🌴【Kota Kinabalu Travel Guide】4D3N Itinerary: Explore Sabah’s Hidden Gems & Adventures!

✨Just back from Kota Kinabalu, here’s a comprehensive guide I put together with great effort! You can have an amazing time for just over 3k RMB per person; saving this post is all you need!
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📅 Itinerary
Day 1: Classic city check-ins
📍Water Mosque (5 MYR for taking photos outside)
📍University of Sabah (Pink Mosque!

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📍Tanjung Aru Beach (Top 3 sunset in the world!)
🍴Dinner: Welcome Seafood (The creamy tiger prawns are incredible!)
Day 2: Island hopping + Mangrove tour
🏝Manukan Island/Mamutik Island (Snorkeling + Parasailing)
🌿Turtle Bay Mangrove (Proboscis monkeys + Enchanting fireflies)
Day 3: Mount Kinabalu day trip
🚗Rent a car to go (2-hour drive)
🌋Cow Farm (Must-try ice cream!

)
🪂ATV off-roading/Paragliding (Super thrilling!)
🍍On the way back, visit the Filipino Market (Fruits are super cheap)
Day 4: Leisure and shopping day
🛍Imago Mall (Cosmetics are cheaper than in China)
🍜Yee Fung Tea Room (Claypot chicken rice is the best)
✈Evening flight back
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🍜 Food list
✔Welcome Seafood (Around 80 MYR per person)
✔Yook Kee Bak Kut Teh (Strong herbal flavor)
✔Yee Fung Tea Room (Laksa + Pulled tea)
✔Durian Street (Opens at night!

Musang King is a must-try)
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💰 Money-saving tips
1⃣ Grab is half the price of a taxi
2⃣ Buy seafood from the market and get it processed
3⃣ Remember to bargain at the weekend market!
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📸 Photo spots
1⃣ Water Mosque (Best light in the afternoon)
2⃣ Pink Mosque at University of Sabah (Wear light-colored clothes)
3⃣ Tanjung Aru Sunset (Be there before 6 pm!

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4⃣ Kinabalu Ranch (Pretend you’re in New Zealand)
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⚠ Notes
☑ Visa: E-visa is issued very quickly
☑ Cash: Withdrawing cash from ATMs in the city is the most cost-effective
☑ Sun protection: UV rays! Always carry sunscreen
☑ Language: Many Chinese people, Mandarin is widely spoken
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💬 Personal experience:
Kota Kinabalu really has a high cost-performance ratio!

The seafood is so cheap, the sunset is breathtakingly beautiful, and the fireflies are romantically stunning. Four days are not enough to fully enjoy it!
👇Open for questions! Ask me anything in the comments section if you want to know more!