April 25, 2013

SABAH TOURISM TRAVEL

Enjoy and feel the breeze by the way of sabah great nat ral ab!l!ty and "ea#e$
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April 25, 2013

SABAH TOURISM TRAVEL

Pulau Sipadan is located at the heart of the Indo%&a#!f!# bas!n Coordinated at 4652.86N 1183 43.52!

April 25, 2013

SABAH TOURISM TRAVEL

"ocated 15 #$ fro$ Pulau Sipadan Coordinates% 41445N 1183 52!

April 25, 2013

SABAH TOURISM TRAVEL

Sabah is one of the 13 $e$&er states of 'ala(sia) and is its eastern $ost state. *t is located on the northern portion of the island of +orneo. *t is the second lar,est state in the countr( after Sara-a#) -hich it &orders on its south-est. *t also shares a &order -ith the pro.ince of !ast /ali$antan of *ndonesia in the south. 0he capital of Sa&ah is /ota /ina&alu that are for$erl( #no-n as 1essselton.Sa&ah is often referred to as 20he "and +elo- 0he 3ind2) a phrase used &( seafarers in the past to descri&e lands south of the t(phoon &elt. 4or the 5eo,raph( of the 6Land below the w!nd7 is 0he -estern part of Sa&ah is ,enerall( $ountainous) containin, the three hi,hest $ountains in 'ala(sia. 0he $ost pro$inent ran,e is the 6'ro#(er Range7 -hich houses se.eral $ountains of .ar(in, hei,ht fro$ a&out 1)888 $etres to 4)888 $etres. 9t the hei,ht of 4)8:5 $etres) 6 Mo nt )!nabal 7 is the hi,hest $ountain is 6Malay Ar#h!"elago7 ;e<cludin, Ne- 5uinea= and the 18th of the hi,hest $ountain that in political Southeast 9sia. 9lthrou,h that) the >un,les of Sa&ah are classified as tropical rainforest and host a di.erse arra( of plant and ani$al species.7)!nabal *at!onal &ar(7 as inscri&ed as a 6+orld Her!tage S!te7 in 2888 &ecause of its richness in plant di.ersit( co$&ined -ith its uni?ue ,eolo,ical) topo,raphical) and cli$atic conditions. 0ouris$) particularl( 6 E#o%to r!s,7) is a $a>or contri&utor to the econo$( of Sa&ah. *n 2886) 2)888)888 tourists .isited Sa&ah and it is esti$ated that the nu$&er -ill continue to rise follo-in, .i,orous pro$otional acti.ities &( the state and national touris$ &oards and also increased sta&ilit( and securit( in the re,ion. Sa&ah currentl( has si< national par#s. @ne of these) the 6)!nabal *at!onal &ar(-) -as desi,nated as a 6+orld Her!tage S!te7 in 2888. *t is the first of t-o sites in 'ala(sia to o&tain this status) the other &ein, the 6. n ng M l *at!onal &ar(7 in Sara-a#. 0hese par#s are $aintained and controlled &( 6Sabah &ar(s7 under the Par#s !nact$ent 1:84. Aopin, our ser.ices and .isit are enli,hted (ou7re life and soul in a ,ood ti$es at Sa&ah.

S!"adan is the onl( oceanic island in 'ala(sia) risin, 688 $etres ;2)888 ft= fro$ the sea&ed. *t is located in the Cele&es Sea off the east coast of Sabah/
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Pulau Sipadan is located at the heart of the Indo%&a#!f!# bas!n Coordinated at 4652.86N 1183 43.52!

April 25, 2013

SABAH TOURISM TRAVEL

East Malays!a ;-hich is on the island of +orneo=. *t -as for$ed &( li.in, corals ,ro-in, on top of an e<tinct .olcanic cone that too# thousands of (ears to de.elop in the centre of one of the richest $arine ha&itats in the -orld. 'ore than 3)888 species of fish and hundreds of coral species ha.e &een classified in this ecos(ste$. Sipadan has &een rated &( $an( di.e >ournals as one of the top destinations for di.in, in the -orld$

4re?uentl() seen in the -aters around Sipadan% ,reen and ha-#s&ill turtles ;-hich $ate and nest there=) enor$ous schools of &arracuda in tornadoBli#e for$ations as -ell as lar,e schools of &i,Be(e tre.all() and &u$phead parrotfish. Pela,ic species such as $anta ra(s) ea,le ra(s) scalloped ha$$erhead shar#s and -hale shar#s also .isit Sipadan. 9 turtle to$& lies underneath the colu$n of the island) for$ed &( an under-ater li$estone ca.e -ith a la&(rinth of tunnels and cha$&ers that contain $an( s#eletal re$ains of turtles that &eco$e lost and dro-n &efore findin, the surface.

