Discover Sabah

Upon doing some updating of the website, I was informed that there are new addition to our members of Backpackers and Travellers Lodge around Kota Kinabalu, Tuaran and one at the foothill of Kinabalu! (just 2 km from Kinabalu Park entrance).

Kinabalu Rose Cabin near Kinabalu Park

So, for those who are looking for an option for accommodation, check out our newly updated page on “The Lodges”.

http://www.mount-kinabalu-borneo.com/kota-kinabalu-lodges.html

Imagine yourself walking at the bottom of the sea! When I heard about it I did not know what to expect. The thought of walking on the seabed made me so curious that I had to experience this under sea adventure!

I went to Sabah Tourism Building today to get some information about the latest news on tourism industry in Sabah. While going through their notice board, I found the latest FREE Sabah Traveller’s Map. I picked one for myself, just to know what’s inside and wonder if it would be a benefit to you.

The map has these features:

• Obviously, it is free. If you did not able to snatch it from the airport when you arrive here, just head to Sabah Tourism Building to get one.

State of Sabah has submitted 13 events for inclusion in the Visit Malaysia Year 2007.

There will be 2 anchor events, 4 major events, 2 highlight events and 5 supporting events.

The 2 anchor events are:

1. Sabah Fest Celebration, which is Sabah’s most anticipated cultural event where rich and colourful, generations-old cultures and tradition are showcased through dance, music, song, crafts and food.

Sabah is blessed with some of the most beautiful islands, coral reefs and atolls. The clear waters and exotic treasures of marine life found here have captivated visitors and divers from all over the world.

Sipadan Island
Rated as the world’s top dive sites. For the true diving enthusiast, the island needs no introduction. Praised by the internationally renowned oceanographer and filmaker Jacques Cousteau as one of the best diving spots in the world, it is unique as the only oceanic island in Malaysia.

I read the local newspaper today, The Borneo Post and found out that there is a new airline coming up to service the public, especially for people in the Island of Borneo. FlyAsianXpress is appointed by AirAsia Bhd as a sub-contractor to handle turboprop operations, which previously handled the rural air services in Sabah and Sarawak. Just like AirAsia’s tagline ‘Now everyone can fly’, those living in remote areas in Sabah and Sarawak can start ‘flying’ from 1 Aug 2006.

I always received emails from my fellow mountaineers about how to plan and budget their trip to the summit of Borneo. After few months collecting informations, I can summarized the guide for you to follow. First, do some homework. Decide on few of these things:

1. How many people are going for the climb? How many adults and children? Children may have a different rate and fee for the climb.

When visiting the Kinabalu Park and Poring Hot Springs, do take the opportunity to visit the many places of interests along the way…

Kundasang

Kundasang is 6 km (4 miles) from the Kinabalu Park HQ, renowned for temperate vegetables. A long row of wooden stalls ‘gerai’ bustling with vegetable whole-sellere. Pick-up trucks fully laden with vegetables from farms around the valley deliver and unload their goods at the stalls. Bulk-buyers come from all over Sabah, even Sarawak and Brunei. Passing travelers also stop to purchase. Nearby are few rows of shops, seemingly sleepy except on Fridays, the weekly Tamu, market day.

Deep in our hearts, we all dream of a tropical heaven. Pure, Green, pristine. At the same time, unspoilt and untouched by the problems of modern life still.

Welcome to Sabah, the land of eco-treasures. Where you can climb to the awesome peak of the highest mountain in the region. Play with the orang utan, “the wild man of Borneo”, in the largest such sanctuary in the world.