by Police Beach of Gaya Island is the best beach in Kota Kinabalu. I always wanted to go this pristine beach, but it had become a private beach of Bunga Raya Island Resort recently. Instead of cutting down all the trees for building of the resort, the forest is largely intact, with 47 luxury timbered villas constructed among the wood, more like a nature resort (forest + beach) setting.
Click Here to see more photos of Bunga Raya Resort >>
Honeymooners will find plenty of privacy here and have over 1 KM of white sandy beach as their playground. As you can see from the map, the beach is inside a bay so the sea water is so tranquil that it is suitable for any watersport. Some says it is a fascinating dive site which is rich in corals and lobsters.
Click Here to see more photos of Bunga Raya Resort >>
Price wise, I think this resort targets at high-end tourists. Anyway, it is one of the best resorts in Sabah. The resort blends so well into its environment that I can’t tell that there is a resort, by looking at it from the sea. Everything looks like postcard, but no… I don’t work for them. They also didn’t pay me anything.
Click Here to see more photos of Bunga Raya Resort >>
Bunga Raya means Hibiscus flower, the rose of tropical world. You could see many species of hibiscus flowers planted here, with red, pink, yellow, white and other colours. The resort is facing the west, so I guess the sunset here is wonderful too. Even though the resort is in the jungle, I don’t find any mosquito around, weird…
Click Here to see more photos of Bunga Raya Resort >>
Though some locals are unhappy that the accommodation is so unaffordable, it can be a good thing. Even if we open a nice beach to everyone, people will come and spoil it soon. Just look at the dirty rubbish left behind by locals in Tanjung Aru and Tanjung Lipat. Last time I enjoyed the sunset at a beach and a small girl was slurping soda drink next to me. When I was so immersed in that beautiful moment, suddenly the girl just threw the empty cup into the sea (and her mother didn’t say anything). Sadly, we have many locals like this.
Click Here to see more photos of Bunga Raya Resort >>
Click Here to see more photos of Bunga Raya Resort >>
Click Here to see more photos of Bunga Raya Resort >>
Click Here to see more photos of Bunga Raya Resort >>
Click Here to see more photos of Bunga Raya Resort >>
Click Here to see more photos of Bunga Raya Resort >>
What I really like is their swimming pool. If you look at it from low angle, it is like connecting to the sea… such a nice design. You can see the similar one in Gayana Resort too. Both resorts are under the same management.
Click Here to see more photos of Bunga Raya Resort >>
You can book their rooms online if you would like to stay on this beautiful island.
Photos taken in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia Borneo
It is nice to know us Sabahans have something so beautiful in our back yard. The last picture is very nice, well done 😀
I am concerned with the water quality since it is sharing the same place with the water villages :-/ Also considering the price, do you see a lot of patrons at the resort?
Emily> I didn’t see a lot of tourists. May be this place is still new or everyone stay in their room busy making babies.
Ha-ha, that’s all you think about! 😀
Nice. btw..my kit lens really sucks now it’s totally condemned. Need to get new lens too.
disney> i guess we both got the same problem. ur camera display error 99 right? it means the parts inside the kit lens got problem. i sent it to canon service centre and they asked for RM300 of repair fee. so stupid, who is gonna to spend 300 to fix a stupid cheap lens? 🙁
Merry Christmas ! May i have website of Bunga Raya Resort, how much for one night ? Thanks
Danny, for contact and booking info, you may visit the official web site of bunga raya resort at: http://www.gayana-eco-resort.com/bungaraya_site