Kinabalu National Park

Site Category: Mountain Park The Kinabalu National Park is the first World Heritage Site in Malaysia and was inscribed into the WHB list in July 2000. This is one of the most popular family tourist destinations in Sabah. It encompasses the Mt Kinabalu,its slopes and foot hills. The rain forest found here is the oldest in the world,it existed long before the Ice Age. It is world famous for the abundance of variety of flora and fauna. Many of the world rarest species are found here, in fact some of them can only be found here. Naturalists from all over the world are doing research works in Kinabalu Park,and the love it here,not only for their works but also the friendly people here! The overland journey from KK to Kinabalu Park takes approximately 2 hours. You may start your visit here by going to the Botaniacal Garden,you will see orchids,fern,picher plants,kerosene trees and many more. Next you may like to visit the exhibition center where specimen of insects are in display. If you like to explore the rainforest with the park area,join the jungle trekking organised by the park management. There are still hundreds of unnamed species to be given a name,maybe you are lucky and spot an unnamed specy and can have your name attached to it! Visitors with tight schedules may elect to go back to the city the same day. But families on vacations usually spend one or two more days here. There are various classes of accommodations available to suit your budgets.

• The dormitories with bunkers are the favourites of groups of youngers
• Single-room cabins are the first choice for small family
• 2-rooms chalets are for families with more members
• 3-rooms chalets may cater for a few close families holidaying together
• Hotel rooms for those who prefer to laze in the hotel lounge/lobby,coffee house,kara-oke and the bar

If your chalet is facing the Mt Kinabalu,your friends and you can have a very clear view of the mountain from the balcony. With cool mountain breeze blowing across tour face,drinking beer,chatting and watching the clouds floating pass the middle of Mt Kinabalu. Under the influence of beer,you may imagine the mountain is a giant with the band of cloud as his belt around his waist!

The spacious living room and fire place is ideal for family activities which you may be too busy to do on a normal working day. This will bring your family closer.

Try it here for a different holidays without the usually madness of shopping,shopping,shopping!