I'm sure someone asked for Malaysia so here is a little idea of a trip that incorporates some city life and some of Borneo with some idea of places to visit. There are cheaper hotels and you will need to add on cost of transportation to hotels etc but taxis and drivers are dirt cheap and if you added on £50 this will more than cover additional transportation costs. If you wanted to extend the trip and include places like Langkawi for beaches than this is an additional option.
10th September
You'll fly from London with Turkish Airlines to Kuala Lumpur, with a short stop in Istanbul of 3 hours.
11-15th September
You'll arrive into Kuala Lumpur today and spend 4 nights at the lovely Citin Seacare Pudu by Compass Hospitality which has fantastic ratings and is ideally located near Chinatown, the bus station and public transport links. Given the long flight and arrival time 4 nights is q good amount of time to get a feel for the city. Some good ideas of places to visit is the
Petronas Towers - tours petronastwintowers.com or for more city views the KL Menara tower.
For shopping and food you can visit Bukit Bintang and Jalan Alor in the evening and from there walk to Chinatown/Petaling Street Market and Central Market, Merdaka Square and Little India. If you want to head out of the city then Batu Caves is just out of town and on the public transport routing (easily accessible on the monorail or public transport from the hotel).
15-19th September
Fly with Air Asia to Penang today. You will spend 4 nights in Georgetown in Penang and the amazing and highly rated Le Boutique Hotel. From temples to street art and good food Penang is going to be very different than Kuala Lumpur. You can get around the island with public transport or even catch the ferry to really explore.
19-23nd September
You will fly with Air Asia to Kota Kinabalu on 19th September where you will stay for 4 nights at the highly rated Oceania hotel which includes a free shuttle of the local area. There is plenty to occupy your time here. Personally I'd be up for hiking up Mount Kinabalu or you can hire a driver cheaply to get around and explore the gorgeous wildlife and nearby attractions.
On 23-25th you will fly to Sandakan where you will need to get a taxi or a driver to take you to Paganakan Dii Tropical Retreat. You are pretty much staying in the jungle. Hiring a taxi or driver is cheaply and easily done (you can even sort this out in advance) and drivers can be arranged in advance. You will stay for 2 nights and this is ample time to hire a driver to take you to Sepilok to see the Orangutans at the rehabilitation centre or do a jungle river cruise.
On 25th you fly from Sandakan back to Kuala Lumpur where you have a final night staying at the Hotel Maison before your flight home on 26th.
26th September
You fly back to the UK today. Your flight has 13hrs in Istanbul but Turkish Airlines will put you up and give you a free city tour. I'm doing this myself in October when I go to Japan.
Breakdown
Return flights for 2 to Kuala Lumpur book at Fly Sharp £717.26
4 nights in Kuala Lumpur £61.87 book at Venere using code VENAPR1516
Flights from Kuala Lumpur to Penang £16.43pp book at Air Asia
4 nights in Penang £148.49 book at Venere using code VENAPR1516
Fly from Penang to Kota Kinabala £43.74pp book at Air Asia.
4 nights in Kota Kinabalu £89.54 book at Venere using code VENAPR1516
Fly from Kota Kinabala to Sandakan
£20.63pp book at Air Asia.
2 nights in the jungle £56 book at booking.com
Fly from Sandakan back to Kuala Lumpur £28.37pp book at Air Asia.
1 final night in Kuala Lumpur £30.85 book at Venere using code VENAPR1516
just got back from Borneo, did KK to Sandakan via lahad Datu and the kinabatangan river. KK climb will take 2 full days minimum, mind...fantastic price, though!
dale86uk to crumpo
13 Apr 16#20
We set off on the climb at 9am one morning, got to the peak just before sunset and got back to the bottom at 1pm in the afternoon.
Haevee
11 Apr 16#3
Having been to Kota Kinabalu I personally think Kuching is preferable
rachelandgromit to Haevee
11 Apr 16#4
That's easily done and you could fly from Kota Kinabala to Kuching With Air Asia too very cheaply.
