Hi All,

Planning a trip to Sandakan and surrounding areas and would like to get some ideas to see if this itinerary is good. Any other suggestions? Is there a local travel agency that we can arrange transport and lodgining?

Trip to Sandakan:-

D1
Arrive (very likely early PM)
Head to Sukau via tour pickup
Arrive accommodation at Sukau
Kinabatangan riverboat PM tour
Dinner
Night walk (if available)
Sleep

D2
Early AM Kinabatangan riverboat tour
Breakfast
Hiking/ Trails/ Boardwalk
Lunch
Tour activities/ Talk/ OA
Kinabatangan riverboat PM tour
Dinner
Sleep

D3 AM
Breakfast
Back to Sandakan

D3 PM
Pick up rental van
Check in Airbnb
Relax/ Walk around town
Dinner

D4
Early breakfast
Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Center (feeding @ 9am)/ Sandakan Rainforest Discovery Center/ Sun Bear Conservatory Center
Lunch
Agnes Keith house/ Sandakan Museum/ Sandakan Memorial Park
Dinner

D5
Breakfast
Sandakan Central Market
Sam Sin Kung Temple/ St Michael’s & All Angels Church
Lunch
Relax/ Walk around town/ Shopping
Dinner

D6
Fly back

what abouto try my luck here are there local transportation around kundasang? in kk town is there like grab? was planing to stay in kundasang but i dont drive n my heads about to crack from trying to find ways to go around  >.< not possible

was hoping t

Grab is widely available in KK town. Suggest renting a car for Kundasang, with waze it's easy to navigate anyway.

If wan rent car should be find now or when reach airport? I have 7 person. Planning rent big car but wonder it can go up to kundasang or rent two car?

Any recommendation on rent car?

Anyone got cheap MT KK hike package contact? haha

planning for semporna trip in early sept for a 4D3N.
Some question below:

1. is Sept a best time to go? any high tide or rough ocean?
2. Have 2 choices of journey. Northern - Tun Sakaran/PomPom/Mataking OR Southern - Mabul/Sipdan. For first timer, which is recommended?

Anyone got cheap MT KK hike package contact? haha

unless you are Sabahan.. don't think there's cheap package

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are you diving or snorkelling? for northern are you staying in semporna or at Mataking? First timer snorkellers I think Northen will be better. Mabul is not really a nice island. Tun Sakaran/Pom Pom/Mataking have better beaches I feel. If you can get sipadan permit its different though.

Please pre-book your car so you can ensure you get the car type you want. 7 person with luggages will require 2 cars. Last time with 4 adults and 1 child, we rent 1 Alza and we almost couldn't fit all our luggages. I rented via a company called Kinabalu Trails (friend's relative working there), but you should be able to search via Kayak etc.

Snorkelling only
Is Mabul not nice? I’ve been making some research around that Southern part is way better than Northern? Where tun sakaran is heavy commercialize and not that great anymore.

Furthermore, staying in semporna give bad vibes in terms not cleanliness? I’ve no intention of hammering semporna, just got feedback from relatives who travelled there before

Snorkelling only
Is Mabul not nice? I’ve been making some research around that Southern part is way better than Northern? Where tun sakaran is heavy commercialize and not that great anymore.

Furthermore, staying in semporna give bad vibes in terms not cleanliness? I’ve no intention of hammering semporna, just got feedback from relatives who travelled there before

Did you have the contact number?

my friend who from UK will visit sabah next week. he need apply any visa and submit rtk result to enter sabah?

my friend who from UK will visit sabah next week. he need apply any visa and submit rtk result to enter sabah?

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are you diving or snorkelling? for northern are you staying in semporna or at Mataking? First timer snorkellers I think Northen will be better. Mabul is not really a nice island. Tun Sakaran/Pom Pom/Mataking have better beaches I feel. If you can get sipadan permit its different though.

Hi may I ask
If overnight in semporna town , are there any day trip island visiting service ? Is it recommended ?
Thanks