some of my travel expenditures
1. Accomodation in KK
well, we are lucky that we are staying in kak Ayeen’s place (k,Zaireen batch 2000-2005) at Radiant Maisonet inside Radiant Tower at Jalan Tuaran. no rents or anything but just pure ‘berbudi bahasa’ laa.. org dah bagi menumpang pandai2la..
2. Transportation
we moved around by car (k.ayeen’s or k.shade’s). however, we managed to scout for rental cars. the cheapest is RM50 per day which is K.shade’s (batch 2002-2007) friend.that is for kancil la. others yg kat luar RM100 per day or RM1200 per month for a kancil as well. city buses are available intercity and intracity.
however, the parking tickets, mahal jugak! so, we really have to cari parking betul2.dahla susah nak cari parking!!
3. Mamutik Island
Mamutik island is one of the islands of Tunku Abdul Rahman which comprises Pulau GAya, Pulau Sapi, Pulau Manukan and Pulau Sulug. we went to Mamutik Island taking a ferry from Jesselton Point which is at the KK city centre. to achieve maximum discounts do bring your matric cards around as they usually have special prices.
to get there, there are certain payments yg wajib kena bayar:
a)Ferry Tariff Fee *student fare : RM3 per head
b)Sabah Parks Conservation fee (which encompass Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, Pulau Tiga, Turtle Islands Park, Tawau Hill Parks, crocker Range Park) (in short it means u pay RM3 for all these islands if u visit them in one day la): RM3 per head
the ferry ride is about 20 to 30 minutes for RM20 per head pergi and balik (but we all managed to get RM 19
they will offer you some snorkelling kits for RM15 at the jetty. we took that but i personally think i’d rather sewa snorkelling kits kat pulau mamutik tu itself. BUT, it’s more expensive-RM20 with deposit RM50. bukan ape, yg RM 15 tuh tak bagus, air masuk dlm hidung and all..dahla kitorang ni amateur, melemahkan semangat jugakla!
so in total we spent RM40 per head there.
4. Kundasang.
a) transportation (Myvi auto) a 2 to 3 hour journey.
- fuel was rm30-40 pergi balik maybe because we had our windows down
- Kinabalu Park Canopy walkway Poring : RM3 per head
b) bus from KK-Kundasang-Ranau. it will pick u up at the same site. just ask
- RM 15 per head (from Jalan Padang) one way. so pergi balik RM30
c) Toyota Unser for 7 ppl. again, u can janji wif the driver where and when to pick u up
- RM15 per head one way, RM30 two way
d) minibus
- RM15 per head one way(maximum passengers 11 or 12) RM30 two way
- rent the bus RM 350 pergi balik
5. Climbing Mount KInabalu
so, actually Sutera Harbour has Sutera Sanctuary Lodge to handle all the accomodations there. however, there are some travel agents who gets some percentages of rooms from Sutera Sanctuary Lodge la. but their prices of accommodation might be differen
however, whichever u choose, u still have to pay Sabah Parks MT KInabalu Climbing fees (Tariff Rates 2008). this is like bayaran "wajib" jugakla..they include:
a)entrance fee for Malaysian
RM3 per head (adult)
RM1 (below 18)
b)climbing permit
RM15 per head (adult)
RM10 per head (below 18)
c)Climbing insurance
RM7 per person
d)Mountain guide fee
Timpohon gate/peak/Timpohon gate
1-3 climbers RM70 return trip
4-6 climbers RM74 return trip
7-8 climbers RM80 return trip
other optional things includes:
porter fees - depending on how much weight he has to carry and distance that he has to carry
certificate - RM10 per person
transfer from Kinabalu park to timpohon gate
<6 person RM30 per pax return
>5 person RM 8 per pax return
and the cheapest hotel with heater is the Laban Rata Resthouse mcm hostel tuh which is RM208.
actually, the booking for this place will be our determining factor to go up la. this place is soooo fully booked coz ppl booked half a year ago! but, we are trying our best la to grab those yang last minute cancel..pray for us!!
