Returning To Philippines Via BOAT (Sea Travel Sabah to Tawi-Tawi)

[@KumanderDaot]

Hello to everyone watching in 2024! I just want to add an FYI in light of what happened recently... Please note that this boat service (T-Waikiki MV Minghai) operates LEGALLY with IMMIGRATION CONTROL at both Bongao and Tawau. You will pass REGULAR IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES to enter or leave the Philippines. It has a capacity of 180 passengers and is certainly NOT one of the small boats that some people use for illegal purposes.

[@sabochan1111]

I suppose this was not the vessel Alice Guo and company used then lol

[@hakhaimo]

Exactly, it was already well explained in the video...

[@bustria]

Try to go to Miangas Island in Indonesia. It is near Governor Generoso in Davao Oriental

[@jheboii12051986]

walang bumabyahe dun

[@cristinalandicho413]

Being Filipino I'm really tremendously amazing indeed and proud of you KD. Always keep safe KD. We love you ❤ regards your beautiful wife nhel,daughter lily God bless

[@LumieSoucek-r2t]

Many years ago Philippines wasn't allowed to export agriculture products. My parents had a boat that transport tons of lumber from Dinagat Island to Bohol and Cebu. Our boat is sometimes rented by the sugar exporter to drop load of sugars to Borneo which is now Brunei. Once it get to Borneo it's international freeport.

[@christopherturco197]

It is quite surprising to see how close Philippines and Malaysia really are. I never made the connection in my mind, however, seeing you do this trip brought it home for me. Close can be a such a relative term, but the fact that you can take a ferry between the two communities shows why there has been so much commerce and interaction between them. Salamat, Anselm, for this video.

[@fortuneybiernas5778]

Philippines used to own part of Malaysia via the Sultan of the Kingdom of Sulu...

[@alnajirlani8785]

Just over night via boat. lol😊

[@i-am-your-conscience]

Especially in earlier days, and if you look at what "belonged" to whom, it explains a lot of conflicts in the past. There is even one between Sandakan and Zamboanga, which would be even easier to travel, but they seem to have a bit of an inconsistent schedule. Too bad. A proper reliable ferry schedule that is more known to more people would be also interesting for tourists. Would strenghten the tourism in Zamboanga but also in Sabah, both have their unique locations that could be interesting to so many people.

[@KumanderDaot]

@@i-am-your-conscience they are finally releasing the Zamboanga - Sandakan schedule a week ahead which is great. Before it was unreliable!

[@CatsOnboard]

Yachts entrance is Palawan kaso walang immigration ang Balabac kaya Puerto pa napunta, di kasi na tuloy yung immigration at ferry kasi natalo yung Congressman 😅

[@johnlouised.garcia3375]

Thank you KD for highlighting this BIMP-EAGA (🇧🇳 🇮🇩 🇲🇾 🇵🇭) landmark achievement in travel.

[@jonny1013]

Amazing review and points you have there Kumander ! Im from Tawau and currently in KL... ive long been observing and highly anticipating Tawau opening up its borders to Philipines, Indonesia and Oriental countries Etc etc... Fyi, lahad datu just officially opened its doors to makasar via ferry service. 2024 we will see China charter flights directly to tawau. Tawi-Tawi airport also grew healthily over the years... imagine many years ago it was just turboprop aircraft flying there... today the A320 flies to Tawi2... thats amazing. Thing will open up even more in the near future because indonesia is shifting their capital to kalimantan. that would be intersting... the "indonesian backdoor" route is equally amazing to explore !

[@KumanderDaot]

Thanks Jonny! One day I'd also like to take the ferry from Tawau to Tarakan. Lahad Datu opening up as an international port is also exciting, Sulawesi in reach! The whole region is really changing rapidly and I'm very excited for its future.

[@randelldeoftennessee7359]

Wow, there was so much packed into this video, I don't even know how to comment. Pretty cool though, how you're following the history around, recently in the Sulu and then Malaysia; you're making the world smaller every day.

[@maximilianc9897]

I am so happy that you now seem more passionate and focused with your travel vlogs. I feel you’ve found your mojo back. Thanks for sharing your adventures Kumander Daot ! ❤🇵🇭

[@KumanderDaot]

I get so inspired by these trips 🙂

[@alvinibalio8224]

you could have been my best Geography and History teacher I had. Thanks for sharing and discussing our cultures. all love from Philippines and Malaysia.

