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