2d1n Dive in Pom Pom Island and Mataking Island (Trip Report)

Arrival at Celebes beach resort

Dive in Pom Pom Island | Dive in Mataking Island Destination: Mataking Island and Pom Pom Island Travel duration: 2 days 1 night In this 2 days 1 night trip, we went to a beautiful island called Pulau Pom Pom located at the northern part of Semporna, Sabah. This island can be reached with about…

Luxury Retreat in Mataking Reef Resort – Departure to Tawau

Itinerary | Arrival information | Things to do | Diving & Snorkeling in Sipadan | My first dive | Departure to Tawau Finally comes to the last day of our vacation in Mataking Island. We drop by at one of the small islands located near to Mataking and managed to shot some photos. After visit…

Luxury Retreat in Mataking Reef Resort – My First Discovery Dive

discovery scuba dive in mataking

Itinerary | Arrival information | Things to do | Diving & Snorkeling in Sipadan | My first dive | Departure to Tawau All the while, I don’t dare to dive into deep water, I am worry that I am not able to breathe normally underwater. Since I experienced snorkeling in Sipadan, I decided to give…

Luxury Retreat in Mataking Reef Resort – Diving in Sipadan

Sipadan island good weather

Itinerary | Arrival information | Things to do | Diving & Snorkeling in Sipadan | My first dive | Departure to Tawau Visit to Sipadan requires entrance permit and the quota is rather limited. Mataking resort departs once a week and the journey from Mataking to Sipadan takes about 1 hour ++. Although I don’t…

Luxury Retreat in Mataking Reef Resort – Things to do

departure for diving

Itinerary | Arrival information | Things to do | Diving & Snorkeling in Sipadan | My first dive | Departure to Tawau We visit Mataking Island in a group of 3 consists of me, sister and my cousin brother. Only my sister is a certified diver so she is very busy with her 3 dives…

Luxury Retreat in Mataking Reef Resort – Arrival

Mataking Island

Itinerary | Arrival information | Things to do | Diving & Snorkeling in Sipadan | My first dive | Departure to Tawau Our departure time supposed to be 10am, but we overlooked this schedule to be assembly time. Luckily the jetty depart to Mataking is just located in front of Seafest Hotel, otherwise, I am…

Luxury Retreat in Mataking Reef Resort (Trip Report)

Pulau Mataking beach

Itinerary | Arrival information | Things to do | Diving & Snorkeling in Sipadan | My first dive | Departure to Tawau Destination: Pulau Mataking (Mataking Island) Travel duration: 8 days 7 nights Departing from: Kuala Lumpur Bought two cheap flight tickets from KL to Tawau during AirAsia Sales Promo, the ticket only cost us…

3d2n Cherating & Kijal East Coast Trip (Trip Report)

pantai kemasik

Destination: Cherating and Kijal Travel duration: 3 days 2 nights Departing from: Kuala Lumpur Day 1: To celebrate my girl friend’s birthday, we visited east coast for a 3 days 2 nights trip. We went to Cherating (Pahang) and Kijal (Terengganu) and managed to enjoy a leisure trip under the sun and by the beach….

3d2n Kedah Sightseeing Trip – Day 2

Wat Nikrodharam

Itinerary & Accommodation | Day 1 | Day 2 Day 2: Kuala Kedah Fort Our first visit today is the Kuala Kedah Fort located at about 11km from the town. The fort was built to protect the town from the attack from outsider and it was used by the Japanese Army during world war II….

3d2n Kedah Sightseeing Trip – Day 1

Zahir Mosque

Itinerary & Accommodation | Day 1 | Day 2 Day 1: Wat Caruk Padang Wat Caruk Padang is located within the Sik district and can be reached via Gurun Toll from North South Highway. After the toll exit, follow the K10 route and drive for about 30 minutes. Google map location: 5.795914, 100.711702 Paddy Museum…

3d2n Kedah Sightseeing Trip (Trip Report)

Leverage Business Hotel

Itinerary & Accommodation | Day 1 | Day 2 Destination: Alor Setar, Kedah Travel duration: 3 days 2 nights Depart from: Penang In the recent years, we spent quite a lot of time in outbound tours as well as touring around Kuala Lumpur, Cameron Highlands, Melaka and East Malaysia. We nearly forget our neighbor in…

4d3n Langkawi Island Family Trip – Day 3

Langkawi Bird Paradise

Itinerary & Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 Our first destination in day 3, Langkawi Bird Paradise. After visiting the Bird Paradise, we visit Galeria Perdana as well. There is nothing special in the gallery but we are able to spot some Malaysian crafts and collections in the gallery. Entrance fee is RM5…

4d3n Langkawi Island Family Trip – Day 2

Langkawi cable car

Itinerary & Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 After breakfast, we continue with our day 2 trip in Langkawi. The first destination that we are heading is Mount Machincang for cable car riding. On the way to Mount Machincang, we pass by Awana and take a short stop for photo shooting. After a…

4d3n Langkawi Island Family Trip (Trip Report)

Dataran Lang

Itinerary & Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 Destination: Langkawi Island, Kedah Travel duration: 4 days 3 nights Depart from: Kuala Lumpur, LCCT Itinerary: Day 1: Tanjung Rhu, Wildlife Park, Laman Padi, Dinner in Kuah Town (Wonderland Food Store). Day 2: Oriental Village, Langkawi Cable Car, Dataran Lang, Legenda Park, Saga Shopping Centre,…

3d2n Free and Easy in Melaka – Sightseeing

The Dutch Square clock tower

Arrival & Hotel | Melaka River | Where to Eat | Jonker Street | Sightseeing Sightseeing in Melaka The Dutch Square The Queen Victoria’s Fountain and the Clock Tower were both built in 1904 and donated by the local Baba Chen Jin Sheng family, for the Queen Victoria. The Stadthuys and Christ Church The Stadthuys…