[@alexrobles4138]

That backdoor is the front door of our pre-colonial past. Thank you KD nice video.

[@hiko082673]

Fantastic one sentence comment, it tells about the Philippines itself before Spanish, America and Japanese colonization.

[@renebanagudos5533]

This! This is my favourite video from you so far. Full packaged! History and all.

[@antarcticgekko]

I hope that there will be more of these ferries. Would love to take them some day.

[@KumanderDaot]

So nice to have the option 😁

[@gusdimacje7138]

I worked in the mid-80s in Zamboanga, and people told me they sometimes travel by boat to work in Sabah. Also, smuggled goods from Malaysia and Indonesia are very common in Zamboanga.

[@kimYeonyuu]

where exactly are they selling them?

[@danielbadilla]

Correk.

[@tomsanuy]

Thank you for your post! I am from the city of Cotabato but live here in British Columbia Canada. Your video is really good! Thank you!

[@cjlcdo3061]

This guy deserves a million subs.

[@TheThailightZone]

Not far from Tawau, in Indonesian Borneo, Indonesia is building their new Captial city in East Kalimantan. Yep, they are moving their Captial from Jakarta to Kalimantan, Borneo.

[@KumanderDaot]

They have boats to Nunukan and Tawakan... Gives me ideas for the future!

[@michaelmuceros1794]

Bagus!

[@alpena9094]

I like how you showed us the connection of Philippines to our southern country neighbors. It is a route less traveled but hopefully be more common after your vlog.

[@krixyt8125]

We went to Sabah back when I was still 7 years old..I remember the place when I will look into our pictures taken there..I love the place

[@cristinalandicho413]

Good morning everyone. Let's support KD he deserves millions subscriber ❤ God bless everyone 🙏 ❤️

[@michaelamontemayor448]

A content I had been waiting for, travel by the seas, who knows KD might do Sulawesi Indonesia to Sarangani, General Santos City, from the most southern point of Palawan to any port of the whole Bornéo Island that is shared by 3 countries.

[@Dannaxx]

Good Morning Kumander Daot!!! Thanks for the very informative vlog this morning! 🎉

[@butchadagio7085]

Pinoys are someone afraid of traveling to Sabah via the backdoor though it's somehow adventurous and thrilling. with kidnappings and terrorism most pinoys skip that beautiful route, learning the Muslim environment and culture of the people of tawi tawi makes us proud. Maybe someday most people from Manila try to travel to ur beautiful town craving for fresh seafoods ..shout-out to my country man of Bongao, only I've seen in Google maps nice place ❤

[@hapsarhodes5100]

I’m from Tawi2x born in Palawan, I grew up in Tawi2x till my high school years. Went to coin ZC. I’ve been on vacation in Tawi2x for the past years, but never afraid of insurgents. You should experience traveling to that island and see for yourself. My husband has been to Tawi2x few times and he’s an American. He was not afraid of being kidnapped because he was we’ll taking care of. So nothing to worry.

[@Oceanfly_7th]

Malaysian are more afraid to travel in Sabah than Pinoys lol

[@MarieChristine95]

Wow! Very interesting history about Malaysia Kumander!

[@cloudstrife3366]

Your adventures went on to next level Kumander! I'm really amazed and envious I really want to go to Sulu, Tawi-Tawi and Sabah because of what I've seen on your adventures. It feels like our origin came into this back door. Almost everything food, culture and people looks like us. I wonder If we are not colonized by Spain then we will not be called Filipino.

[@DrOneMotoTV]

I love KumanderDaot for he explains history and life style of peoples now in SouthEast Asia🇱🇷 With love from Davao City🇵🇭

[@rhomzkietfttv5571]

Thank you so much for the documentation. I'm your new subscriber now. More travel all over the world and Philippines. Watching from Manila

[@JoC-l2h]

Oh bless you Tawau, I miss you. Love from a Filipina born and bred in Tawau in the 90s and left for the UK in 2000.

[@ferialcalo904]

Youre great kumander Daot ! I appreciate you for being a historian and love the Philippines i am a Tausug of Sulu from maimbung where the seat of Sultanate located.