"ocated 15 #$ fro$ Pulau Sipadan Coordinates% 41445N 1183 52!

April 25, 2013

SABAH TOURISM TRAVEL

Mabul is a small island off the south-eastern coast of Sabah in Malaysia. he island has been a fishin! "illa!e since 1#$0s. hen in 1##0s, it first became popular to di"ers due to its pro%imity to Sipadan island. his 20-hectare piece of land surfaces 2&3 meters abo"e sea le"el, consists mostly flat !rounds and aerial "ie' is o"al-shaped. Surroundin! it are sandy beaches, perched on the north'est corner of a lar!er t'o s(uare )ilometer reef. Mabul island is administered by Semporna, a'au district

Ci.in, e<perience and place is $ore correctl( reco,nised no- that the reason for the ?ualit( of the 'DC/ Ci.in, is si$pl( a result of o.erfishin, uses of c(anide and d(na$ite &( the local people of this area.0he reef is on the ed,e of the continental shelf and the sea&ed surroundin, the reef slopes out to 25 to 38 $ deep. 0here are se.eral di.e resorts operatin, on 'a&ul island.'a&ul is ar,ua&l( one of the richest sin,le destinations for e<otic s$all $arine life an(-here in the -orld. 4la$&o(ant cuttlefish) &lueBrin,ed octopus) $i$ic octopus and &o&tail s?uids are >ust a fe- of the nu$erous t(pes of cephalopods to &e found on 'a&ulEs reef.'an( t(pes of ,o&ies can &e found includin, the spi#eBfin ,o&() &lac# sailBfin ,o&( and $etallic shri$p ,o&(. 4ro,fish are e.er(-here B,iant) painted and clo-n fro,fish are re,ularl( seen alon, -ith al$ost the -hole scorpion fish fa$il( 0here are si< resorts here) -hich pro.ides acco$$odation for scu&a di.ers B $ost located on the island or on stilts o.er the -ater) -hile one is on a con.erted oil platfor$ a&out 588 $eters fro$ the &each. 0here are also se.eral ho$esta( F &ac#pac#er acco$$odations -hich also arran,e di.in,. 9ll of the resortsGho$esta(s can arran,e a da( trip to the near&( island of Pulau Sipadan. +e -arned that there is a per$it s(ste$ for Sipadan and all per$its $a( &e &oo#ed $onths in ad.ance. Ci.in, is ,ood around 'a&ul itself there is a ,ood -all at Pan,li$a and the &est $uc# di.in, sites are called Paradise. 0here is ,ood di.in, at /apalai especiall( the house reef$ 'ount /ina&alu ;'ala( lan,ua,e% 5unun, /ina&alu= is a pro$inent $ountain on the island of +orneo in Southeast 9sia. *t is located in the !ast 'ala(sian state of Sa&ah and is protected as /ina&alu National Par#) a 3orld Aerita,e Site. /ina&alu is the hi,hest pea# in +orneoEs Croc#er Han,e and is the hi,hest $ountain in the 'ala( 9rchipela,o. 'ount /ina&alu is also the 28th $ost pro$inent $ountain in the -orld &( topo,raphic pro$inence
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Pulau Sipadan is located at the heart of the Indo%&a#!f!# bas!n Coordinated at 4652.86N 1183 43.52!

April 25, 2013

SABAH TOURISM TRAVEL

*n 1:: ) a reBsur.e( usin, satellite technolo,( esta&lished its su$$it ;#no-n as "o-Es Pea#= hei,ht at 4)8:5 $etres ;13)435 ft= a&o.e sea le.el) -hich is so$e 6 $etres ;28 ft= less than the pre.iousl( thou,ht and hitherto pu&lished fi,ure of 4)181 $etres ;13)455 ft=.

0he Plant that can &e founded at 5unun, /ina&alu is the parasitic Raffles!a plant) -hich has the lar,est sin,le flo-er in the -orld) is also found in /ina&alu ;particularl( Raffles!a (e!th!! -hose flo-er ,ro-s to :4 centi$etres ;3 in= in dia$eter=)I3J thou,h it should &e noted that &loo$s of the flo-er are rare and difficult to find. 'ean-hile another Raffles!a species) Raffles!a teng( %adl!n!!) can &e found on the nei,h&ourin, 'ount 0rus 'adi and the near&( 'aliau +asin. 0he rates of cli$&in, 'ount /ina&alu pac#a,e % Pac#a,e;H'= 1 Ni,ht 3 Ca( 2 Ni,ht 'ala(sian 68.88 188.88 NonB'ala(sian 128.88 368.88

1 3ee# 428.88 848.88

"ocated 15 #$ fro$ Pulau Sipadan Coordinates% 41445N 1183 52!