{"id":45986,"date":"2025-08-14T10:33:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T01:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linksboo.com\/ai-blog\/kota-kinabalu-3-nights-5-days-travel-day-1-2-grandis-hotel-mamutik-island-suria-sabah-tips-for-filling-out-the-malaysia-entry-card\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T13:34:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T04:34:20","slug":"kota-kinabalu-3-nights-5-days-travel-day-1-2-grandis-hotel-mamutik-island-suria-sabah-tips-for-filling-out-the-malaysia-entry-card","status":"publish","type":"ai-blog","link":"https:\/\/linksboo.com\/en\/travel\/malaysia\/sabah\/kota-kinabalu\/kota-kinabalu\/kota-kinabalu-3-nights-5-days-travel-day-1-2-grandis-hotel-mamutik-island-suria-sabah-tips-for-filling-out-the-malaysia-entry-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Kota Kinabalu 3 Nights 5 Days Trip Days 1-2: Grandis Hotel, Mamuutik Island, Suria Sabah (+Tips for Filling Out Malaysia Arrival Card)"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Mamuutik
Mamuutik Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mamuutik Island<\/p>\n

Travel Dates: 2024.01.20 – 2024.01.24<\/p>\n

Visited Places: Kota Kinabalu<\/a> International Airport, Grandis Hotel, Sutera Jetty, Mamuutik Island, No.1 Mart, Suria Sabah<\/a><\/p>\n

Kota Kinabalu<\/a> 3 Nights 5 Days Trip – Days 1-2<\/h2>\n

Grandis Hotel<\/p>\n

Suria Sabah<\/a> Shopping Mall, 1A, Jln Tun Fuad Stephens, 88000 Kota Kinabalu<\/a>, Sabah<\/a>, Malaysia<\/a><\/p>\n

Sutera Jetty<\/p>\n

Sutera Harbour Boulevard Sutera Harabour, 88100, Kota Kinabalu<\/a>, Sabah<\/a>, 88100 Malaysia<\/a><\/p>\n

Mamuutik Jetty<\/p>\n

South China Sea, Malaysia<\/a><\/p>\n

No.1 Mart<\/p>\n

Malaysia<\/a> 88000 Sabah<\/a> Kota Kinabalu<\/a><\/p>\n

Suria Sabah<\/a><\/p>\n

1, Jln Tun Fuad Stephens, Kota Kinabalu<\/a>, 88000 Kota Kinabalu<\/a>, Sabah<\/a>, Malaysia<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Kota
Kota Kinabalu International Airport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Kota
Kota Kinabalu International Airport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Incheon International Airport<\/p>\n

\"Incheon
Incheon International Airport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Incheon
Incheon International Airport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Incheon International Airport<\/p>\n

It’s been so long since I’ve been to Incheon Airport… My flight was in the evening, so I arrived around 4 PM!<\/p>\n

After checking in, I came to the lounge and had a simple meal.<\/p>\n

The flight is about 5 hours long, so I had a beer to help me sleep well. \u314e<\/p>\n

\"Night
Night Flight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Night flight~<\/p>\n

The lighting was really pretty, but the camera couldn’t focus…<\/p>\n

The stars were also visible and beautiful.<\/p>\n

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\u2605\u2605\u2605 Malaysia<\/a> Link to Fill Out Arrival Card \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/b><\/p>\n

Malaysia<\/a> Digital Arrival Card – MDAC<\/p>\n

Home    Registration    Check Registration    Check Visit Pass    Check Egate Eligibility Status    Malaysia<\/a> 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…<\/p>\n

imigresen-online.imi.gov.my<\/a> <\/p>\n

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For your reference, all travelers visiting Malaysia<\/a> must register their arrival card within 3 days before arrival.<\/p>\n

The method is not difficult, so please refer to the photos below!<\/p>\n

\"Malaysia
Malaysia Arrival Card Application<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Malaysia<\/a> Arrival Card Application<\/p>\n

Personal information section filled out easily by translating the page.<\/p>\n

\"Malaysia
Malaysia Arrival Card Application<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Malaysia<\/a> Arrival Card Application<\/p>\n

Section to fill in arrival and departure dates and accommodation address.<\/p>\n

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\"Kota
Kota Kinabalu International Airport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Kota
Kota Kinabalu International Airport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kota Kinabalu<\/a> International Airport<\/p>\n

The flight was so tiring due to the delay \u3160<\/p>\n

We had to wait over an hour longer than expected…<\/p>\n

We arrived around 1 or 1:30 AM, but there was another wait because so many people were waiting…<\/p>\n

The downside of a package tour… waiting…<\/p>\n

\"Grandis
Grandis Hotel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Grandis Hotel<\/p>\n

We arrived at Grandis Hotel, about a 15-20 minute bus ride from the airport.<\/p>\n

