Kota Kinabalu 5 Days 4 Nights Itinerary: Explore Hidden Gems & Local Experiences 🏝️

⚠️Preparation before Departure
1. Fill out the entry card 3 days in advance, search for MDAC
2. Print round-trip flight itinerary and hotel itinerary before departure
3. Download Grab, open and register upon landing, bind to Alipay
4. Choose celcom for the SIM card, purchase in advance through the orange app
5.

There is an ATM on the far left of the arrival level at Kota Kinabalu Airport where you can withdraw cash
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Day 1: Airport ➡️ Hotel ➡️ Kawa Mangrove
Join a half-day tour to Kawa Mangrove
13:00 hotel pick up
Head to the mangroves to find proboscis monkeys and see fireflies 🐒
Stop by the floating mosque on the way, entrance fee 5MYR
Day 2: Island Hopping (Manukan Island + Mamutik Island)
Join a 1-day tour
08:00 assemble at Jesselton Point Pier
First stop: Manukan Island
Experience water activities: snorkeling, banana boat, parasailing, sea walking, approximately 190MYR per person
Second stop: Mamutik Island for snorkeling 🤿
Return to the hotel in the afternoon, go to Tanjung Aru Beach in the evening for sunset photography
Top 3 world sunsets (requires luck 🙏)
Day 3: Visit Mount Kinabalu ⛰️
08:00 hotel pick up
Can eat wild boar and hand-pulled tea
Visit the fruit market at the Nabalu viewpoint and eat durian
Feed calves at the Kinabalu Park ranch 🐄
In the afternoon, go to the natural fish spa, lots of big fish, too scared to put feet in
Return to the city in the evening, go to Gaya Street, eat durian at the underpass durian market
Day 4: Mantanani Island
7:30 hotel pick up
Mantanani Island is extremely beautiful, the two-hour boat ride is worth it
Mantanani Island is great for diving 🤿 good good 👍
Day 5: Shopping, Massage, and Paddle Boarding Sunset
Shop at imago
Massage good good 👍
15:40 hotel pick up for paddle boarding to watch the sunset
Have the last dinner before returning home 👋✈️

[Knot] Kawa Mangrove and Mount Kinabalu experiences are average
[Squat] Island hopping and Mantanani Island good, paddle boarding sunset good
Borenos fried chicken, butter prawns, and Bak Kut Teh 👍👍👍
Massage 👍👍👍