Kapalai Island
Hi all...
It has been quite sometimes since the last posting...pls forgive the laziness in me..:D
This time around I would like to share with you about THE TRIP.haaaaaaaaaaa...its my honeymoon!!! We initially planned to go somewhere in the Oceania, but then we thought, hey!letsjalan-jalan in Malaysia and we did make a right choice. To get to Kapalai Island one must first make prior arrangement with the travel agent(mine was this one www.firstborneo.com.my , contact person is Esther) their package will include return airport transfer from Tawau Airport to Sampoerna Jetty, boat ride to the resort, accommodation and meals. Make sure you arrange way in advance to avoid being disappointed because their room is quite limited.
Day 1
We depart from Kuala Lumpur International Airport @ around 9 something and the flight to Tawau took about 2 1/2 hrs. Tips: You can try your luck by getting a cheap airfare from Malaysia Airlines via their get the deal promotions (http://gtd.malaysiaairlines.com/1/hq/en/dest/get-the-deal/signup.aspx).
Our arrival in Tawau was greeted by First Borneo Staff and we transported to Sampoerna Jetty with few others. It took about 11/2 hrs to get to the jetty and we were 'served' with palm oil plantation view along the way.
me at the jetty...waiting for the boat...
Mr. Hubby :)
View from the jetty
After about 30 mins in the boat we can already see the resort...the first thing that pop to our mind was.."WOW"..it is so breathtakingly beautiful...endless view, a resort right in the middle of the ocean and we we greeted by a friendly staff of Kapalai Island Resort
The resort
The jetty and helipad...kid you not, there's a helipad right in the middle of the ocean
We were divided into two groups, one is diver and the other one is non diver(well..that's us), given a registration form to fill up and afterward a little briefing about the meal time and other facilities they have. Meals will be served 3 times a day, Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. In between there'll be juices (more like a cordial not so much of a juice)and other snacks readily available in the restaurant. Its all included in the package...then we have our lunch before heading to the room.
My Lunch
His Lunch
View from one of the doors
Inside the restaurant
In the middle of the restaurant is this!...blue ocean water, school of fish
Endless blue ocean view
sundecks
Outside the restaurant
Good Boy!;D
So after lunch, we were brought to our room...this is the most anticipated part!really cant wait to see the room as I was mesmerized by them when I browsed through their pics in the website...lets the pic do the talking!
view on the way to the room
view towards the room
view from the room
Our room!
Interior of the room
The shower
The coolest part, bathtub by the window overlooking the sea
View from the balcony
The balcony
It is really a beauty and worth every ringgit!:D
After resting for a few hours, its time to go for sunset! aahhhhhhhh ....its so beautiful, I've seen sunsets before but nothing like this...
view of the restaurant from the helipad
The helipad!
and
jeng...jeng..jeng
this is the original pic non edited
We did nothing much for the rest of the night...It gets dark early in Sabah @ around 6pm, so the dinner is served at 7pm....let see what we had for dinner
The prawn on the left hanside is to die for, cooked with cheese and the prawan is so fresh...Yummy!!!
When we are done with dinner, we took a walk around the resort. It is so serene and peaceful, right ambiance for honeymooners. We found their water sports center and really tempted to do the snorkelling, HOWEVER suddenly i remembered this creature
this creature was at the jetty when we arrived, nicely coiling in the water....hell no for snorkeling!
but we did found some other nice sea creatures along the way....
I was told that this is a Garfish..they love the attention and the lights very-very much!
We call it a day after that and headed back to our room...........
Day 2
We get up early today just to catch the sunrise...it was equally beautiful with sunset and head for breakfast afterwards.
Sunrise
This is his breakfast, mine already gone!hahahahha
There's nothing much to do here if you are a non divers and scared of sea snake...you'll end taking a nap in your gorgeous room or walking around taking some more pics....here it goes
On the other side of the resort...since they dont have any beach, I guess this is a great thing to have
Can you spot the fish?
somemore fish
Kapalai........
when the water recede, you will see this and u can actually walk on it...but beware of......
this!
Turtle...there's plenty more
Stingray
Stone fish
Star fish...many kind of fish haaa...
The signboard
We left the next day to Kota Kinabalu @ around 11am and was given packed lunch that consist of a chicken fried rice, mineral water and a banana. You will need this lunch as it will take about hour and a half to get to the airport and there's nothing much in Tawau Airport. This is the end of my trip to Kapalai and I'll be back to venture another island!
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3 comments
oh mai oh mai! I love it soo much! Memang cantik sgt view kat sana kn? Boleh nmpk turtle just within the resort... I wish to be the again... :)
ReplyDeleteNice sharing!
ReplyDeleteWoww..so beautiful..
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think?