Master G
11 Apr 161#5
If you can, make time for a few days in Langkawi. It's a beautiful island with stunning beaches. It's a short hop, cheap flight from KL. A good tip is to make use of the hop on, hop of tourist bus to see all the sights around KL.
el_cheapo
11 Apr 16#6
TIP. If your stopover with Turkish in Istanbul is more than 10 hours overnight they will accommodate you in a hotel.
rachelandgromit to el_cheapo
11 Apr 16#7
Yep and a city tour for free too. There are details of it on their website.
goldengirlz
11 Apr 161#8
This looks amazing, its on my bucket list x
Costalot
12 Apr 16#9
Just booked but code VENAPR1516 didn't work so it cost a lot more
rachelandgromit to Costalot
12 Apr 16#10
Code still worked for me, perhaps it's as I'm on their mailing list. Forgot to say, have a lovely time and let me know how you get on.
skybluearmyontour
12 Apr 16#11
Is there a way to miss out Istanbul?
rachelandgromit to skybluearmyontour
12 Apr 16#12
Flights are with Turkish Airlines so have a stop in Istanbul, some stops longer than others. Of course you can look for a different airline but the ones with KLM I saw were around 36 hours plus and more expensive. Keep checking flights daily and that may change.
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Opening post
10th September
You'll fly from London with Turkish Airlines to Kuala Lumpur, with a short stop in Istanbul of 3 hours.
11-15th September
You'll arrive into Kuala Lumpur today and spend 4 nights at the lovely Citin Seacare Pudu by Compass Hospitality which has fantastic ratings and is ideally located near Chinatown, the bus station and public transport links. Given the long flight and arrival time 4 nights is q good amount of time to get a feel for the city. Some good ideas of places to visit is the
Petronas Towers - tours petronastwintowers.com or for more city views the KL Menara tower.
For shopping and food you can visit Bukit Bintang and Jalan Alor in the evening and from there walk to Chinatown/Petaling Street Market and Central Market, Merdaka Square and Little India. If you want to head out of the city then Batu Caves is just out of town and on the public transport routing (easily accessible on the monorail or public transport from the hotel).
15-19th September
Fly with Air Asia to Penang today. You will spend 4 nights in Georgetown in Penang and the amazing and highly rated Le Boutique Hotel. From temples to street art and good food Penang is going to be very different than Kuala Lumpur. You can get around the island with public transport or even catch the ferry to really explore.
19-23nd September
You will fly with Air Asia to Kota Kinabalu on 19th September where you will stay for 4 nights at the highly rated Oceania hotel which includes a free shuttle of the local area. There is plenty to occupy your time here. Personally I'd be up for hiking up Mount Kinabalu or you can hire a driver cheaply to get around and explore the gorgeous wildlife and nearby attractions.
On 23-25th you will fly to Sandakan where you will need to get a taxi or a driver to take you to Paganakan Dii Tropical Retreat. You are pretty much staying in the jungle. Hiring a taxi or driver is cheaply and easily done (you can even sort this out in advance) and drivers can be arranged in advance. You will stay for 2 nights and this is ample time to hire a driver to take you to Sepilok to see the Orangutans at the rehabilitation centre or do a jungle river cruise.
On 25th you fly from Sandakan back to Kuala Lumpur where you have a final night staying at the Hotel Maison before your flight home on 26th.
26th September
You fly back to the UK today. Your flight has 13hrs in Istanbul but Turkish Airlines will put you up and give you a free city tour. I'm doing this myself in October when I go to Japan.
Breakdown
Return flights for 2 to Kuala Lumpur book at Fly Sharp £717.26
4 nights in Kuala Lumpur £61.87 book at Venere using code VENAPR1516
Flights from Kuala Lumpur to Penang £16.43pp book at Air Asia
4 nights in Penang £148.49 book at Venere using code VENAPR1516
Fly from Penang to Kota Kinabala £43.74pp book at Air Asia.
4 nights in Kota Kinabalu £89.54 book at Venere using code VENAPR1516
Fly from Kota Kinabala to Sandakan
£20.63pp book at Air Asia.
2 nights in the jungle £56 book at booking.com
Fly from Sandakan back to Kuala Lumpur £28.37pp book at Air Asia.
1 final night in Kuala Lumpur £30.85 book at Venere using code VENAPR1516
Total £1322.35/£661.17pp
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