Jalan Bukit Bendera, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Daily: 8.00am - 12 midnight
Upon returning to Kota Kinabalu from the mountainous region, my BFF and I immediately put some of our belongings at
Dreamtel Kota Kinabalu before starting our exploration since we only had one full day there. Our journey began with a short trek from Padang Merdeka to Signal Hill, which is the highest point in the city.
Along the way, we stopped by to see the oldest standing structure in Kota Kinabalu, the Atkinson Clock Tower. Built in the memory of Francis George Atkinson, the first district officer of Jesselton (the old name of Kota Kinabalu), the clock tower was completed in 1905.
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| As you can see, we were there at around 10.20am. |
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| According to the information board, the clock tower stands at 14.63 m tall. |
It was a hot and sunny day, but there are lots of trees sheltering us from the UV rays. You know you're reaching the observatory platform once you see a row of flags on the left-hand side.
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| Ice cream, anyone? |
There's no entrance fee to the observatory platform.
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| Not a bad view at all, but perhaps it'll be better at sunset~ |
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| Pulau Gaya, a sizeable island of 1,465 hectares, forms part of the Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park. |
Once we'd had enough of the view, we decided to go down to the foothill via a series of steps not far from the observatory platform.
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| Thankfully, we were going down instead of climbing up. Haha... :P |
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| You may want to consider the jungle trek to reach the observatory platform faster. |
To locate the jungle trek, head to Dewan Masyarakat Kota Kinabalu (lit. Kota Kinabalu Community Centre). It's not far from Jesselton Hotel, just to name another landmark that may help you get there.
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