[@laniVargas-iy3lg]

There is an immigration office there from Zamboanga port.going to sandakan…2019 we went to sabah just birds watching for three weeks

[@mhyrahgu_38]

Whoah 😲 what a great -great adventure! This is another informative vlog. KumanDo the explorer 🤗

[@zekefister8294]

Hoping and looking forward to more vlogs featuring cities and towns in the BIMP-EAGA region that show their cross-cultural interactions, trade and migration patterns, tourism prospects, and perhaps more! I've never been to these places in Philippines and Sabah so the vicarious experience was much worth it.

[@melkz23op]

Awesome content kumander. I like this type of info, the less travelled route and places. This is what I called an adventure. It inspired me back not as a tourist but an adventurer

[@aking9999]

Thank you so much for this video, I have been searching for a ferry service from Malaysia top Philippines, ( I live in Bohol ) However I would appreciate more details about the services, times of departures and of course the prices, I want to get to Kalimantan to do some English teaching in the more Impoverished areas and then travel home to Bohol via Tawau and Davao

[@mariadaisymah]

I’m a Filipino living in Cebu, but this is all new to me…I feel I’m in adventure with you too. Thanks😊

[@fharrisabangan7609]

wow. hope the southern part of the philippines will finally find its peace and prosperity. this is a splendid trip to plan. definitely a bucket list.

[@iamceilosky4355]

Ill be planning to travel ZC to Sandakan and back... maybe this year...

[@georgeacenas2349]

My Filipino clan is from Mindanao. The Sabah locals were so nice to my aunt a former resident as her husband worked in Malaysia. Your history sounds spot on. Yes, familial ties cross this border as well as other comment pointed out- also on the PH. Indo maritime border. Your International Malay language skills are also impressive sir. As a other comment pointed out, Indo is building new capital city Nusantara on Borneo. This ferry may get more business. Maybe you've seen FEATR Tawi Tawi episode? Maraming Salamat po. Liked and subscribed.

[@perlasngsilanganan9659]

This was a dream of mine Kumander. To travel by sea from the Tawi Tawi to Sabah.

[@yourlifeyourrules2732]

the views you presented here are marvelous... both people and places

[@jhing_badz]

So proud and so Impressed how you did this travel KD . Well done

[@crismejoc4584]

Thank u so much for the experience . Wala man mi ka atu sabah malaysia , pero salamat sa pa silip sa kabilang boarder.

[@gertiemaebourjess167]

Thank you for showing us the backdoor KD!🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@rubenreyes4477]

Enjoy travel around the country. I can imagine how you feel when you travel. It’s enjoyable..

[@lanmar4472]

I like your vlog as you try to give as much history and culture heritage as much as possible … keep up the good work … it makes your vlog very interesting and unique… perhaps more of this travel to countries near PH

[@gg_Javier]

I esp. enjoy your TRAVEL vlogs, KD, because you explore places & things I would probably seek also = shopping, sightseeing, and of course, good EATS!! ... SHOPPING for pasalubongs is FUN, too. They keep the loved ones at home happy and supportive of your future ventures, right? Nice and easy trip!! 👍🏻 thanks for sharing, Anselm.

[@Nawehn321]

Some use bckdoor route malay &phil (phil &malay). I heard before pndemic there was a ship from a place in indo to davao also, 🤔

[@Traumedic21]

What an adventure, mate!

[@sergiopalomo1671]

I’ll try tawau bongao route one day. I lived in KK for 3 years

[@darlingdenez116]

It’s really exciting to experience travelling by ferry going back to Philippines ❤Thanks and have a wonderful Christmas with your family🎄🎁🌲

[@RaviSingh-cr9mo]

A new subscriber here . Nice to to hear the geordie accent in the far east . Also impressed with your local history .

[@KumanderDaot]

I'm from Wales! But thanks!