We checked in almost at 3 AM \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n

We plan to stay here for all 3 nights in Kota Kinabalu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Grandis
Grandis Hotel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Grandis
Grandis Hotel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Grandis Hotel<\/p>\n

The room was quite spacious, which was nice.<\/p>\n

I was so tired that I just glanced at the night view and quickly went to sleep…<\/p>\n

\"Grandis
Grandis Hotel Breakfast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Grandis Hotel<\/p>\n

I went to have breakfast early before the morning meeting,<\/p>\n

but there wasn’t much to eat. Is that why there are no photos of my plate?<\/p>\n

I really missed the pho I had for breakfast in Phu Quoc \u315c<\/p>\n

\"Hyatt
Hyatt Centric Kota Kinabalu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Hyatt
Hyatt Centric Kota Kinabalu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Hyatt
Hyatt Centric Kota Kinabalu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Hyatt
Hyatt Centric Kota Kinabalu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hyatt Centric Kota Kinabalu<\/a><\/p>\n

We headed to the jetty for our first tour, the Island Hopping Tour!<\/p>\n

We took a yacht together from the jetty located behind the Hyatt Centric Hotel, across from Grandis Hotel.<\/p>\n

The view, with the palm trees, seems to be a beautiful hotel.<\/p>\n

The lounge view is also nice at night, perfect for a cocktail\ud83c\udf78<\/p>\n

\"Sutera
Sutera Jetty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sutera Jetty<\/p>\n

Sea urchins were visible even with the naked eye \u3137\u3137<\/p>\n

The water was so clear that I was really looking forward to snorkeling!<\/p>\n

\"Sutera
Sutera Jetty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Sutera
Sutera Jetty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Sutera
Sutera Jetty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sutera Jetty<\/p>\n

I was in a messy state, so I’ve mosaicked it ^^\u314b<\/p>\n

Got our tickets and boarded the yacht!!<\/p>\n

\"Sutera
Sutera Jetty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sutera Jetty<\/p>\n

Sutera Jetty<\/p>\n

\"Mamuutik
Mamuutik Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mamuutik Island<\/p>\n

\u314b\u314b\u314b\u314b The yacht was surprisingly fast and cool, and I was so excited…<\/p>\n

It was fun, like riding a roller coaster.<\/p>\n

\"Mamuutik
Mamuutik Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Mamuutik
Mamuutik Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mamuutik Island<\/p>\n

Arrived at Mamuutik Island!<\/p>\n

First, we went to our team’s designated seats and listened to the tour explanation.<\/p>\n

You can choose basic snorkeling or individual paid marine sports.<\/p>\n

\"Mamuutik
Mamuutik Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Including mealtime, we had about 4 hours.<\/p>\n

We decided to do only parasailing!<\/p>\n

\"Mamuutik
Mamuutik Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mamuutik Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mamuutik Island<\/p>\n

They take us in pairs, 2 people per boat, and we take turns.<\/p>\n

We can’t leave until everyone has had a turn \u314b<\/p>\n

But riding the boat was fun, so the waiting time wasn’t boring.<\/p>\n

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Mamuutik Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Mamuutik
Mamuutik Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mamuutik Island<\/p>\n

It went higher than I expected (even higher than in the photos).<\/p>\n

It was a bit scary, but the wind was cool and it was so much fun, I felt great.<\/p>\n

It was so good, but my vocabulary is lacking \u315c<\/p>\n

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Mamuutik Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Mamuutik
Mamuutik Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mamuutik Island<\/p>\n

They kept dropping us into the sea, so we were both holding our noses \u314b\u314b\u314b<\/p>\n

The first time I fell in, I screamed “Aaaah!” and opened my mouth, but the seawater was so salty.<\/p>\n

After that, I covered my eyes, nose, and mouth \u314b\u314b\u314b\u314b\u314b\u314b<\/p>\n

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Mamuutik Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mamuutik Island<\/p>\n

Lunch was a local seafood BBQ buffet, but honestly, the taste…<\/p>\n

I decided I needed to eat something delicious for dinner.<\/p>\n

\"Mamuutik
Mamuutik Island Lunch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Mamuutik
Mamuutik Island Lunch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mamuutik Island<\/p>\n

\"Mamuutik
Mamuutik Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mamuutik Island<\/p>\n

After eating, it was time to digest, so back to snorkeling!!<\/p>\n

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Mamuutik Island Snorkeling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mamuutik Island<\/p>\n

And I got bitten by a fish.<\/p>\n

My mom also got bitten and bled, but thankfully I didn’t bleed…<\/p>\n

As I was walking, I suddenly felt a sting! and I yelled, “Aaaack!!!! I got bitten too!!!!!!” \ud83e\udd23\ud83d\udca5\ud83d\udca5\ud83d\udca5<\/p>\n

\"Mamuutik
Mamuutik Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mamuutik Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mamuutik Island<\/p>\n

