【🧳Travel Preparation】
✅Documents: Passport (with more than six months validity)
MDAC electronic entry card (fill out three days before departure)
Printed hotel accommodation receipts for each night + round-trip flight itinerary
✅Others: UnionPay card, Malaysian Ringgit cash, local SIM card (Celcom recommended, best signal), charging adapter, nice clothes and photo props
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【📝Itinerary Guide】
— Day1 丨 Kuala Lumpur City Walk —
🏨Accommodation: KLCC Yuet Mado Luxury Apartment
07:00 ✈️Arrive in Kuala Lumpur
08:00 Find an ATM (CIMB or Maybank) to exchange for cash
09:00 Airport breakfast: Wah Yeong Ice Room
09:15 Airport pickup to the hotel
11:00 Check-in at the hotel
14:00 Pink Mosque🕌️(Kelab tasik putrajaya)
15:00 Afternoon tea: Kafe Kleptokrat
17:00 Merdeka Square/City Gallery city walk
19:00 Stroll around KLCC – Macam Road
21:00 Back to the hotel – Take night view photos of the Twin Towers
— Day2 丨 Kota Kinabalu City Walk + Tanjung Aru Beach Sunset —
🏨Accommodation: Jesselton Quay Premier Suites Kota Kinabalu
09:55 Fly from Kuala Lumpur✈️to Kota Kinabalu
11:00 🏨Drop off luggage at the hotel
12:00 Lunch: Kinabalu Coffee Shop
12:30 Dawn Square/Graffiti Wall
14:30 Xin Ji Bak Kut Teh
15:30 Buy tickets at Jesselton Point
16:20 Return to the hotel to pack
18:00 Zing Sunset Bar for sunset viewing (book in advance)
21:00 Rest at the hotel
— Day3 丨 Mantanani Island Day Trip —
🏨Accommodation: Jesselton Quay Premier Suites Kota Kinabalu
06:30 Wake up and walk to the pier集合⛵️
08:10 Depart by boat🚢
10:00 Arrive at Mantanani Island🏖️(rest, take photos, change clothes)
10:30 Snorkeling🤿
12:00 Return to the island (eat, rest, take photos) – back to the pier
16:00 Return to the hotel to shower and change
18:30 Dawn Square – Night Market – Buy souvenirs
20:30 Imago shopping and dining: Ya Yan (delicious, must-try!)
22:00 Shopping🚶♀️
22:30 Back to the hotel
— Day4 丨 Return to the warm home —
08:00 Wake up
11:20 Kota Kinabalu – Kuala Lumpur T1
15:00 T2 Level 3: Luck Bros Kopi
15:30 T2: Beryl’s, Watsons
18:40 ✈Kuala Lumpur
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🇲🇾Malaysia car tour 🚗, airport transfers, welcome!
This itinerary looks packed with fun! I especially like the KLCC apartment suggestion, but might add a day for Cameron Highlands if time allows. Have you tried the local food scene? Any hidden gems to share?
Thanks for your feedback! Yes, the food scene is amazing—try Ampang Claypot Chicken and Banana Leaf Curry. Cameron Highlands is a great addition if you have extra time. Happy travels!