[@RaviSingh-cr9mo]

@@KumanderDaot sorry mate . I'm from ipoh but I live in London .. I've been asked many times if I came from Wales lol 😂

[@KumanderDaot]

@@RaviSingh-cr9mo Ahhh haha! Too many accents in the UK haha

[@RaviSingh-cr9mo]

@@KumanderDaot .. I'm fluent in Cantonese and Malay and my English is not quite cockney English . I look forward to watching your videos . I've sent a link of your video to a colleague of mine and his gf is in Davao and he's from Dublin

[@kuyaIhor]

Welcome back to the Philippines, a wonderful film. I would also choose Return to the sea. I don’t like heights since childhood.😂

[@orlandol.telesforo9597]

So Awesome Kumander Daot! Thank ypu for sharing your experience. Safe travels. 🇲🇾 🇵🇭 see you in the next vlog.

[@yolandosoquite3507]

..perhaps, I will take these Routes not taken , a Bucket List before I sleep...hoping to have some fun...my hometown is Gensan..

[@jcmahler7091]

very informative. I think you are the first vlogger to showcase this. would love to see sandakan to zamboanga route too. I heard there used to be sabah to palawan, I wonder what happen to that.

[@NamaLandong]

Thank you for this Kumander Daot...

[@hapsarhodes5100]

I’ve been to Tawau in the 80’s, stayed there for Almost a year. It changed a lot.

[@ladylouvillarin4970]

I love your vlog...very informative... I have been to tawi tawi once... Bongao and sitangkai

[@Jersey.Living]

This is next level blogging congrats kumander

[@michaelmuceros1794]

Thank u for the contents kumander! It's amazing travel 👍❤

[@deekonspider]

Very clean market. They don't have that much people compared to us here in Ph so its not that congested.

[@caloyp4474]

nice adventure and experience kumander daut. nindut kaayu.

[@gerardodionido8681]

Unique vlog kumander,tnx for this show, I've vseen now our good neighbour's country , Malaysia

[@azph4105]

was in bintulu malaysia 10yrs ago. nice place. no tricycles. hehe

[@merryjoy5188]

Oh I'm in Tawau Sabah sir it's very near in bungao.. ayu2 sir daut amping... I did not know sayang...

[@darlenemyles1155]

Merry Christmas you beautiful & kind man!❤God bless you & your family!🙏🏻😇

[@rencs8038]

👏👏👍👍 Thanks for the adventure. Happy Holidays 🌲

[@jackastor8357]

Merry Christmas Kumander D and Happy New Year to All

[@jupiepelesin6990]

Bitung, Indonesia to Davao city

[@reginstravels]

You are awesome, man. Hope to travel with you one day.

[@chokomite6036]

Thank you for the education video, I think the route from Sabah to Zamboanga would someday become a part of the tourist 's exploration. One day I will visit our brother and sisters there! Thank you Brother!

[@harryalfonso8788]

Hopefully, some where some how up there, no more unnecessary claim pop out of blue.

[@JongCampilan]

Amping sa byahi sir.

[@josephmanzuni8593]

The largest tribe community in Sabah are the Kadazan Dusun which makes up the majority of the population, followed by Malays and then the Chinese. The Sulu's and Bajau's are the minority community that live mostly at the coastline.

[@KumanderDaot]

Thanks for this extra info 🙂

[@Splashmesplash]

Sulu Sultanate the true owner of sabah.

[@abdulwahidmdtahir3660]

​@Splashmesplash, Sulu only claimed that Sabah was given by Brunei to Sulu as a gift for purportedly helping Brunei fight rebels. But Brunei refuted this claim and denied ever having given Sabah to Sulu. There was NO DOCUMENT regarding the transfer of ownership of Sabah from Brunei to Sulu signed by both Sultans.

[@abdulwahidmdtahir3660]

@user-pt1rw4sx6t , "...why in French Court..."? Firstly why did you ask this question in this thread when the TS didn't say anything about the court proceedings in Paris, and so didn't I. But since you had asked, I will answer. Why in French Court? You have to ask that question to the eight individuals who claim to be heirs of former Sultan of Sulu. They were the ones who brought their claim case, first in Madrid Court. Then when they lost in Madrid, they hopped to Paris and put up their case in Paris Court, and they won. But when the case was brought up to the Paris Court of Appeal, they lost and failed to get the US$14.92B compensation. Instead Sulu has to pay Malaysia €100,000 as legal cost imposed by Paris Court of Appeal.

