Visiting the Blue Mosque in Kota Kinabalu

2018-03-09 · Updated: 2026-08-11 · Original (Korean)

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I arrived at the Blue Mosque, the grand finale of my Kota Kinabalu mosque tour. The Kota Kinabalu City Mosque, better known by its nicknames Blue Mosque or Floating Mosque, is undoubtedly the pride of the region and its most famous landmark. It holds a special place in my heart because I couldn't go inside last time due to heavy rain, so I came back to try again.

But as they say, if it's not meant to be, nothing you do will make it happen.

I missed the entry hours, so I ended up only seeing the exterior. I have plenty of time and I'm not short on money, so why am I traveling so poorly...?

Exterior of a white mosque with a blue dome roof and tall minarets — I think I over-edited this, the colors look weird. Usually, natural landscapes look better in person and buildings look better in photos, but in my case, everything looks better in person...

Information sign showing the visiting hours and dress code for the Kota Kinabalu City Mosque — Entry is allowed from Monday to Thursday, and on weekends (Saturday and Sunday), from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM. Don't miss it!!

White mosque with a blue dome roof reflected on the water

Most photos on other blogs are taken during the day. However, the most beautiful photo of the Blue Mosque I've seen was one bathed in the sunset. Still, I couldn't just sit around here waiting for four hours... I'll just have to be satisfied with capturing this gorgeous building in my memory.

Expenses (multiply by 300 KRW for a conservative estimate in Korean Won)

Travel to UMS RM 17
Travel to Blue Mosque RM 8
Cola RM 2
Travel to Jesselton Point RM 8
Boat to Manukan RM 30
Pineapple drink RM 12.5
Travel to accommodation RM 8
Dinner RM 123.25
Juice RM 2.35
Massage RM 110

Daily expenses: RM 321.1

Total trip expenses: 2875000 KRW + RM 1645.88

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