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Published: September 25th 2019
1. My friends and I made an arrangement to meet up in Kota Kinabalu before flying to Tawau (southernmost of Sabah).
2. It was close to mid-night when we arrived at Tawau Airport. We knew it would take another 2hrs of driving from airport to Semporna and we knew the risk of travelling at night especially in this area. Despite all the hesitation, we brave our self to hop on a minibus with local driver which I myself pretty comfortable that he would make our road trip a comfortable and safe 😉
3. Upon reaching Semporna, we quickly checked in at a small lodge located approx 20mins from Jetty.
4. The next day, our driver picked us at noon as our boat trip to Mabul would depart at 2pm.
5. The trip by boat took more than an hour. Weather was good that made our ride pleasant.
6. Reached the island, we were welcomed by the Manager of Arung Hayat and was assigned to our small but comfortable room.
7. We spent all 3 days in the island doing snorkeling, swimming, stargazing etc. to understand local, we went to the small village nearby where we had our time with the kids
playing basketball, and talking with their parents.
8. The life is so simple for these people, even with limited electricity supply to the island does not make them less happier.
9. I really enjoyed my time there as the people are friendly to outsiders. We can buy cheap seafood from sea gypsies and get the local restaurant to cook for us with small charges.
10. Try to bargain with the seller, you might get half price.
11. Will surely come again!
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geeth
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