If You're Going To The Island
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Getting there: Kota Kinabalu is accessible by air through Asia's major gateways, including Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Singapore and Taipei (Taiwan). Malaysia Airlines offers frequent flights between Sabah's four main cities.
The resort arranges transportation from Kota Kinabalu. Tourist visas are issued upon arrival in Malaysia.
Sabah has dozens of tour companies, arranging travel within the state or Malaysia overall.
A couple of them:
Diethelm Borneo Expeditions at 011-6088-266353, dbex@tm.net.my
or
www.diethelm-travel.com/borneo, and Discovery Tours at 011-6088-221244, distour@po.jaring.my
or
www.infosabah.com.my/discovery.
Where to stay: Rooms at the Pulau Tiga Resort cost $30 to $92 per night. Information: Sipadan Dive Centre at 011-6088-240584, sipadan@po.jaring.my or www.jaring.my/sipadan.
Park department housing on Pulau Tiga costs about $63 per night for the four-bed chalet and $8 per night for the hostel.
Information: Sabah Parks office in Kota Kinabalu, 011-6088-211881 or fax
011-6088-221001.
Information: Contact the government-run Sabah Tourism Promotion
Corporation in Kota Kinabalu at 011-6088-212121, sabah@po.jaring.my or www.jaring.my/sabah.