(For reference, beach towels can be rented at the Grandis Hotel lobby for $2-3.)<\/p>\n

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Mamuutik Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mamuutik Island<\/p>\n

After a lot of water play, we headed back…<\/p>\n

Goodbye Mamuutik..\ud83e\udd1f<\/p>\n

\"No.1
No.1 Mart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

No.1 Mart<\/p>\n

\"No.1
No.1 Mart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

No.1 Mart<\/p>\n

We stopped by the mart right after returning without even washing up \u314b\u314b\u314b\u314b\u314b<\/p>\n

I heard many people buy souvenirs here.<\/p>\n

I bought 1 mango jelly, 1 coconut jelly, and 2 kaya jams.<\/p>\n

(I came back later and bought more \u314e)<\/p>\n

\"Suria
Suria Sabah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Suria Sabah<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Suria
Suria Sabah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Suria Sabah<\/a><\/p>\n

Suria Sabah<\/a> is a large shopping mall attached to the same building as Grandis Hotel?<\/p>\n

A plaza? Anyway, it’s a shopping center. After going back to the hotel to wash up,<\/p>\n

I went to look around and find a place for a massage.<\/p>\n

\"Suria
Suria Sabah Massage Shop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Suria Sabah<\/a> Massage Shop<\/p>\n

I found this massage shop on Google Maps.<\/p>\n

It was on the 3rd or 4th floor.<\/p>\n

\"Suria
Suria Sabah Massage Shop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Suria
Suria Sabah Massage Shop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Suria
Suria Sabah Massage Shop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Suria Sabah<\/a> Massage Shop<\/p>\n

The massage was just okay.<\/p>\n

But both masseuses kept burping as soon as they came in;;;<\/p>\n

It was unpleasant at first, but then for the 60 or 90 minutes of massage,<\/p>\n

there were two people who burped every 5 seconds;;;<\/p>\n

Later, it was so funny that I had to hold back my laughter\u314b;;; (It wasn’t really funny though)<\/p>\n

\"Suria
Suria Sabah Restaurant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Suria
Suria Sabah Restaurant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Suria Sabah<\/a> Restaurant<\/p>\n

\"Suria
Suria Sabah Restaurant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Suria
Suria Sabah Restaurant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Suria Sabah<\/a> Restaurant<\/p>\n

After the massage, I wanted to have dinner.<\/p>\n

It was too hot and I was too lazy to go far, so I chose a restaurant in the shopping center.<\/p>\n

But nothing on the menu appealed to me… I went to a place called Chicken Rice Shop,<\/p>\n

and saw wonton noodles on the menu outside, so I thought, “Ah, this is it!” and went in.<\/p>\n

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\"Suria
Suria Sabah Restaurant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Suria Sabah<\/a> Restaurant<\/p>\n

It seems like there are many chicken restaurants because it’s an Islamic country?<\/p>\n

But they said they didn’t have the dishes I wanted…<\/p>\n

So I just ordered something that looked like chicken soup.<\/p>\n

My mom ordered what looked like a plain grilled chicken leg…<\/p>\n

\"Suria
Suria Sabah Restaurant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Suria
Suria Sabah Restaurant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Suria Sabah<\/a> Restaurant<\/p>\n

\"Suria
Suria Sabah Restaurant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Suria Sabah<\/a> Restaurant<\/p>\n

The taste was… it was edible.<\/p>\n

It wasn’t something I’d want to eat again, so I decided to go to KFC tomorrow…<\/p>\n

\"Suria
Suria Sabah Convenience Store<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Suria Sabah<\/a> Convenience Store<\/p>\n

There’s a convenience store called Orange Something on the B1 floor.<\/p>\n

I bought some snacks and beer here and went back to my room.<\/p>\n

But I was so tired when I got in that I couldn’t even drink it and passed out immediately \u314e<\/p>\n

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Kota Kinabalu<\/a> 3 Nights 5 Days Trip – Day 3: Floating Sunset, Kawang Firefly Tour (+ Good Massage Place)<\/h2>\n

Travel Dates: 2024.01.20 – 2024.01.24 Visited Places: Grandis Hotel, Suria Sabah<\/a> KFC, Vinci, Sea Spa Massage, …<\/p>\n

blog.naver.com<\/p>\n

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Kota Kinabalu<\/a> 3 Nights 5 Days Trip – Days 4-5: Oceanus Waterfront Mall, Jesselton Point, Blue Mosque, Old Sabah<\/a> State Mosque, Filipino Night Market (+ Souvenir Shops)<\/h2>\n

Travel Dates: 2024.01.20 – 2024.01.24 Visited Places: Grandis Hotel, Suria Sabah<\/a>, Oceanus Waterfront Mall Korean Restaurant,…<\/p>\n

blog.naver.com<\/p>\n

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