – Layang-layang Island – Kota Kinabalu)

KOTA KINABALU: The KKIA Terminal Two building is not only to cater for domestic flights, but would also serve international carriers.

The Prime Minister said although low cost carriers Air Asia and FAX are the main players for now, they would also serve the international sector.

“It is not merely a domestic terminal,” he said.

Speaking at the launching yesterday, he said that although the terminal is meant to cater for budget airlines, it doesn’t mean that the services rendered at the terminal are sub-standard in nature.

Do you know that Pulau Tiga (The Survivor Island) is in Sabah?

Pulau Tiga is the largest of the three islands that make up Pulau Tiga Park, with Pulau Kalampunian Besar and Pulau Kalampunian Damit. Its beautiful landscape and pristine natural environment has attracted CBS TV Network of the USA to use this island as the main location of the popular ‘Survivor’ Programme, dubbing it the ‘Survivor Island’.

This island was formed through the eruption of several mud volcanoes. The last explosion happened in 1941 and since then the volcanoes have remained relatively passive although several small mud volcanoes spewing cool, mineral rich mud can still be found near the summit of the island. The notion that this mineral rich mud is good for your skin makes mud bathing a must-do activity in this island.

I went to Sutera Sanctuary Lodges main office in Kota Kinabalu today to complain about the difficulty of travelers to contact them for the past few weeks. I spoke to their customer services and administration, and they admit that there was a shortage of front desk staff to deal with customer services.

Usually they have more than 5 staffs, but last few weeks, they have been functioning with skeletal staffs only (2-3 per day). That is why they could not cope with the calls and emails. It seems that the shortage of staff is because some of the staff was temporarily sent to Kinabalu Park to do some upgrade works.

I came across Sabah Tourism’s Calendar of Events for 2007. It’s a downloadable PDF files that you can get here. It will show you all the tourism events for the whole year. Download your free copy now. With the calendar, you can plan your trip according to the events that will be held around Sabah, Malaysia.

KOTA KINABALU: Booking air tickets via travel agents is going cost more in Sabah from today.

Travel agents in Sabah will begin charging a “ticketing fee” following the trend towards zero commission policy being implemented by airlines.

The Sabah Association of Tours and Travel Agents (SATTA) said that they would collect a maximum of 10 per cent of the issued airfare for the air ticket with the adoption of the “ticketing fee.”

Monsopiad Cultural Village, the traditional village is a historical site in the heartland of the Kadazandusun people and it is the only cultural village in Sabah built to commemorates the life and time of the legendary Kadazan and head-hunter warrior: Monsopiad. The direct descendants of Monsopiad, his 6th and 7th generations have built the village on the very land where Monsopiad lived and roamed some three centuries ago to remember their forefather, and to give you an extraordinary insight into their ancient and rich culture.

Do you still remember that Kota Kinabalu has two terminal airport? Terminal 1 is for most of international flight, mainly to provide transit for flight by our national carrier, Malaysia Airline System (MAS). Terminal 2 is a low cost carrier terminal (LCCT), mainly for AirAsia and FAX. If you came to Sabah during the last 1 year via Terminal 2, you will notice a massive renovation activity going on with the terminal. Yeah, it was annoying, noisy, hot, dusty and congested. But, no fretting anymore, as it has come to an end.

Read more from New Sabah Times

While doing my daily work today in the clinic, a guy from Canada came to see me regarding prophylaxis (preventive) medication for malaria while traveling here in Sabah. He planned to join a volunteer work that involved in providing ‘gravity feed water’ in few villages in the interior of Sabah. It occurred to me that this is also a good way to provide you the information about taking anti-malaria medication before coming to Sabah, especially if you plan to go into the virgin rain forest here.