Kota Kinabalu 3 Nights 5 Days Trip Days 1-2: Grandis Hotel, Mabul Island, Suria Sabah (+ Malaysia Arrival Card Tips)
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Travel Date: 2024.01.20 – 2024.01.24
Destinations: Kota Kinabalu International Airport, Grandis Hotel, Sutera Jetty, Mabul Island, No.1 Mart, Suria Sabah
Kota Kinabalu 3 Nights 5 Days Trip: Days 1-2
Grandis Hotel
Suria Sabah Shopping Mall, 1A, Jln Tun Fuad Stephens, 88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Sutera Jetty
Sutera Harbour Boulevard Sutera Harabour, 88100, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88100 Malaysia
Mabul Jetty
South China Sea, Malaysia
No.1 Mart
Malaysia 88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Suria Sabah
1, Jln Tun Fuad Stephens, Kota Kinabalu City Centre, 88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
It’s been so long since I’ve been to Incheon Airport… My flight was in the evening, so I arrived around 4 PM!
After checking in, I came to the lounge and had a simple meal.
Since the flight is about 5 hours long, I had a beer to help me sleep well. ㅎ
The lighting was really pretty, but my camera couldn’t focus…
The stars were also visible and beautiful.
★★★ Malaysia Link to Fill Out Arrival Card ★★★
Malaysia Digital Arrival Card – MDAC
Home Registration Check Registration Check Visit Pass Check Egate Eligibility Status Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC) MDAC is required to be submitted by these 2 categories : MALAYSIA AUTOGATE FACILITIES FOR FOREIGNERS MACS Holder Long-Term Pass Holder Visitor from: Australia Brun…
For your information, all travelers visiting Malaysia must register their arrival card within 3 days before arrival.
The method is not difficult, so please refer to the photos below!
I easily filled out the personal information section by translating the page.
Section to fill in arrival and departure dates and accommodation address.
The flight was so tiring due to the delay… ㅠ
I waited for over an hour longer than expected…
I arrived around 1 or 1:30 AM, but there was another wait because so many people were waiting…
The downside of a package tour… waiting…
We took a bus from the airport to Grandis Hotel, about a 15-20 minute ride.
I think I checked in almost at 3 AM 😂
I plan to stay here for all 3 nights in Kota Kinabalu.
The room was quite spacious, which was nice.
I was so tired that I quickly went to sleep after a brief look at the night view….
I went early for breakfast before the morning meeting.
There wasn’t much that was edible… Is that why there are no photos of my plate?
I really missed the pho I had for breakfast in Phu Quoc. ㅜ
We moved to the jetty for our first tour, the Island Hopping Tour!
We take a yacht together from the jetty located behind the Hyatt Centric Hotel, across from Grandis Hotel.
The view, with the palm trees, is quite beautiful.
The lounge view is also nice at night, perfect for a cocktail🍸
Sea urchins were visible even with the naked eye, wow ㄷㄷ
The water was so clear, I was really looking forward to snorkeling!
I’m a bit messy, so I’ve mosaiced it ^^ㅋ
Got my ticket and boarded the yacht!!
Sutera Jetty
Hahaha, the yacht was surprisingly fast and cool, I was so excited…
It was fun, like riding a roller coaster.
Arrived at Mabul Island!
First, we went to our team’s designated seats and listened to the tour explanation.
Then, you can choose optional paid marine sports in addition to basic snorkeling.
We had about 4 hours, including mealtime.
We decided to do only parasailing!
They take us in pairs, two people at a time.
We can only return after everyone has had a turn ㅋ
But riding the boat was fun, so the waiting time wasn’t boring.
It went higher than I expected (much higher than the photo).
It was a bit scary, but the wind was cool and it was so fun, I felt great.
It was so good, but my vocabulary is lacking ㅜ
They kept dropping us into the sea, so we were both holding our noses ㅋㅋㅋ
The first time I fell in, I screamed “Aaaah!” and opened my mouth, but the seawater was so salty.
After that, I covered my eyes, nose, and mouth ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Lunch was a local seafood BBQ buffet, but honestly, the taste…
I decided I needed to eat something delicious for dinner.
After eating, we went snorkeling again to digest!
And I was bitten by a fish.
My mom was also bitten and bled, but thankfully I didn’t bleed…
As I was walking, I suddenly felt a sting! I exclaimed, “Aaaack!!!! I was bitten too!!!!!!” 🤣💥💥💥
(For reference, beach towels can be rented at the Grandis Hotel lobby for $2-3.)
After a lot of playing in the water, we headed back…
Goodbye Mabul.. 🤟
We stopped by the mart right after returning, without even showering ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
I heard many people buy souvenirs here.
I bought one mango jelly, one coconut jelly, and two kaya jams.
(I came back later and bought more ㅎ)
Suria Sabah is a large shopping mall attached to the same building as Grandis Hotel?
A plaza? Anyway, it’s a shopping center. After going back to the hotel to wash up,
I went to look around and find a place for a massage.
I found this massage shop on Google Maps.
It was on the 3rd or 4th floor.
The massage was just okay.
But both masseuses kept burping as soon as they came in…;
At first, it was unpleasant, but after 60 or 90 minutes of massage,
there were two people who burped every 5 seconds for the entire massage time…;
Later, it was so funny that it became a challenge to hold back laughterㅋ;;; (It wasn’t really funny)
After the massage, I wanted to have dinner.
It was too hot and I was too lazy to go far, so I chose a restaurant in the shopping center.
But nothing really appealed to me… I went to a place called Chicken Rice Shop,
and saw Wanton Noodles on the menu outside, so I thought, “Ah, this is it!” and went in.
It seems like there are many chicken restaurants in this Islamic country?
But they said they didn’t have the dishes I wanted…
So I just ordered something that looked like chicken soup.
My mom ordered what looked like a normal grilled chicken leg…
The taste was… just edible.
It wasn’t something I’d want to eat again, so I decided to go to KFC tomorrow…
Orange Something convenience store on the B1 floor.
I bought some snacks and beer here and went to my room.
When I got in, I was so tired that I couldn’t even drink it and just passed out ㅎ
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