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Popular Warnings or Dangers | Other Warnings or Dangers Tips | All Tips (22) There are 2 airport in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah International Airport and Tanjung Aru airport.
If you travel by Air Asia, ensure you check in in Terminal 2 located in Tanjung Aru, else you need to spend another amount of taxi fee to get there.
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Although most taxi are equipped with meters, drives are unwillingly to turn them on. So before getting on taxi, always ASK THE PRICE FIRST. With city centre(5-6 kilometres), it costs around RM6-RM10. Also, they charge more if you travel to or from Airport. Leave a Comment
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This tip is not to be taken too seriously, although it really did happen
When at Gayana Island, be aware of biting fish when you have a swim at the nature pool.
My friends were already in the pool, and they told me to be careful because the fish in the pool would bite me. Of course, the idea seemed so ridiculous that I didn't believe it for a single minute, and I just laughed it off. I stepped into the water and suddenly I could feel tiny bites and sharp teeth on my thighs. I jumped and yelped - I was being attacked! I quickly swam & moved away and the "attacks" stopped.
Actually, later on I got brave enough to check it out. I donned a pair of goggles to look for out the "killer fish". When I saw them, I had to laugh out loud, because there were no fish with giant teeth, not even medium sized ones. Actually, they were only anchovy-sized (ikan bilis tiny) fish swimming in packs, but trust me, they were aggresive and even nibbled on my neck and face. These fish generally hang around on the left of the pool as you enter it. Go there and experience it for yourself !
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Many tourist attractions impose a camera fee for photo shooting of around RM10 EACH camera and video shooting fee of around RM50 EACH video camera. Flash for night shooting may be forbidden. If you are not really confident with your photography skills, buying post cards from visitors centres may be a better alternative Leave a Comment
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Climbing Mount Kinabalu may be exciting BUT at 3am (starting the last leg of the climb) you have to be careful. It is most important to hold on to the rope as your guide to the top (of course you have a compulsory guide in your group).
There have been people who lost their way to the mountain peak in the past...........some never to be seen again, let alone found. Leave a Comment
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If you trek inside the jungle using the trails in Poring Hotspring, dont pull/ shake/ crawl up the trees as we were told that snakes might fall down from the trees..
Two caucasians we met tole us that they saw a cobra and reported to the office. The cobra is shown in the picture because 10 of us happily follow those people to catch the snake.. Leave a Comment
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Please note that in some restaurants, they will tack on an extra surcharge on moist towels and peanuts, and you're thinking that it is for free. Leave a Comment
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There is a camera fee of RM5 and a video camera of RM30 used when entering the canopy walkway section at Poring Hot Springs. Leave a Comment
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A warning for all of those europeans visiting at the end of our winter. I can't say that the sun is baking hot all ofthe time which poses it's own threat. We went to the local islands for a little snorkelling and lost all track of time. My wife and I thought we had taken the necessary precautions but clearly we hadn't. 3omins exposure to the sun while in the water left us with severe sunburns for the rest of the week. Please take care.
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Could not swim in the ocean, jelly fish scare all the time. Leave a Comment
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