Rai and Marc

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Lok Kawi Wildlife Park

After breakfast, we strolled the city of Kota Kinabalu to see how it looks like in early morning. The streets are quiet and we noticed that even if it was Monday morning, the usual city rush is non-existent. KK is not totally a city yet, but not a rural place either. It the perfect blend of both worlds.

We revisited the Atkinson Tower and had few shots before we left. It is sad to say that a historical landmark such as this is endangered because the local government plans to build a mall (if I am not mistaken) on the same lot where the tower stands. It is such a waste to remove a piece of the city’s history in exchange for a mall, but on the other hand, the tower is such in a degraded state that a visitor like us would wonder why the tourist brochures promote an unattractive structure to the visitors. The local government needs to revisit their priorities because Kota Kinabalu haven’t got many historical places worth visiting.

Bom and the Atkinson Tower

The tower's story

After having our stroll, we took a cab going to Lok Kawi Wildlife Park. It was a 30-minute drive from the hotel and we arrived at around 10AM, just in time for the first tram ride that will take us around the park. I am so glad we decided to take the tram since it spared our feet from further walking around the park.

Bom and some animal's skeleton

The Tram. And Bom.

The Lady and the Tram

First stop. The Javan Deer.

We took a lot of good pictures and the animal show was fun. For the first time in my life, I managed to touch a snake. It was cold but not slimy at all. The host of the animal show also reminded me of Kuya Kim Atienza, a TV personality famous for his nature trivia.

That is how amazing the park map is.

A local flower.

A cat. He's not caged, he's just wondering around the park.

Orangutan Poster

Proboscis Monkeys

Proboscis Monkeys

The park's animal show

This is the first time I touched a snake

At the park entrance

For this trip we spent RM100 for the two-way cab ride, RM 20 for the park entrance, and RM 2.50 for the tram ride.

Home Bound

We went back to the hotel at around 1PM and since we were already in a hurry, we took our lunch to-go and ate it in the hotel. After resting for a bit, we head out to the Filipino Market to grab some pasalubong then off we go to the airport (RM 35). After one last minute shopping at the airport grocery and souvenir shop, we were home bound to Manila.

At the Kota Kinabalu Airport

We arrived at around 9PM and good thing my brother agreed to pick us up at the airport, and I tell you, he rarely does that. Maybe the ‘may pasalubong ako sa ‘yo’ trick worked. Hmm… I should do that more often.

View our travel itinerary here

Total cost for the whole trip:
NAIA Travel Tax = PHP 1620 x 2
NAIA Terminal Fee = PHP 750 x 2
Cebu Pacific Travel Pouch = PHP 350
Cab Fare from Airport to King Park Hotel = RM 35
KFC Dinner = RM 17
Scuba Diving Package for 1 Day (All-in) = RM 340 x 2
Jothy’s Fish Head Curry Dinner = RM 26
McDonald’s Lunch = RM 18
Seaside dinner = RM 35
OTC medicine and ionized water = RM 5
Lobster Dinner and 2 cans of Tiger beer = RM 55
Cab fare from hotel to Lok Kawi Wildlife Park = RM 100
Lok Kawi Wildlife Park Entrance Fee + Tram ride = RM 22.50 x 2
Snacks in Lok Kawi Park = RM 10
Lok Kawi Souvenir Shirt = RM 35
KFC Lunch = RM 15
Pasalubong = RM 200
Cab Fare from Hotel to Airport = RM 35
King Park Hotel = RM 515
TOTAL = ( RM 1823 x 14 ) + PHP 5090 = PHP 30,612

Other places of Interest:
Atmosphere Restaurant
The Green Connection