A self employed General Practitioner who lives with his lovely family in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. He dedicates his spare time serving people with precious information on climbing the Majestic Mountain of the Borneo, Mt Kinabalu. Reachable at drizad(at)gmail.comNew 2008 rule for climbers of Kinabalu
I heard rumours about new rules and regulations by Sabah Park Authorities for climbers of Mount Kinabalu. Starting from 1st January 2008, all climbers who decided to climb Mount Kinabalu MUST apply for the CLIMBING PERMIT first, before proceeding to book accommodation from Sutera Sanctuary Lodges.
Not like the existing booking system, whereby you must book your accommodation with Sutera Sanctuary Lodges first and only get the climbing permit the day you start your climb.
I think the Sabah State government is getting their hands on this whole booking-accommodation-with-one-provider thing, as they may have realize that there is a very big flaw and issues on our heritage site. *Some* parties are making huge money out of this issues and it is about time they do something.
At the time I wrote this post, no specific guidelines that I could give as the discussion is still on going. They have to create a new booking mechanism for climbers, and I am still waiting for them to announce it as soon as possible.
You can discuss the issues in the comment area, and hopefully *somebody* from the authority will listen to our voices.
Watch this space for new updates.
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December 12th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
Hi Drizad,
What are the differences if nbooking either one at first??
Is that mean Sabah Park is taking over the booking control rather than SSL ?
Rgds,
December 12th, 2007 at 4:44 pm
So far, I have not heard any confirmation of any arrangement between those two parties. Hopefully I will get the news ASAP, and surely, there will be some changes on the booking mechanism for Mount Kinabalu climbers.
December 12th, 2007 at 5:34 pm
Dr,
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Sorry for didn’t inform you early.
Rgds,
December 13th, 2007 at 11:45 pm
Dr,
I hav booked and made the payment for SSL. Then how about the climbing permit do it half year early, or do you hav sabah Park’s phone number. If the new rules impli it will create some problem do u think so.
December 14th, 2007 at 8:56 am
Wai Hoong: Most likely your confirmed booking with SSL is not affected by this new rule, as they are only planning to do it starting from 1st Jan 2008.
Sabah Parks number: 088-211881
And yes, with or without the new rules, there will always be problems. Just hope that the problem will not affect the climbers too much.
December 19th, 2007 at 7:53 am
No matter what kind of new system is implemented, if the controlling party is not independent from the *some* parties, it will not work. I sure do hope they are independent and that we can see some improvement.
December 19th, 2007 at 8:07 am
Yes, Jenifer, hopefully a better improvement.
June 15th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
After several times of stay in Mt. kinabalu park ONLY for to VISIT BIRDS, i don’t look forward of this new system of permitts.
What about all of us (and i have met a lot of birders the years past) who don’t want to climb and only stay at this beloved place ??
June 16th, 2008 at 8:11 am
@ Andreas Lautz:
For visitors who do not want to climb, it is not a problem. This new system was made ONLY for climbers, as they will have to bear the cost of staying in Laban Rata (in which, does not come cheap anymore).
Bird watchers will only have to pay for the entrance fee, and maybe the accommodation if you wish to stay in Kinabalu Park HQ.
November 20th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
OK, am slightly confused - is there a permit necessary? What is the procedure - will I only be able to book accommodation with a permit number?
November 21st, 2008 at 8:36 am
@ Pete:
Yes, the permit is still compulsory, but you can get the permit after getting a bed at Laban Rata. I don’t think they are able to implement this new rule. So far, they still stick with the old system.