Bandaraya Floating Mosque |
Our initial plan for this day is to cross Brunei but due to…Here’s
the story
By 6 AM , Woke Up and Breakfast at Tong Pin 2 Coffee
(Besides Lavender Lodge, Opposite of Seri Selera)
*One of the Employees is a Filipina (Ate Perlita or Perly
from Davao). She gave us discounts for our meal.
Traditional Coffee with Condense Milk |
Malay-Chinese Breakfast |
Back to Hotel. Nap turn to Sleep. Woke up by 9 AM. No
Definite Plans. Lazy Environment (Hahaha)
By 10 AM, Left the Hotel with So-so Concrete plans. Because we
missed the first trip to Brunei by 8.30, we decided to have a City Tour instead.
*Hotel Iskandar offered RM 270 (Rent a Car with a Driver/24
Hours). We declined and they suggested to hire a Taxi for our desired Tourist
Spots.
*All we want is to see a Proboscis Monkey (a Resident of Borneo Island) ,so we had a
Unanimous decision to go to Lok Kawi Wildlife Park for a Half Day Tour and the
other half is to Visit at least 3 Heritage Sites outside from Downtown KK. (Thank
You Hotel Iskandar for providing us Tour Brochures and we were enlightened
where to go or you can visit this site http://malaysiatour2u.com/store/)
We negotiated to two Taxi Drivers but we didn’t meet half
way to a best deal (They wanted to bring
us to Lok Kawi and after,will visit just one Heritage Site and back to City Proper for RM150). Until we met Kuya Jonny ,(Half Filipino/ Half Malaysian) and offered us (Lok Kawi Tour-Signal Hill-Tun Mustapha- Floating
Mosque- Drop City Proper for RM160. Not Bad! The Whole Van is Ours. Good Deal)
*Here’s Jonny and Jean Contact Info:
Sabah Express Rent a Car &Tour
Jonny 016-8220048 or Jean
0111-6027274
*Lok Kawi Wildlife Park( A Must Visit Tour) is 30-45 mins away Southwest of Downtown KK,
- Entrance RM10 (Malaysian Citizen), RM20 (Non-Malaysian)
-They Have Animal Feeding Sessions, Animal Show ,Elephant Ride(RM5)
and Tram Service (RM2)
Again, all we wanted is to see a Proboscis Monkey and Orangutans
(Residents of Borneo Island)
Malayan Tiger ( Roowwrrr) |
Sun Bear (Tamad lang) |
Gibon (Pa-Bibo Lang) |
Otter (Best in Swimming) |
Had a Muddy Bath |
Tram Ride (RM2) |
Other Animals, etc....in short IT IS A ZOO...
Highlight of this tour...(The Proboscis Monkeys)
Pinocchio? |
Chubby Pinocchio? (Purgahin na Yan) |
Lunch at LoK Kawi and Back to Kota Kinabalu Downtown and now we’re headed to our
City Tour (Northern Part of Downtown KK)
1st Stop: Signal Hill Observatory (a Viewing Deck )
Kota Kinabalu Downtown |
Go Cels! I Can't go there near. I'm Afraid of Heights |
2nd Stop: Tun Mustapha Building (believed to have
a Revolving Restaurant-according to Jonny’s wife)
Opposite Building of Tun Mustapha |
3rd Stop: Floating Mosque
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Wearing Shorts and Sleeveless are not allowed
inside the Mosque
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We Rented Abaya
for only RM2
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We we’re guided by a Filipina for a tour inside
the Mosque
Bandaraya Floating Mosque |
Imam? |
With our Filipina Guide |
We bade goodbye and grateful to Kuya Jonny and his wife,
Jean for touring us and we decided to drop us at Jesselton Point ( So we can
check the ferry schedules to Brunei)
Due to our limited time and schedules of ferries Brunei- KK Vice Versa. We decided to cancel
our visit to Brunei. Maybe some other time and planning to get a direct flight from
Manila- Brunei and visit Kota Kinabalu again and Go to Sandakan or will try to climb Mt Kinabalu. :-)
So for our third day, we booked a Kinabalu Park and Poring
Hot Springs package(Lunch Included/Hotel Pick- Up by 830 AM) for only RM120 for the 4 of us from RM170 at Grand Kinabalu Tours in
Jesselton Point (We were assisted by Nur, also a Filipina).
From Jesselton Point, we walked the long stretch of Jalan Tun Razak and headed to the City Park and Centerpoint Mall area and look for FOREX.
Dinner at KFC again and Capping our night with a Massage (RM60). Lights Off
Tips for the Day
*Average Meal (RM10), Can of Coke (RM2.5)
*If you’re looking for travel agencies that caters KK tours,
go to Jesselton Point.
*Malls in Dowtown KK are KK Plaza, Centerpoint, Wisma
Merdeka, Warisan Square and Suria Sabah.
* A lot of Filipinos in Sabah, Don’t be surprised if they’ll
ask “Tagalog Kayo?” and that will be the start of non-stop chit-chat..Hehe
*Malay Language I always use
“ Apa Khabar?” (How Are You?), “Terimah Kasih” (Thank You!), “Selamat “Pagi”
(Good Morning! ) “Malam” (Evening!) etc… and the most Funny Word we learned “Pondan”
(Gay/Homosexual)!
Next > Day III: Kinabalu Park and Poring Hot Springs
Your KK entries are very helpful. Will contact Grand Kinabalu Tours to avail of their services and will surely haggle.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos too! =)
Hi Francoise, Thank You for dropping by and for the compliment too. Enjoy you KK Tour! :-)
Deleteyou take nice photos! i wish ganyan ako,pag nagpicture kasi ako pang FB calibre lang hahaha.i wanna visit malaysia din.gusto jan talaga ang indian food.
ReplyDeletehi melvs..thank you for dropping..hehe..sige visit ka na malaysia..mas safe daw sa KK kesa sa KL according to our filipino guide..
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