A first time traveller to KotaKinabalu need not be afraid of not finding good accomodation. KotaKinabalu has a very good range of suitable hotels for both the tourist and business traveller.
The Shangri-la Tanjung Aru has long been established as a popular beach front resort hotel which is located approximately 20 minutes from the centre of the city. It has a nice relaxed atmosphere and a very good buffet breakfast spread which even includes japanese noodles and sushi. Prices are relatively high but promotional offers during non peak seasons can be very good.
A newer and undoubtably my favourite hotel is the Sutera Harbour Hotel, located next to Magellan and the Royal Yacht Club. The rooms have very big windows which afford stunning views of the sunset on the clear waters or if you opt for the left wing, then a view of the 18 ...
having done various safaris and other wildlife watching adventures a primate expedition seemed like a good next trip. Primate watching in Africa is far more expensive and politically potentially dangerous, and at short notice proved to be difficult to get appropriate permits, so we chose to do Borneo first, then Africa at a later stage. This was probably wise given the rate at which Borneo is disappearing.
Getting there
The usual entry point for northern Borneo is KotaKinabalu, the capital of Sabah which has modern almost western-style hotels and an airport with flights from Kuala Lumpur. Many people stay in KotaKinabalu (usually, annoyingly called KK by tourists. I insisted on using its proper name and was regularly corrected by other knowledgeable tourists who thought they were a couple of pages ahead of me in the guidebook) KK (oops, I ...
Advantages: Beautiful sceneray and wildlife Disadvantages: Long flights
In October this year, I took my 1st holiday abroad. My girlfriend and I decided to go to KotaKinabalu in Malaysia as we both enjoy wildlife and it is somewhere she has never been. We stayed in KotaKinabalu which is often affectionately called KK for 3 weeks and had a wonderful time.
Flying to KK
We flew from London Heathrow via Kuala Lumpar. The flight to Kuala Lumpar took 13 hours (which was quite harsh as it was my 1st ever flight) From there we flew to another place (which I can not remember the name off) which took about 2 hours, and then a further 2 hours to KotaKinabalu. The only downfall to the holiday were the long flights but its necessary if you want to visit these beautiful places.
Staying in KK
We stayed in a five star resort while we were in KK which was very reasonably priced. We paid £900 per person ...
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