Highly recommended! Here is a detailed guide that explains how to get the bus from KK to the park (plus getting the shuttle to/from KK Airport)–> https://notesofnomads.com/how-to-get-from-kota-kinabalu-to-kinabalu-national-park/. It’s totally unfair but that is apparently the situation. Great to hear it all worked out and you had a great time! i call the sutera sanctuary but they only qoute price forme malaysian. If you can report back on what you find, I and I’m sure visitors to this post would really appreciate any current information. Packed Lunch at KP Thanks for your message and glad you’ve found the information here useful. My understanding is the same as his. Important notice : Mt. Sutera Harbour don’t include details of their packages on their website. Do you have any advice? Climbing to the summit of Mount Kinabalu takes at least two days and one night, depending on the Mount Kinabalu climbing package. Hope that helps! :) Good luck with it all! I don’t understand why it happens like that. *Visit Snake Island A coupleof nights at Danum Valley if we can afford to! I have found Jack’s website and it seems the email is johnjackchin@yahoo.co.uk rather than .com Hope you were able to contact him regardless and work out your climb. I tried all ways to contact Jack, 1 email and 2 facebooks. Is there any possible not to pay in advance? However, we did have to wait by the side of the road for 45 minutes until one came. :), Many thanks for sharing your experience and for your recommendation. 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If for some reason you are unable to climb the way you want to in either of these ways, remember there is also the option of doing hikes in the national park on your own on the lower half of the mountain. This includes accomodation., permit, 5 meals and insurance. As we ride along the winding mountain road, its unmistakable figure comes into view. Supper at Laban Rata Any other options for us with the same rate as Sutera Habour ? Thanks! That said, RM835.28 per person does seem pricy, especially if this added night’s accommodation is just a dorm bed in a hostel. Another traveller who did the climb recently did comment that soon this was going to happen but I wasn’t sure exactly when. Apparently all I need to pay for when I arrive is a guide (RM 150) and park fees (RM 15). 1 x NonHeated-Laban Rata Resthouse Not sure if they are still looking for more group members or whether you are wanting anyone else to join you, but just wanted to let you know in case there might be a match there. Will check the Jungle Jacks alternative also instead of directly going to the park office. As you can’t climb without a guide, it’s all organized for you (even if you have to pay for the guide on arrival as seems to be the way Sutera is handling their payment process these days). Hi Jessica! Yup. So i’m thinking of doing it on my own as soon as I get to KK. 1 x Early Supper at LR See ya, More information on climbing Mount Kinabalu at Kinabalu Park section. I might to try to get same deal for Jan 15-16th thanks! It should be johnjackchin@yahoo.co.uk rather than .com Cheers! But don’t worry, they also have lockers at Park HQ. I don’t know this for sure but given the amount of guides in the area, it’s likely someone would be willing to do this for you, if there isn’t already a system in place for it. You are right Shah, I reckon the last time I booked mount kinabalu package, they do have 2 rates which are Malaysian and Non Malaysian. So I was wondering if it is possible to book it on the day I get to kk and go the next day? there’s some more docs they sent i could upload later including “travellers tips” which says things like don’t bring pets hehe + some useful stuff too. At 4101m above sea level Mount Kinabalu is the tallest mountain in Borneo and one of the highest in South East Asia. Have an amazing time! My understanding is that you cannot stay longer up on the upper reaches of the mountain even if you want to. Hi Jessica, It would have been a shame if visitors could no longer book directly. The jagged massif of Mount Kinabalu towering over Kota Kinabalu is an impressive site. You could always just hop onto a booking site and secure something so it is sorted (some also allow refunds if you cancel within a certain time frame if you change your mind). There are two issues here. RM 95, 5. Thanks :-), Also, if anyone is interested, despite Sutera initially saying they were available for our dates, when I went to actually book they said they were full on those dates. I don’t know if that’s true, but we had to pick up laundry anyway :-) I’m sure this information will help many other travellers planning to do the same. I am trying to arrange an interview with him so I can confirm the details here, but it seems he is doing a package that includes the standard climb plus accommodation before and after (including meals) at his hostel for a rate less than the RM835.28 you’ve been quoted. 4) another traveller an older guy from nz said you can just turn up at hq and if they have space do whole thing for 300rm, but i wasnt able to confirm this sorry. There are two of us, is that going to be too many to share a guide? Hi Trufferson, thanks for your message! now my only worry is the weather… the news has serious flooding on east coast of the malaysian peninsular and many people displaced – not sure how bad Borneo is. petronella.t@suterasanctuarylodges.com.my is the one i used yesterday and i got a prompt reply but unfortunately the dates we preferred for august were already unavailable. “Rm 437 is our promotions rate valid until 28th Feb.”. If you are looking for extra people for your group, there was a message posted two months ago from ‘ma.suzette abela’ (scroll down a little to find it) from the Philippines who was looking at the same dates. Or that only the 3D/2N package was available at the time you want to book? We did ask about the Via Ferrata option and unfortunately the Sutera Harbour office didn’t offer it. But hopefully someone here want to join on my climb so that i/we can grab low cost. The climb to Mt. FYI, Sabah Park not offer the day climb anymore starting August 2014. Let us know how you go with the booking process and of course the climb itself! How ever Im planning to climb during Chinese New Year holidays 19- 21 Feb. Do you think it’s possible to go to kk and book a place? I wrote to the one quoted above by Jen but got no reaction after 4 days. We went back to KK only because we had to pick up a lot of laundry, but also because we heard some people mention that the bus was always full, when it went past Jacks place. but worth it. I have to say, the Mesilau Trail was nice but it would have been really cool to go to the summit. You might have some luck at the Sutera Harbour office in KK though. It has given me hope that my plan to organise last minute will still work out! Just keep an eye out for the leeches. Did you hear anything about this while there? However, Sutera own the commissions to the accommodation on the mountain (and unless that has changed recently, they still do). 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