[@abdulwahidmdtahir3660]

@user-pt1rw4sx6t , "...most reliable source..."? No matter where the court is, the court doesn't produce any evidence even though the host country of the court has the records of the history which you said more reliable. It is not the duty of the court to provide evidences. It was the claimants (plaintif) and defendant job to provide evidences in favour to them and the court will decide whose evidences are stronger, true and can be accepted. The one with stronger, true and acceptable evidences will win the case. And there was no mystery in the case when Malaysia won and Sulu lost. All you have to do is do more research and reading. Don't depend on Philippine's media, they only report and highlight overwhelmingly the news when Sulu won but silent when Sulu lost.

[@tmt4773]

@Kumander Daot - did the ferry take 8 hours or so and how many miles is the journey? The only downside is if the weather gets very bad and the ferry gets cancelled and it messes up your travel plan...

[@KumanderDaot]

10 hours! But it handles the storms well

[@janjan123456]

Thank you, KD. ❤

[@catherineH4785]

Really interesting video about the ferry trip btn the two countries. Did you have any miliatary escorts for the ferry, like from ESSCOM? We did the yacht rally from KK to Tawau in 2016, and a group of yachts with escort from ESSCOM was the only way we could do that trip. I have heard it is much more peaceful now.

[@KumanderDaot]

No escorts now. I believe the ocean curfew has also been lifted. So much safer now!

[@BoyJapan-b3g]

During Marcos Sr Sabah was part of Mindanao.

[@silverianjannvs5315]

😂

[@abdulwahidmdtahir3660]

He only claimed. Before 31 August 1963, Sabah was under the British.

[@dennysius3555]

I the 1 behalf crew ming hai before lock down..and I proud Woking with express ming hai ming hai the legend express

[@leocaster101]

Salamat KD for your great adventure and show case of the two good neighbours and culture

[@tradersacademy6582]

Nice one daut karon pako kabalo na pwede ra d ay via ferry boat

[@abigailmaglaqui9631]

❤❤❤❤very informative..God bless u always and to ur family❤

[@arnoldelangavlog587]

Ha ha may sulukahan pa, great video KD.

[@suleymankayikci1253]

Nice video Mate 👍

[@piniritongoctoartzDRP]

Good morning Kumander…comment first while watching!

[@geneeric8798]

Merry Christmas Anselm and to your family too! Malipayong Pasko!!

[@Mamsh70]

I work before in sandakan ,when i go back home to Philippines through backdoor also😂 what an unforgettable exprienced for me because I was stranded in tawi² for 5 days.Those 5 days we stayed in the ship ,we only go down to buy and eat .Its a crazy experienced😂😂

[@KumanderDaot]

Oh wow haha what an experience! Bongao is a fun place

[@tessiechavez91]

San po kayo galing Zamboanga po ba di po ba nakakatakot mag backdoor

[@manueljesuspaucar5951]

I think it's cheaper and fast to take a plane from kita kinabalu to Manila or Zamboanga city

[@DonACtS]

I love your travel vlogs esp on the southern borders. I request on ur next travel u go from Davao or GenSan to Karakelong or Tahuna islands of indonesia. I want to know whats in there? 😅 I want to go there but I dont have the $ or partner to do it. I dont want to travel alone. Thanks & God bless on ur next journey🙏

[@remusayta9937]

Kumander you have a lot of friends na in tne Philippines.. ❤

[@juliuspalamos7863]

😮wow nice travel how is that possible

[@Nawehn321]

Oh, stormy day in sea, it is stormy day also here till nxt wk🤔..grmny

[@stevenewland3929]

The Tiger balm is a mystery as its available in the Philippines. Why would it be illegal?

[@cetocoquinto4704]

Level up content ha..nice!

[@aliasmarg8ta127]

I love those little "palenke" everywhere in Asia. They have affordable merchandise and souvenirs that would cost 10X in a city shopping mall. Other than the difference in languages, it seemed like the Philippines.

[@JayrVVlogs]

What is your Experience in Tawau, most of the Sabahans are Filipinos and their Hometown in Tawi Tawi? Thank you for Response

[@venturaVlogger]

Kumander that area looks like cubao and pampanga , im from davao city myself maayong hapon

[@reefsidesurfco8459]

Nindot kaayo kumander! ❤

[@benzonjhermogeno]

Good job daot 👍

[@albabmalabon6934]

Thank you KD ❤❤❤❤