www.sabahtourism.com SABAH GAYA STREET MARKET Are you visiting this beautiful Sabah for the first time? You will find useful information here to help you. The market is systematised only on Sundays and begins at 6 am. The vendors start packing up their stuff around 1 pm. The market is within walking distance from the city centre. Tourists can take public transport from outside the city to the city centre. Bus, mini-van or cab also leads straight to the city centre. The parking places are limited, so reaching the market is strictly advised for those who want to come with their vehicle. The Gaya Street market is a place to get everything you can visualise. While walking through the market, one could see local handicrafts, antiques, fruits, beverages, herbs, potted flowers, arts and crafts, cakes and more. The market also has food stalls where local food smells tempting. It is a very long-stretched market having hundreds of stalls and shops. It is a great place to experience local living. On Sundays, sightseers and residents enjoy local produce and food and try pastries and drinks. It is a beautiful weekly market with affordable prices open to bargaining. G U I D E M A P
KINABALU MOUNT MARI MARI CULTURAL VILLAGE SEMPORNA You should go to Mount Kinabalu in Kota Kinabalu. Mount Kinabalu turns out to be the most towering mountain in Malaysia at 4095 metres. Being a little fit would help you to climb this mountain.You will require the following stuffs to climb: A SMALL BACKPACK A WATERPROOF JACKET A HEAD TORCH. WATER BOTTLES. YUMMY SNACKS. GOOD HIKING BOOTS. THICK HIKING SOCKS. EARPLUGS. SHORTS. MONEY. WATERPROOF GLOVES. LAYERS THE FINEST TIME TO CLIMB MOUNT KINABALU IS MARCH AND APRIL, ALTHOUGH JUNE TO SEPTEMBER CAN BE A GOOD TIME TOO. www.mountkinabalu.com If you're into scuba diving, you should visit Semporna. The island's white powdery beaches, crystal clear waters and their congregation of enormous manta rays, schooling sharks patrolling the walls and thousands of turtles make these islands a favourite with divers. Diving in Semporna is possible all year round. The best season runs through April-November. Water temperatures stay between 27°C and 30°C all year round. Sabah's Mari Mari Cultural Village offers an educational, entertaining and fun tour to explore the state's rich cultural diversity and legacy. In the village, you'll be presented with traditional homes from Sabah's five major ethnic communities—the Bajau, Lundayeh, Murut, Rungus and Dusun —which are built by descendants of the tribes which they represent.