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April 21st 2009
Published: May 14th 2009
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Don't believe the travel agencies that tell you that you must have booked 6 months in advance to climb Mt. Kinabalu, we did it in just a few days. The key is to book your overpriced accommodation with Sutera Sanctuary Lodges (the company that has the monopoly on accommodation on the mountain) directly. Everything else can be arranged the morning of your hike at the Park HQ. Our good friend Laura w... Read Full Entry



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cold, tired and exhilirated



3rd November 2009

Dead Wrong!
Sorry mate but don't give people false hopes and claim you don't need to book accomodations 6 months in advance. There is a shortage of beds up at laban rata and the other huts there and given the number of tour companies and tourist who do frequent mt kinabalu these days, assuming there are beds and trying to get beds sorted out at the last minute is generally doomed to failure. You may have been lucky on your trip but advising people that its easy to do is total BS... As for the "over priced" cost to climb the mountain, how much is it in EURO or USD to climb south east asia's highest mountain as a comparison to other peaks in those "1st world" countries? Get real!

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