Kinabalu National Park

බෝට්ටුව මිලට හොඳයි, නමුත් සම්බාහනය තව ටිකක් දිගු විය හැකියි. එය පැය දෙකක විකල්පයක්. පළමු දූපත ලස්සනයි, අලංකාරයි, සහ පිරිසිදුයි. දෙවන දූපත ටිකක් කෙටියි, නමුත් ඔබට දූපත් දෙකක් එක දවසකින් කරන්න පුළුවන්. මිලට නම්, එය අනිවාර්යයෙන්ම වටිනවා. පළමු වරට යන ඕනෑම කෙනෙකුට මම එය අනිවාර්යයෙන්ම නිර්දේශ කරනවා. ප්‍රදේශවාසීන් මිත්‍රශීලීයි, ආහාරත් විශිෂ්ටයි.

Our family and a friend's family, 4 adults and 4 children, signed up for this tour. We were picked up at our hotel at 7:30 AM, followed by a 2.5-hour drive to the Mount Kinabalu viewpoint. The city roads from Kota Kinabalu to Mount Kinabalu were congested, but our guide was flexible and accommodated the children's restroom breaks along the way. After taking many photos at the viewpoint, we headed to Desa Farm. On the way, we made a detour to a local fruit shop. Our tour guide, Jeff, introduced us to fruits we had never seen before, and we bought and ate one or two of each. We were excited by fruits we had never heard of or seen, like apple jelly, avocado cheese, and snake fruit! The avocado cheese tasted like sweet steamed pumpkin, with a texture and flavor unlike any fruit! It was delicious. From there, we went to Desa Farm. Located at an altitude of about 1,500m, it wasn't too hot and was very comfortable! The weather was clear with few clouds, and we took many great photos with the sharp ridges of Mount Kinabalu in the background. Was that a sun halo? Jeff smoothly guided us through recommended activities like soft-serve ice cream and feeding calves and goats. Jeff, who is also a father of four, is knowledgeable about funny TikTok videos, and our children had a blast taking funny videos with him, making it a very satisfying experience. Afterward, we had lunch at a nearby restaurant and then went rafflesia watching. We were worried if we would see any, as they only bloom for 5-7 days a year, but we saw two blooming rafflesias! We also saw buds and withered ones, which was a unique experience only available locally. Nearby, there were also cacao and durian trees! I was surprised to see durians growing on such tall trees. By this point, it was past 3 PM. The children were getting tired, so we decided to change the itinerary and head back. The morning traffic jam was long. On the way back, there was a strange cloud hanging over the summit of Mount Kinabalu. Jeff told us it was a rare sight. The return journey was also a bit congested, but we managed to get back to the hotel around 7 PM. We had originally planned to be back by 5:30 PM, but the road congestion and it being summer vacation season caused delays. I recommend bringing a bit more cash, as there are places at the rafflesia site that don't accept credit cards for insect repellent, and some restaurants for lunch. Thank you, Jeff, for a fun tour! The magnificent scenery and your enjoyable assistance made it a wonderful experience. Highly recommended!

It was such a wonderful experience! Our guide, Sui, was incredibly kind and helpful, which made us feel comfortable and well taken care of throughout the entire day. We truly enjoyed every moment. Thank you so much! I would definitely recommend this experience to everyone!

ඉතා හොඳ සංචාරයක්, ඩේසා ගව ගොවිපළේදී ගවයන් විශාල ප්‍රමාණයක් දැකීමට හැකි වූ අතර නොමිලේ කුඩා කිරි පෙට්ටියක් ද ඇතුළත් විය. හෘදයාංගම ආහාර වේලක් ගත් අතර, රෆ්ලීසියා මල සහ විවිධ දුර්ලභ ඕකිඩ් වර්ග පිපී තිබෙනු දැකීමට තරම් වාසනාවන්ත විය. කන්ද මුදුනේ සිට ඉතා අලංකාර දර්ශන රාශියක් දැකගත හැකි විය. සංචාරක මාර්ගෝපදේශක මයිකල් ද කන්දේ ඇති විවිධ ශාක විශේෂ, විශේෂයෙන් ඕකිඩ් ගැන ඉතා දැනුමැති සහ උනන්දුවක් දක්වන අයෙකි. හෝටලයෙන් බස් රථය පැමිණ නගරයට ආපසු යන බැවින් මෙය හොඳ සහ විවේකී දින සංචාරයකි.

මෙම කණ්ඩායමට වඩා වෘත්තීයමය විය නොහැක, ඔවුන් පානීය ජලය, කෙටි ආහාර සහ රසවත් ආහාර පිළියෙළ කළහ. ඩිඩි හට විශේෂ ස්තූතියි, ඔහු වෘත්තීයමය මෙන්ම විහිළු තහළු වලින් පිරි මාර්ගෝපදේශකයෙකි.

We spent the whole day touring Kinabalu Park, Nabalu Town, and other sights with our guide, Mr. M. First and foremost, the scenery of Mount Kinabalu and its surrounding area was majestic and breathtakingly beautiful. At Kinabalu Park, we were thrilled to see a wide variety of wildlife we never get to see in Japan, including numerous plants, birds, squirrels, and even a Rafflesia. Our guide's knowledge and attentiveness were wonderful, and the restaurants he recommended for both lunch and dinner after the tour offered amazing food and fantastic value for the price.

Mount Sossodikon offers incredibly beautiful views and is great value for money. The ATV ride is a lot of fun. It would be safer for beginners to practice riding before setting off. There's road construction along the way with many engineering vehicles; the mountain road is steep, and there are no guardrails, making it both thrilling and a bit scary. However, the local residents are very friendly and wave as you pass by.

Everything is very well arranged and organised. Right from picked up till end of hike. The accommodation lodge at Kinabalu park was fantastic. The hike was rather tough though especially the one at 2.30am to the summit. Need to pay addition to the guide and transport back to accommodation as exceeded the stipulated time though.

Thank you so much for an incredible trip up Mount Kinabalu. Doing the Walk the Torq route was easily the best part of the climb. The views were unreal and the gear felt completely secure.As a solo hiker, I felt incredibly well taken care of the entire time. A massive thank you to both of my amazing guides! My mountain guide was fantastic at pacing me to the summit, and my via ferrata guide was professional and made me feel 100% safe on the sheer rock face.I had such a memorable experience that if I have the chance to come back, I definitely want to challenge myself with the long Low's Peak Circuit next time. 💪🏻