Trekking Singapore and Beyond - The Journey of an Urban City Kid into Beautiful Nature » laban rata http://trekking.singaporeoutdoors.com Learn how to organize and lead treks from the adventures of a trekker wannabe based in Singapore, as he explores the world of majestic mountains. Plan a trip off the hustle of city life, and get back to nature! Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:36:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Electronic Insect Repellant and more about Kinabalu http://trekking.singaporeoutdoors.com/blog/2006/06/20/electronic-insect-repellant-and-more-about-kinabalu/ http://trekking.singaporeoutdoors.com/blog/2006/06/20/electronic-insect-repellant-and-more-about-kinabalu/#comments Tue, 20 Jun 2006 06:29:56 +0000 Kian Ann http://trekking.singaporeoutdoors.com/blog/2006/06/20/electronic-insect-repellant-and-more-about-kinabalu/ Yesterday evening, I was just walking around and I bought an electronic mosquito repellent. It is powered by a single AA battery and it is quite handy! Well, I don’t know how well it works to shoo away mosquitoes, so I’m bringing it along with me later when I leave for my Mount Kinabalu trek.

Will report back if it really works! :)

Anyway, I’m all packed and ready for my trip, my pack is really big and bulky but light, filled with mainly clothes! There is no need to bring equipment along for the trek, because ready meals are available in Laban Rata guest house, and most of the time will be spent in Kota Kinabalu town itself. Come to think of it, it takes less time to go up Mount Kinabalu (4000+ meters) than Mount Ophir (2000+ meters) – because we start trekking at approximately 1800m for Kinabalu.

So excited! Wait till the photos arrive! :)

]]> http://trekking.singaporeoutdoors.com/blog/2006/06/20/electronic-insect-repellant-and-more-about-kinabalu/feed/ 0 The Mount Kinabalu Trip this June! http://trekking.singaporeoutdoors.com/blog/2006/01/15/the-mount-kinabalu-trip-this-june/ http://trekking.singaporeoutdoors.com/blog/2006/01/15/the-mount-kinabalu-trip-this-june/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2006 04:31:01 +0000 Kian Ann http://trekking.singaporeoutdoors.com/blog/2006/01/15/the-mount-kinabalu-trip-this-june/ The Sabah Trip planned for late June this year is more or less confirmed! I’m so excited about it! At the moment, there will be a total of seven people going for the trip! The trip itinerary follows the one I have posted a couple of days ago – spending a total of 10 days there!

I was informed that the whole trip will cost approximately S$800 – S$900. This is actually quite cheap considering the rich itinerary – which includes climbing the Mount Kinabalu, white water rafting, a visit to Poring Hot Springs, Manukan Island and a Open Water Dive Course (SSI Certificate). I’m really so excited about the trip!

Okay. Some pointers with regard to planning a Mount Kinabalu trip. Planning must be really early, because for Sabah, Singaporeans will have to take a flight over, unlike the other treks in Peninsular Malaysia, were you can choose to get a coach or train. Therefore, critically, plan early! We started planning for the trip 6 months ahead. Well, its kind of difficult to get people to confirm their availability 6 months ahead, I know, but that’s the way it is.

We are traveling using Air Asia, a budget airline, since the trip is just over 2 hours. So make sure you get a good ticket price! I wish I could unravel the workings of the ticket prices, but I have no idea how it works at the moment! The last time Ivy checked the price, it was RM90 for one way. Today, I checked and its RM150! Gosh! Better book quick! That already means another RM60 for each person!

The other reason why there is a need to book early is because of the accommodation vacancies at Laban Rata (the rest house halfway up the mountain). Our contact was able to reserve for us eight vacancies until today, and unfortunately, we could only fill seven. Well, seven is good anyway! At least we have a place to stay for the night! I remember last year when we were in the Rovers executive committee, I had to forgo my trip because there were not enough vacancies in Laban Rata! So sad!

Anyway, so happy that I’m finally going to Mount Kinabalu… and getting my diving certificate!

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