Manukan Island is off the coast of Kota Kinabalu. Ferry departs from Jesselton Poing Ferry Terminal.
Manukan island is beautiful with good toilet / bathroom facility. Although there are no lockers on all the islands.
There is good spread of buffet from the restaurant on the beach.  This island is quite big and I would rather spend [...]

Go to Jesselton Point Ferry Terminal to book your ticket to the islands off Kota Kinabalu. Mamutik Island is very small and the toilet / bathroom facility is very run-down. Out of about 4 rooms, only 2 is usable. The whole place was very dirty. The sea water is clear but not clean. Jetty [...]

On every Sunday in Kota Kinabalu City, Gaya Street comes alive in the morning with lots of stalls.

At the central market along Jl Tun Fuad Stephens, lots of dried seafood and local snacks are sold here in Kota Kinabalu city. But the dried shrimps & small fish don’t look top grade. Salted fish and dried sea cucumber are plentiful here. Bargain for a good price.

After a hot day of swimming & snorkeling at 2 islands, we make our way back to our hostel – Hamin Lodge. While walking back from Jesselton Ferry Terminal, we passed by a big shopping mall: Wisma Merdeka Mall. There are supermarket, pharmacy, food court, shops, travel agency located here.

We have been eating at the [...]