The Kinabalu Park is a World Heritage Site since the year 2000 and it covers 754 square kms, made of lush surroundings, towered by Mt Kinabalu, the highest mountain in Borneo, at 4095 meters and also the lesser known Mt Tambuyukon at 2579 meters. The park provides guests an incredible experience, whether you are into hiking, checking out the different flora or just experiencing the sunrise.

Places of Interest Inside the Mount Kinabalu Park:

A lot of people are drawn to climbing Mt Kinabalu, a trek that can take 2-3 days according to your amount of fitness. You will find a pair of routes to select from, one more challenging than the other. Summit hikes are performed only with a guide. You’ll need correct footwear, sturdy hiking boots, a head flashlight as well as a resilient wind jacket, as in the mornings and evenings the wind can get really strong and it’ll be chilly.

In the event you like trekking at your own pace, on your own, it is possible to select amongst the several tracks within the park’s hq. They differ in length and difficulty, from several minutes to several hours. It is possible to select between hikes which follow the river, or in the vicinity of lovely waterfalls, and also the ones that familiarise you with all of the unique species of trees and shrubs inside the park. It is possible to effortlessly spend even a couple of weeks inside the Mount Kinabalu Park in order to have the capacity to take it all in.

The Kinabalu Botanical Gardens is a spot to not be ignored; it is possible to just wonder all over the pathways to observe over 1000 species of orchids, Six hundred species of ferns out of which Fifty can only be located in this region.

If you are interested in mastering much more about the park, it is possible to visit the Kinabalu Natural History Gallery, and learn all of the species of insects, animals, plants as well as rock formation and minerals. It is possible to very easily enjoy a day just wondering through the gallery at your leisure.

If it is people you’d rather get together with, then ask your guide to take you towards the Dusun community that lives at the mountain’s foothills, well-known for their tranquility, hospitality and love for music and songs.

Just several miles from the Mount Kinabalu Park Headquarters you’ll discover the hot and cold waters of Poring Hot Springs, where it is possible to unwind after a lengthy day’s trek.

Arriving There and Back

If you are a normal traveler, who isn’t driving his personal or rented vehicle in Malaysia, then you’ll need to get on some public kind of transportation to access your destination. You will find daily day time vehicles from Kota Kinabalu to the park. There are also minivan services to select from that travel towards the adjacent visitors attractions, including the Hot Springs, Ranau and Keningau. Once you reach Kota Kinabalu from your own country, simply get the schedule from the tourist bureau.

Regardless of what kind of voyager you are, a climber, trekker, explorer, biologist or digital photographer, you’ll discover every little thing you may possibly want inside the Mount Kinabalu Park.

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