Travelogues Kota Kinabalu

Scene change in North Borneo mid-May 2025: from the rather austere Sultanate of Brunei to the lively Malaysian port city of Kota Kinabalu.

After a tiring and long journey with a twelve-hour layover in Chennai, India, I arrived in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, on the evening of August 8. The first thing I...

Mosque Masjid Bandaraya

The journey to Kota Kinabalu was uneventful. We arrived at our accommodation, the modern Skypod Hostel, late in the evening. We spent most of the first day in the hostel to...

Meanwhile, we're back from the various jungle expeditions and spending our last night in Borneo before heading to Singapore tomorrow. The first jungle expedition took us to...

We are now staying in a very nice hotel for the next few days (until 04.05.25). The picture shows our view from the balcony. Maybe we will go diving tomorrow - if there is still...

We also visit the city of Kota Kinabalu in the Sabah region of Borneo, where we spend two days on Manukan and Sapi Island, where we can snorkel and observe larger lizards.

12th and 13th December 2018 Additional information for the 13th: Initially, I planned to visit the National Park on that day. I woke up early and waited for the van to take me...

Explore Kota Kinabalu, 100% humidity and an unexpected visit to the dentist.

10th and 11th December 2018