Sabah Adventure Challenge

Site Category : Adventure/Sports The 7th edition of the popular Sabah Adveture Challenge race will be held near Kiulu area on April 14-16 2006. The official name for the 2006 adventure is Polar-Sabah Adventure Challenge. It is sponsored by Polar, the total prize money is RM10,000. 30 teams have already registered. Each team consists of 2 persons. acoording to the organisers,Avtar Sandhu and Claus Pedersen, the participants are mostly ex-pats from Hongkong,Thailand,Singapore,New Zealand,Australia,UK and Canada. There are also some local teams participating in the adventure race. The race will involve going over rugged trails,mountain roads,rivers and sea. The racers will have to hike,cycle along hilly single-track country roads. They will also be required to paddle via kayak from Likas to Tanjung Aru beach. In addtion, they will navigate their way between mandatory checkpoints along the course and to complete the orienteering tests. The 200KM course will cover a variety of scenery and will prove very exciting. They include interesting geological features,challenging navigation and some of the most rugged terrain in Borneo. The Sabah Adventure Challenge race has over the years earned its name as the longest running adventure race in South-East Asia. It is also renowned for its toughest running and mountain hiking races any experienced adventure racer could do. The offiacial registration of teams will be done at the Kinabalu National Park near Kundasang on April 13. The equipement checks will also be done at the same place and same day. The race will be officailly flagged off at the National Park by the assistant Minister of Youth and Sports, Datuk Jahid Jahim on April 14 2006. The race will take 3 days to complete. There will be 2 categories namely : Extreme and Adventure categories. Registration for local teams will cose on April 5. For more information, please visitor their website : http://www.sabahadventure.com

Lok Kawi Zoological Garden

Site Category : Zoo/Botanical Garden The Lok Kawi Zoological Garden is a 280 acres forest near the coast off Lok Kawi town. Lok Kawi is about 20-minute drive, under normal traffic conditions, from Kota Kinabalu city centre. This Zoological Garden is a combination of a zoo and a botanical garden. It is unique that the surroundings and contour of the whole place maintains its original natural settings, unlike zoos in other parts in the country like Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru where they are built on man-made landscapes. The 200 acres botanical garden is filled with plants found only deep in the rainforest and are transplanted here. Each plant is provided with a signboard complete with its common name and scientific name and a brief but clear description. Local flowers of various species line the pathway, visitos can stroll along and enjoy the scenery or study the plants. The zoo keeps many rare local wild animals, some of which can only be found in Borneo, like the Borneoan pigmy(stunned-growth) elephants, the Proboscis (long-nosed) Monkey, the Orang Utan(Borneoan Ape), the Borneoan Rhino. Many animals are in the process of being imported too, so that our children will also have the opportunity to see animals from other countries. There is also a 2-acre bird park netted with wire mesh. Inside are many different species of birds like eagle,egerate,oreintal dates,hornbill,kingfisher and the rare bird of Borneo - Lesser Adjuntant. The management are also importing birds from oversea countries. The Zoological Garden also has a modern children playground for energetic children. This will be a very popular destination for week-end and holidays outings. However, the garden is open to local visitors at the present stage because some final touching ups are being carried out and hope will be open to foreign visitors by end of the year. Tour Operators : Not required, can be reached by all public transports. Book accommodations in Sabah - 88Hotels.com

Open 4x4 Jamboree Contest

Site Category : Off-road Adventures The 3rd Borneo Safari Open 4x4 Jamboree will be held in the Ulu Kimanis area from March 17 to 19. The event is organised by the Kinabalu 4WD Club and they are expecting about 80 4WD vehicles with 250 members and 20 to 30 non-members to take part. Participation fee is RM100 per family. Flagging off will be at Papar town at 9.00am on March 17. The standard 4WD vehicles will be taking the Kimanis - Keningau route while the modified vehicles will be taking the Simpudu - Lingan route which will pass through extreme roads. There will also be outdoor games for children during the jamboree and prizes in the form of cash, tyres, and motor oil, amongst others, will be given out to the winners. The above details were disclosed by the organising chairman, Edward Lingkapo. He invited the public to participate in the jamboree. He can be contacted at 019 8518507.

The Sabah Agriculture Park

Site Category : Mountain Park The Sabah Agriculture Park is situated at Lagud Serrang near Tenom in the interior. It is a bout 3-hours leisure drive from Kota Kinabalu city. On the way up the Crocker Range you will pass by other tourist attractions like Gunung Emas Resort,Tambunan and Keningau. You can also reach Tenom by train,you may choose to start the journey from Kota Kinabalu,Papar or Beaufort. It is unique in the sense that you will not be travelling on modern fast trains, instead you will have the opportunity to experience a journey on a "relic" locomotive of the Borneo Railway. It is the last surviving train of the original fleet of the Borneo Railway. The Sabah Agriculture Park will be celebrating its fifth anniversary with a fun-filled 2-day carnival beginning March 11 2006. The Park was awarded "The Best Tourist Attraction - Man-made Category" in the country in 2004. Here not only you will find the wide range of plants but also you will be very impressed with the artistic works of the landscape experts blending art with nature beautifully. Some of the events will include :

• Launching of promotional DVD/VCD on the Park
• Children Colouring Competition
• Car/Auto Show
• Park Explorace
• Fishing Competition
• Karaoke Competition
• Celcom,Maxis,Nissan,Perodua Services Stalls

Contact : agripark@sabah.net.my

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