Guide For Sarawak Tourist

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Sarawak Within Paradise Brochure

Kuching Guide Booklet

Sarawak Malaysia's New Travel Frontier (Southern Region)

Hope this guide is useful for you to know about Sarawak.

City Mosque Kota Kinabalu

It was Built on a 2.47 acres site at the Likas bay, the Kota Kinabalu City Mosque is exemplary of the Islamic contemporary architecture.The great view located near the sea, this majestic white mosque boasts similar features to the Nabawi Mosque in Medina. This floating mosque has a prayer hall which houses three madrasahs and accommodates from 9, 000 to 12, 000 people at a time.

By far the largest mosque in Kota Kinabalu, the Kota Kinabalu City Mosque is even possibly the most beautiful one in Malaysia – the man-made lagoon which surrounds it gives a serenely gorgeous and dramatic look to the mosque on a full moon night.




The Kota Kinabalu City Mosque is open for public visits daily except Fridays from 8am to 5pm. There are no fees charged on visitors.

How to get there
The Kota Kinabalu City Mosque is located about 3 kilometers from Kota Kinabalu City (10 - 15 minutes drive away).



Means of transportation and tariffs

a)
Transportation = Bus ( No.5A, direction to UMS)
Fare (one way)= RM1.50 per person
Departure point = Bus station in front of Wawasan Plaza and Communicate with the bus driver or conductor for the drop off point.
Return Point = From bus drop off point
Remark = 6.30am - 8.00pm

b)
Transportation = Taxi
Fare (one way)= RM 12 -15 per taxi
Departure point = Any Taxi

Atkinson Clock Tower Kota Kinabalu

One of the most enduring landmarks in Kota Kinabalu, it stands prominently on a bluff along Signal Hill Road adjacent to the old Police Station. Built in 1903, this all-wood, no-nails structure was built in memory of Francis George Atkinson - the popular first District Officer of Jesselton during the British North Borneo Chartered Company Administration, who had succumbed to a tropical disease at the young age of 28.




This Clock Tower has the distinction of being the oldest standing structure in the whole of Sabah that survived the destruction of Jesselton town during World War II. Till today, it still serves to keep the city's time.



The Atkinson Clock Tower is managed by the Sabah Museum under its Antiquity and History section.

How to go there?

You can stroll there or take any taxi. From the bottom of Signal Hill Road at Padang Merdeka, turn left to get to the clock site. Or view it from the city

What Is The Best Place In Kota Kinabalu?

Last Week I've received an email from visitor enquires for hints and guide for the place he would get into for 4 days in Sabah. Here I attached an email he mails to me. But regarding on his response mails he didn't remark the place he would tour because Sabah is a biggest city.

Hi, since I open your blog travel, there are many things to discover sabah.I plan to visit Sabah by this month. If don’t mind could you help me or suggest which the best place to visit. For your info, I have 4 days to have my tour at sabah.Any tips that you can guide me where to go?

I’m gladsome from the visitor response on my web log. I've received a lot of responses from other regarding this. Well here I’m post one among of them. So the question where is the place? All right here I would listing the interesting place for you or other tourist who planning to travel just for a short day or more in Kota Kinabalu,Sabah

There are 34 interesting place for your tour in Kota Kinabalu,Sabah

Atkinson Clock Tower
City Mosque
Cres Moment
Double Six Monument
Gaya Street (Sunday Market)
Handicraft Market
Jari Jari Body & Mind Relaxation
Ka'andaman Traditional Healing Garden
Kota Kinabalu Esplanade
Kota Kinabalu Wetland Centre
Layang-Layang Island
Lok Kawi Wildlife Park
Menara Tun Mustapha (Sabah Foundation Building)
Monsopiad Cultural Village
Nexus Golf Resort Karambunai
North Borneo Railway
Orchid de Villa
Petagas War Memorial
Puh Toh Tze Temple
Sabah Golf & Country Club
Sabah State Mosque
Sabah State Museum & Heritage Village
Sabah State Railway
Sightseeing in Kota Kinabalu
Signal Hill Observatory Platform
St. Michael Church Penampang
Sutera Harbour Golf & Country Club
Tamu Penampang
Tanjung Aru Beach
The Coffee Experience Tour at Cap Kuda Coffee Factory
The Waterfront
Tun Mustapha Gallery
Tunku Abdul Rahman Park
Water World Theme Park

American Tourists Robbed Cashier Supermarket

Two foreigners, said to be Americans, allegedly stole money from a 22-year-old cashier at a supermarket in Tabuan Jaya,Kuching Sarawak.

In the 7.15pm Saturday incident, the victim (cashier) claimed that a white male and female approached her at the counter, telling her that they wanted to exchange their currency for bigger ringgit notes.They said they were curious about the look of the highest denomination of the ringgit.

The cashier said she politely declined to accede to their request, telling them that it was against the rules and regulations of her job to exchange money with customers.The ‘tourists’ however insisted on just having a ‘peek’ at the money.Tired of their insistence and thinking that if she just accommodated them a bit they would go away, the cashier said she opened the cash box and showed it to the couple.The female foreigner grabbed a RM50 note and acted like she was really looking at it.

They then asked to have a look at other notes but the cashier, this time, refused to let them.The ‘tourists’ then pretended to talk to each other, diverting the cashier’s attention.When she ‘came to’, she realised that the tourists have gone and so too were more than RM1,000 from the cash box.The horrified cashier lodged a report at Simpang Tiga police station at 10.30am.
The police are investigating.

Explore Kota Kinabalu

Kota Kinabalu Markets

Sabah Calender Event 2008

Here i just submit through Borneo Tourism Blog about this Sabah Calender Event 2008 for visitor who would like to travel in Sabah. Here the source download for know the event on years 2008.

Here the download Sabah Calender Event 2008

Layang-Layang Underwater Digital Photo Shootout 2008

Date : 21 - 27 July 2008

Located 300 kilometres off the northeast coast of Sabah, Layang Layang is a 14 sq km atoll rising 2,000 metres from the depths of the South China Sea. Its coral reefs are home to a variety of marine inhabitants, from pelagic life such as schooling hammerheads, barracuda and fusiliers to tiny critters such as nudibranchs, flatworms and crustaceans. Layang Layang is an ideal location for a photo shootout contest.


Prizes over 30,000.00 USD are waiting for you

Participants stand a chance to win more than US$30,000 prizes from world class sponsors such as Nikon, Nautica and Oceanic, as well as dive trips to exotic locations.
Plus you'll get a chance to meet and chat with world-renowned underwater photographers and competition judges Settimio Ciprianni, Stephen Wong, Kurt Svrcula and Rod Klein. These leading underwater photographers will also give tips on underwater photography throughout the event.

Winning pictures will be published in FiNS Magazine and the FiNS Online Blog. This is a great way for you to gain recognition in the underwater photography community.
There are two categories of entry: wide and macro. Participants must have their own underwater digital cameras during the shootout.

There are limited spaces, so register soon! For more information email layang@pop.jaring.my and visit www.layanglayang.com

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