Kota Kinabalu Sports & Outdoors

There are 4 islands in the Tunku Abdul Rahman marine park that you can visit.

The snorkeling is great at all of them, you can dive also.

There are however coral graveyards on most islands, but out past them the coral is regenerating and the fish are fantastic.

Equipment: Take your own snorkel gear if you have it, the hire stuff available is not that good

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We enjoyed "beach riding" & "kampong (village) riding" at Kindawan Riding Centre.
But the centre moved to Tuaran from Kinarut beach, and Ms Dale Sinidol, Manager & Instructor, backed to Australia.
The centre is operated by Tuaran Beach Resort now.
(These photos were taken at Kinarut.)

I heard that Likus Sports Complex & Sutera Resort have squash courts.
But we could play squash at Marina Court Condo (we stayed there).
We have our own rackets & ball, so don't know you can rent equipment or not.

Took scuba diving lessons in KK and it was held at Sapi Island. We spotted 2 turtles! that really made our day!

Snorkelling at the island is also great. Lots of marine life even near shore. Fishes can be abit aggressive.

Situated along the shores of the South China Sea and within sight of Manukan Island, the golf course is part of the Sutera Harbour Resort... which comprises the 5* Pacific Sutera Hotel, resort-style Megallan Sutera Hotel, two Mandara Spas and a marina...

The 27-holes course designed by Australian Graham Marsh comprise the Lakes Course, Heritage Course and the Garden Course... Each course display particular characteristics with regards to challenges, hazards and landscaping... The Lakes play to 3,140m from the black tee, the Heritage is 3,176m and the Garden 3,095m...

The Lakes nine takes it name from the many water hazards and man-made lakes on the course... Crafted with a view of the city of Kota Kinabalu across the water, the Heritage nine serves as a reminder that not only Sutera Harbour a secluded vacation destination, but it is also a few minutes drive from the city... The Garden course is the prettiest of the three, boasting tall and numerous species of old trees...

The course is comparatively easy and flat.. hence it is a rather easy course to play...

Equipment: The clubhouse is a huge retreat with a striking views of both the city skyline and the course... Along with the golfer's terrace, there is a sauna and jacuzzi to wind down with, a golf shop that is well-stock and a fitness centre... There is also a 2-tier aquatic driving range as well as a practice green and bunker...

As a football lover, i invite you all to join our game at Kota Kinabalu. We play every sunday 4pm-6pm at Likas. Just drop your email(wkm@hotmail.com), i tell you the details. It's absolutely FREE!! So bring your soccer boots while travelling, join the locals and have fun.

Equipment: Soccer boots

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mount kinabalu is the highest mount in south east asia. Why its so special?u can celebrate valentine's day at the peak.and dont 4get to take as many pic as possible else u'll regret..i did!!i regret i didnt snap a photo me with a pitcher plant :(
well, mayb during going up u wont feel anything,but wait till u're going down,feel d muscle strains..hahaha!
there might be thick fog,so stick together with ur group.and local believes that there's penunggu or "spirit" at d mount. and d kadazan dusun believe that d mount is d place where their dead anchestor lives.thats y it's called akinabalu,revered place of d dead.so dont get overexcited, u might get lost.my friend(who is a local) said that, there's alot of people die here because they make d spirit mad.so careful of d words going out from ur mouth.

take a bus from kota kinabalu to kundasang MYR15/per person
park fee - MYR3
permit fee - MYR30
insurans - MYR7
cert-MYR10 (if u reach low's peak u'll get colored cert, if u stop halfway, u'll get black n white cert)
timpohon gate fee -MYR5

u need to pay guide fee,if ur alone, join other group.its cheaper..

u need to stay a day at d national park - hostel MYR 12. kitchen, share bathroom, fireplace.
u need to stay a day at laban rata b4 climb to d peak at 2am. - hostel MYR20(if im not mistaken)

u need to do advance boooking b4 u climb.i did d booking 4months earlier n its nearly full. best time to go climbing is february - jun.

p/s: d price is mycard(malaysian identity card) price..

Equipment: must bring:
headlight, leather gloves, energy bar, haversack, windbreaker, warm clothings,extra battery(in case), food n drink (d food at laban rata is expensive), bring water when u climb from laban rata to the peak,though there's a water tank there,if ur unlucky,its empty.i went up there with empty bottle,n i ended up begging 4 some1's water coz d tank is empty!!but from timpohon gate to laban rata,every resthut has a water tank.oh yea,dont 4get 2bring raincoat.

Watch Sabah play in the Malaysian league. Years ago it was very popular but years of match fixing, incompetent management and live coverage of the English Premier League has destroyed attendances. As a young boy I'd sometimes go 6 hours before a big match to get a seat but now you can rock up as you like because 200 people in a stadium seating 30000 tend to be able to choose their own seat!!! The atmosphere is rubbish these days and how I miss the good old days, but I live in hope. Matches kick-off anytime between 8.00 - 8.45pm so check out starting times.