4D3N at Sabah

Date: 2-5 September 2018, Sunday to Wednesday

My Expenditure (RM 2,220):

• Mount Kinabalu Premium Package (by OHANA ADVENTURE SPORT), RM 1,770
• Package include:-
1. Permit
2. Insurance
3. Day 1 one night stay at Poring Hot Spring (Lodge) 
4. Day 1 dinner + Day 2 buffet breakfast at Rainforest Restaurant - Poring Hot Spring
5. Day 2 lunch pack
6. Day 2 one night stay (Non- Heated dormitory) at Laban Rata Rest House 
7. Day 2 buffet dinner + Day 3 buffet supper + Day 3 buffet breakfast at Laban Rata Restaurant
8. Day 3 dinner pack at Balsam Cafe, Kinabalu Park
9. Entrance Fee
10. Hiking Certificate
11. Mountain Guide
12. Transportation (Airport KK - Kundasang - Kinabalu Park - Airport KK)
13. Flight Ticket (JB - KK - JB)
• Day 2 porter fee, RM 78 (RM 13 x 6 kg; actual weight is 5.5 kg)
• Day 2 luggage keeping fee at Kinabalu Park HQ, RM 12 per luggage prior climb
• Day 3 mountain guide OT fee, RM 220 (RM 15 x 3 mountain guide x 5 hours = RM 225)
• Day 3 one night stay at Marina Court @ Kota Kinabalu town, RM 100
• Day 4: Rental a van with driver for day trip, RM 40 (Cost RM 400 / 10 Paxs)

Group photo at Kota Kinabalu airport

Program Itinerary:

2 September 2018, Sunday (Day 1)

• Eating breakfast at Marry Brown @ Senai airport
• 7:20 am - 9:40 am, fly from Johor Bahru to Kota Kinabalu
• 12:15 pm, eating lunch at Warung Pokdi Kelate
• depart to Kundasang
• 3:40 pm, arrive at Kinabalu Park for registration
• Travel from Kinabalu Park to Poring Hot Spring
• 5:07 pm, check in PORING HOT SPRING
• 5:49 pm, visit PORING HOT SPRING AREA
• 7:28 pm, dinner at Rainforest Restaurant - Poring Hot Spring

Kinabalu Park

3 September 2018, Monday (Day 2)

• 6:22 am, check out Serindit Hostel @ Sutera Sanctuary Lodges
• 6:54 am, buffet breakfast at Rainforest Restaurant - Poring Hot Spring
• 7:31 am, waiting van to travel from Poring Hot Spring to Kinabalu Park HQ
• 8:53 am, reach Kinabalu Park HQ
• 9:24 am, reach Timpohon gate
• 9:31 am, briefing by mountain guide before hiking
• 9:45 am - 4:45 pm, hiking (Timpohon - Panalaban)
• 5:55 pm, buffet dinner at Laban Rata restaurant

Mount Kinabalu

4 September 2018, Tuesday (Day 3)

• 1 am, wake up & self preparation
• 2 am, early buffet supper
• 3:30 am, safety briefing and summit attack to Mount Kinabalu Peak
• Arrive at Sayat-Sayat Hut for climber registration
• Arrive at Mount Kinabalu Summit: Low's Peak
• Descend back to Laban Rata
• 11:30 am, arrive at Laban Rata, eating late breakfast at Laban Rata restaurant, repacking
• 12:40 pm, start descending from Panalaban to Timpohon gate
• 8:07 pm, arrive at Timpohon Gate. Proceed to Kinabalu Park.
• Collect successful climber certificate.
• Return to KK town.
• Check in Marina Court, C11 08

Climber certificate

5 September 2018, Wednesday (Day 4)

• 6 am, morning call
• 7:10 am, check out and pick up at Marina Court
• 8:12 am, breakfast at SINSURAN SANG NYUK MEE 新稣兰生肉面
• Set off to Kundasang
• 11 am, reach Desa Dairy Farm
• Return to Kota Kinabalu
• 1:44 pm, Sinalau Bakas（烤山猪肉）
• Coconut pudding
• 4 pm, drop off to KKIA  
• 5:20 pm - 7:35 pm, fly from Kota Kinabalu to Johor Bahru

Coconut Pudding, RM 5