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MALAYSIA SINGAPUR: Green Kiwi Backpacker Hostel (20 SGD/Dorm - private 40 SGD). St. Andrew´s Cathedral, City hall, Padang, National Museum (10 SGD), Esplanade - Theatres on the bay, Raffles Hotel, Clarke Quay. Chinatown (Thian Hock Keng, Sri Mariamman), Little India, Kampong Glam (Sultan´s Mosque), Orchard Road, Emmerald Hill Road, Marina Sands Bay (Top of the roof - 20 SGD). Sentosa Island (25 SGD). Nightclubs: Attica & The Pump (Live music). SARAWAK: Kuching (Bed´s Guesthouse - Lorong 9, Jalan Padungan) - 25 RYM/night/dorm. Chinatown (Hong San Si temple, Tua Pek Kong), Mosque, Sarawak Museum Festival: Rainforest World Music Festival (3 days in July). Bako National Park (45 RYM): Paku & Pandan Kecil trail. Semenggoh Rehab Centre (Orangutans) - 10 RYM/24 kmts south of Kuching. Gunung Gading National Park : 10 RYM - sightseeing rafflesia (082735714 check before go). Visit a Borneo longhouse. Miri : Gunung Mulu National Park: Niah Caves (10 RYM), the pinnacles (3 days/2 nights - 400/450 RYM/person). Maswings Airlines. SABAH: Kota Kinabalu (Borneo Backpackers - Karamusing Godown, 1st floor, lot 29) 25 RYM/night. Market, Mosque. Tour Agencies (Wisma Sabah). Sutera Sanctuary Lodge (SSL) - Trekking Mt. Kinabalu : 738 RYM/person or 650 RYM if you are 2 people. Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park: Manukan, Sapi & Mamutik for snorkelling (40 RYM/person including entrance to the island and boat). Tambunan Rafflesia Centre : Check in Kota Kinabalu Tourism Information Centre if there is any flower blooming at that time. Sandakan : Sea View Budget & Backpackers Hotel, lot 216, phase 1E. Sepilok Orangutan Rehab (40 RYM, feeding times 10.00 - 15.00), Labuk Bay (70 RYM) shuttle bus at Hotel Sandakan Round trip at 9.30 (30 RYM). Feeding time: 11.30 - 14.30 - 16.30. Sukau Kinabatangan tour (3 days/2 nights at Hotspot Agency - 395 RYM). PERHENTIAN ISLANDS: 2 hours far from Kota Bharu, 70 RYM round trip ferry boat - Pulau Besar (big island) - Pulau Kecil (small island): Tropicana Hill (20 RYM/night/ dorm) at Long beach. Tour: Fatima´s place (Coral bay), full day tour snorkelling (turtle point, lighthouse, shark point, coral garden - 30 RYM). Tour to Rawa (see sharks & Bumphead parrot fish - 40 RYM). Diving: Turtle bay divers. CAMERON HIGHLANDS: Tanah Ratah. Daniel´s lodge (12 - 15 RYM). Full day tour : Rafflesia, Tea plantation, local villages, waterfall, butterfly farm - 70 RYM. Half day tour: Mossy forest & Branching highest peak - 40 RYM. MELACCA: 2 hours far from Kuala Lumpur - 9 RYM: Town square, Stadthuys (dutch colony), St. Paul´s church, Porta de Santiago, Iglesia del Cristo, Kampung Morten (Villa Sentosa), Cheng Hoon Teng (Chinatown). KUALA LUMPUR: Pujangga Homestay (21 Jalan Berangan at Bukit Bintang Station - 25 RYM/dorm. Chinatown, Merdeka square, Masjid Negara, Sri Mahamariamman (Little India), Masjid Jamek, Petronas Towers (80 RYM). .

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