4G Trip To Tawau ~ Semporna ~ Mabul

Trip kali ini JSMJ & frenz ke Tawau for 4D3N i.e. from 26th Feb till 1st March 2014.  Tajuk 4G sebab all girls yg gi trip kali ni...wpun pada mulanya sepatutnya 7Gs tp memandangkang memasing yg lain ada hal so weols proceed jugak trip ni...Tix AA weols beli in June 2013. 
So below is the program sepanjang 4D3N which I can say semuanya kat Mabul lah!!!

Memula nk tayang the 4Gs...



4gs ~ Sab, myself, Hani & Yani...bergambar sementara tunggu bot ke Mabul

D1 - 26th Feb 2014 (Wednesday)

Arrived in Tawau Airport, flight dlm 2 jam 45 minit dr KL

11am - Airport transfer to Semporna,

Register @Uncle Chang's (UC) Office – masa kat office UC ni uols boleh add-on snorkeling/dsd packages Mataking & Kulapuan Island RM200
Lunch at Semporna
3pm Boat transfer to Mabul
Rest & Relax (R&R)
Enjoy sunset
7pm Dinner



D1 ~ View of the sunset & a Bajau boy

D2 - 27th Feb 2014 (Thursday)

7am Breakfast

7.30am Depart for snorkeling package - Mataking & Kulapuan Island...weols ke Semporna dulu...boat isi minyak, ambil food & also guest yg stay kat Semporna...


D2 ~ Semporna Town...look at the cloud, it was so beautiful...

Snorkeling @ Mataking, sebuah pulau yg sgt cantik ya...jaraknya agak jauh dr Semporna & Mabul, mcm distance dr Semporna ke Mabul jer, dlm 45 minutes jugak...but Mataking is an beautiful & awesome island...the corals, the marine fish also the beaches are so beautiful...Subhanallah...


D2 ~ Inside Mataking...ni pun near the beach ja...dah cantik...

11am Coffee break @Timba2 Island & snorkeling, after about an hour kat Mataking Islang (x terasa sejam kat sini) weols gerak for break kat Timba-timba Island pulak...

D2 ~ Timba2 Island...suci jer pulau ni...weols lepak for coffee, sandwiches n fruits around 45mins pas tu weols snorkeling kat sini...mmg BEST!!! but coral kat Mataking nicer & more colors....

2pm Lunch & snorkeling @Kulapuan, memandangkan dah 2x bersnorkeling kami decide untuk lepak kat pulau yang nyaman ini...sambil menikmati keindahan pulau ini & bermain dengan Patrick "Starfish" kawan si Sponge Bob ittew...

D2 ~ Kulapuan Island...lunch break...free & easy

4pm Depart to Mabul - dalam bot semua org dah letey laaa...diam jerk semua
R&R - memang penat uolssss snorkeling dilautan luas & melawan arus, huhu...balik terus rehat zzz...
Sunset - sempat jugak aku kejar sunset hari ke 2 ini

D2 ~ Panorama matahari terbenam

Dinner
Live band (Thursday nite)

D3 - 28th Feb 2014 (Friday)

7.30am Breakfast - while waiting for the boat for Free snorkeling in Mabul area weols sempat membeli seafood...aci tawar menawar...

D3 ~ pasar pagi hasil laut...boleh beli & tawar harganya untuk lunch or dinner...anak2 Bajau laut bersampan

8.30am Free snorkeling @Mabul area - ada 2 free session for snorkeling in Mabul area 1st session 8.30am & next is 2.30pm.  Kalau x der snorkeling gear kena lah add-on RM20 untuk kegunaan seharian  

D3 ~ Snorkeling in Mabul area...penat kunun, hahaha

10.30am Snorkeling @Kapalai - add-on RM30 for snorkeling at Kapalai, it was a nice place with corals & marine fish...Kapalai is not an island, but its a reef & a divers place...info can be view at http://www.sipadan-kapalai.com/

D3 ~ Kapalai...

1.30pm Lunch
2.30pm Free snorkeling @Mabul area - 2nd snorkeling ni area dia lg cantik dr yg 1st snorkeling in the morning, banyak coral & also byk jugak "school of fish"

D3 ~ Last snorkeling in Mabul area...banyak kan school of fish...

Rest &relax
Walk to village site in Mabul  - enjoy goreng pisang, abc ;)



D3 ~ perkampungan di sekitar Mabul, just behind UC

D3 ~ kedai2 runcit, makanan & minuman, penduduk sekitar

Sunset & dinner - seafood yang weols beli pagi tadi & suruh cook house tlg masakkan, ketam masak pedas & udang kara stim, setiap masakan dikenakan byaran RM15.



D3 ~ Ketam masak pedas, udang kara steam, Hani & me with the sunset

D4 - 1st March 2014 (Saturday)

7.30am Breakfast

10am Boat transfer  to Semporna
11am Semporna town
1pm *Lunch sup payau (payau ialah Rusa) near airport

D4 ~ ini lah Bibiq Corner, menu istimewa lauk2 berasaskan Payau aka Rusa

2pm *Tawau town - memandangkan "airport transfer" kami tidak dpt bw km jalan2 sekitar Bandar Tawau maka kami hanya round2 di airport...beli souvenir pun kat airport jugak...
7pm Depart to KL
*flexi



D4 ~ cenderahati

So tamatlah trip 4G ke Tawau, Semporna & Mabul...best sangat dok di Mabul...teringat lagi memalam kira bintang...petang sblm maghrib kejar sunset...bangun pagi jer tgok sunrise di balik kampung...sbbnya that's my passion...also tringat jugak anak2 Bajau laut yg seharian berada dikawasan jeti meminta makanan & RM...apa pun itulah kemanisannya & empathy yg JSMJ rasa... 

Total damages: RM850+-

Return flight tix: RM160
4D3N Package: RM387 (Dorm with bathroom & fan,  4 person sharing, BLD, snorkeling in Mabul, airport transfer 4pax sharing)
Add-on:
Snorkeling @Mataking, Timba2 & Kulapuan RM200 (inclusive: coffee break, lunch, snorkeling gear + guide)
Snorkeling @Kapalai RM30
Snorkeling gear RM20/day
Seafood for dinner (optional) - RM25/pax

Additional Info:
Optional - make your own arrangement for the airport transfer with charges only RM150/way for a van.