i see..
some more the best time to visit is only july to october.
crossing it out of my itinierary as i'm planning to go next january.
but i need to know something, the weather there.
in january is it rainy or acceptable as I'm planning to go to kundasang and go for island hopping too.


This post has been edited by jeff10012003: Feb 26 2018, 03:08 PM

november till early jan is rainy season
but if u ask me, any day except school holiday and public holiday is the best time to go kundasang and island hopping
i went to kundasang on day 2 of CNY....OMG...the queue is totally standstill
island hopping would be crowded because of the arrival of PRC and korean(direct flight)....so there is no best time to visit but choose weekdays where its less crowded

Hi All, anyone try to stay at mongolian yurt at kundasang before? I'm trying to look for accomodation within kundasang with 1 toddler.

Also, wanna ask do sabah town uber/grab is widely available?

if you mean KK, uber and grab is available. i'm also planning to go soon so if you want to go kundasang and KK, better just rent car for kundasang, and travel in KK using grab/uber.
can save a lot you know.

yaya, KK.. i will be rent car to kundasang, just wonder when the time im in town, is it convenient or not to just travel via grab/uber.

i think it would be.. calling for MR_alien for better clarification

which resort you staying, bro?

yes, uber and grab is widely available within kk city area...a little outside also no problem
as for the accommodation in kundasang, i do not have any experience yet but i do know accommodation in kundasang has got alot more than few years ago

Yes, very easy to get Grab/Uber in KK

I never stay at this Mongolian yurt but we purposely go see as we are very near. The road to yurt is one road only and very steep and dangerous . So scary if another car coming from in front. Maybe u can check wit the Mongolian yurt website how they arrange to bring u up to their yurt.

no le, I already booked kopi valley.

New blog post is up

Tenom & keningau : http://allen-teo.com/2018/03/things-tenom-keningau-sabah

enjoy!

tripadvisor have a lot of mixed reviews.
i myself looks to staying at hounon ridge.
based on this review it's quite nice.

for my trip to kundasang i'm currently down to this hotels.
anybody can say what's their experience?
Puncak Borneo Resort
Hounon Ridge
Dream World Resort Kundasang
Mongolian Yurt
Marakau Cabin Lodge
Kinabalu Pine Resort

also looking for car rental, who would you recommend and what car is the best for 2 person to kundasang?



This post has been edited by jeff10012003: Mar 9 2018, 12:24 PM

Only been to Kinabalu Pine Resort.
Beautiful scenery, clean individual wood house,
no aircond (dont think anyone will need it anyway). Its on a slope, and walking around also could be problem for elderly.
Nothing much else to do, and breakfast is nothing to shout about.

what about the drive to the resort?
does it require car with power or even axia/saga is sufficient?

This post has been edited by jeff10012003: Mar 12 2018, 09:49 AM

i think axia saga is sufficient enough,
just make sure get the automatic - its on slope

Hi guys,

Can anybody advice on my itinerary below, i will be going to KK at beginning of Apr 2018 (5 pax)

Thanks in advance

DAY 1 (SAT)

11.05-1.45pm - KLIA2-KKIA
2.00-3.00pm - Reach KKIA+take grab/car pickup to Little Gaya hotel (Check-in)
3.00-4.00pm - Lunch - Yee Fung Restaurant (laksa Noodle) - 10 mins walk from hotel
4.00-6.00pm - Atkinson Clock Tower/Australian Place/Signal Hill Observatory Platform - 10 mins walk from hotel (Optional)
7.00-9.00pm - Dinner - Suang Tain Seafood Restaurant (Have coconut pudding and nearby satay) - 10 mins drive/20 mins walk from hotel

DAY 2 (SUN)

9.00-12.00pm - Breakfast at hotel + Gaya Street Sunday Market - 5 mins walk from hotel - Roughly how many hours usually spend here?
12.00-2.00pm - Lunch - Seng Hing Coffee Shop - Huang Jiu Tuaran Mee and Tom Yum Noodle - 10 mins drive from hotel
2.00-4.00pm - Any suggestion where to go here? Shopping mall?
4.00
4.00-5.00pm - Teatime - Kedai Kopi Fook Yuen - Roti Kahwin and Teh C Peng - 15 mins drive from hotel
6.00-6.30pm - Tanjung Aru sunset - 20 mins drive from hotel
7.00-9.00pm - Dinner - Lido's square

DAY 3 (MON)

8.00-10.00am - Breakfast at hotel + Checkout
10.00-11.00am - Jesselton Point (Optional)
11.00-1.00pm - Lunch - Kuo Man Restaurant - Any suggestion of other restaurant besides this?
1.00-4.30pm - Drive to Kundasang - Pass by GEraiKelapa Bakar Kaki Tini for cococnut Pudding/Nabalu Town/Kinabalu Park
6.00-6.30pm - -Kinabalu Park sunset
* Check in to Kinabalu Pine Resort at any time
*Dinner either 4.30-6.00pm at SS Chinese Restaurant OR 6.30-8.00pm 89 Station

DAY 4 (TUE)
6.00-6.30am - Kinabalu Park sunrise (optional)
7.00-9.00am - Breakfast at hotel + Checkout
9.00-12.00pm - Drive back to KK
12.00-1.30pm - Lunch - Kah Hiong Ngiu Chap - Beef Noodle - 20 mins drive from KKIA
1.30-2.00pm - Drive/grab to KKIA
3.35-6.00pm - KKIA-KLIA2

skip Suang Tain Seafood Restaurant and go to to welcome seafood restaurant about 200m behind
why?...suang tian is doing tourist business instead of local
the service is extremely slow, food came out really slow and its expensive
many foreign tourist that self plan now end up preferring welcome seafood for their price and service

how long at gaya street?...just finish walking it both way thn its finished
thn walk to wisma merdeka and find a shop call bits and bites at ground floor(near KFC)
go eat their cupcakes...OMG heaven and their small gula melaka cake as well..you'll be addicted

never ever eat Huang Jiu Tuaran Mee
you'll come back here and bash why tuaran mee taste like sh*t
thats not the way it was meant to be eaten

tanjung aru now moved to tanjung lipat already
all the shops are now there

skip lunch on day 3 and straight drive to coconut pudding at sepanggar thn up kundasang

if u have car, try kedai kopi syn lee @ towering for their tenom nodle(closed at 2PM)
most of the good kk food are located outside of kk

are all these recommended shops is muslim friendly?