Monday, February 2, 2009

4 Days 3 Nights Kinabalu Escape Package (Best Package)


4 Days 3 Nights Kinabalu Escape Package (Best Package)

Day 1

Meet and greet at airport then proceed for lunch at local restaurant, followed by a city tour. Among the must see is the Tun Mustapha Building (formerly known as Sabah Foundation Building - an architectural marvel as one of the few hanging structures in the world); the Chinese Buddhist Temple and pass through the magnificent site of the State Mosque with its majestic domes aligned with gold motifs. After city tour, you shall have an adventurous 2 hour drive across mountainous Crocker Range with views of rolling hills and lush green countryside up to Kundasang where you will be amazed by the majestic Mount Kinabalu, the fourth tallest mountain in South East Asia and check into Kinabalu Pine Resort/similar, where you will enjoy a steamboat dinner.





Day 2

After breakfast, proceed to Poring Hot Springs which is about 1 hour drive from the resort where you can dip in the revitalizing hot sulfuric springs which is said to have healing properties for the skin. In Poring, one can also experience the walk across the 41meter high Canopy Walkway which will provide you with a canopy view of the Borneo Rainforest flora and if one is lucky spot wildlife which habituates the area. Then, you shall return to the resort for lunch and proceed to the famed Kinabalu Park, a World Heritage Site and a sanctuary to thousands species of flora and fauna, haven for researchers and enthusiasts. Here, you have an option to go on a guided tour of the Mountain Garden which is one of the many different types of nature trails in the park. Onway back to Kota Kinabalu City, stop over at Nabalu Handicraft Centre then proceed to check into hotel to freshen up before dinner.


Day 3

After breakfast, take a speed boat ride to Sapi Island, one of the five islands within the Tunku Abdul Rahman Park which is gifted with pure white sandy beaches making it a popular destination to relax or participate in the many water sport activities such as jet skiing, snorkeling, aquatic flying fish, banana boating and parasailing. Then for lunch, you shall be served an array selection of barbecued seafood. After lunch, you shall take a boat ride back and proceed to hotel to rest. Then to complete your stay in Sabah, you shall be treated to Sabah’s renowned seafood dinner accompanied with a colorful local cultural show.

Day 4

Continue the culture tour at Mari Mari Cultural Village near Kiansom Waterfall located at Inanam town.40 minute drive from Kota Kinabalu town.Upon arrival at the entrance of the village, you will be ushered to the warmth of different
homes of the ethnicities of Sabah. Each home was built by descendants of the tribes they represent and offer you a truly genuine experience seeing everything in and around the village lends to its magical prowess of taking you back in time. Not only does this village portray these tribes through the architectural genius of their traditional houses, but also through a range of simulated lives of the olden epoch by the residents of the village. Acquaint yourself with each tribe as they let you come into their house and their simple yet intricate lives.

As you traverse the village, you will find demonstration huts along the main houses in
which daily activities of old times come into life. For example, the making of blowpipe, starting a fire (from bamboo tree – you will learn the steps of making fire without the help of a lighter), tattoo-making (and its symbolisms) and etc.



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