Full-Day Kinabalu Park and Poring Hot Spring Day Trip
Description
Experience Kinabalu Park and Poring Hot Spring in this 10 hour tour! This exciting tour will begin when your guide picks your up at your hotel at 7:30am, or the Kinabalu International Airport. Designated by UNESCO in December 2000, Kinabalu Park covers an area of 754 square kilometres surrounding Mount Kinabalu which is the highest mountain on the island of Borneo. You will also have the opportunity to travel to the Poring Hot Spring, famous for it’s sulfur water. Lunch is included and this tour concludes with a ride back to your hotel.
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Itinerary
The Park is a World Heritage Site with incredible mega bio-diversity of flora and fauna, a heaven for nature enthusiasts. On arrival, enjoy a guided nature trek along one of the many trails in the park.
At this natural hot spring, there are Japanese baths where visitors can soak themselves and let the invigorating sulphurous water stimulate the body. It is believed to have curative powers. Visitors can also try the Canopy Walkway, where suspension bridges are suspended at the top of the tropical jungle. Experience the height of 41 metres above the ground and length of 157 metres. A 20 minutes hike is needed to reach the Canopy Walkway
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Free Pick-up within Kota Kinabalu City Hotel, Shangri-La Rasa Ria Resort, Nexus Karambunai Resort. Pick-up from Beringgis Beach Resort, Langkah Syabas Resort, etc; will incur surcharge of RM15.00 per person per way.
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Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Reviews(9)
Sarah and Adam collected us from our hotel in KK promptly and I must say Adam was a first class driver throughout the day . Sarah gave us so much information as we drove along, pointing out interesting sights and giving us the history of the area too. We visited a local market along the way and tasted the delicious red pineapple. Sarah’s botanical knowledge really enhanced the trip to the botanical gardens too. The trek to the suspension bridges in Poring Hot Springs was definitely worthwhile and lunch was super tasty. Well done Adam and Sarah and thanks for a great day 🥰
We wanted to see Kinabalu National Park and Mount Kinabalu, which is why we booked this expensive tour. The service beforehand was excellent, but the tour itself was the worst we have ever done... The guide, Mr. Farid, only spoke 2 sentences to us. At lunch he left us with the words "lunch" and there was no other explanation of the stops. We then read a lot on Wikipedia - you don't need a guide for that ;-). The really worrying thing and why I am writing this bad review was the DRIVER. I have never experienced such bad and questionable driving. He drove the bus like a car, did not keep a safe distance from the vehicles in front of him and started very daring overtaking maneuvers in the corner area where he could not see. The passengers in the back of the minibus were literally thrown around and the driver did not adjust his driving style. He also did not seem to be familiar with appropriate driving in the mountains or with a manual transmission. The minibus was an older model and not well motorized. We even had to get out once when the bus was going uphill because we wouldn't have been able to move otherwise. On the way downhill, the driver drove too fast again and we were afraid that the minibus would skid on the bends. We have never felt so unsafe with a driver. I informed the agency afterwards and really hope that they can find a new, more responsible driver. Conclusion: Kinabalu is worth it and we recommend that everyone visit it up close. This tour, however, was a nightmare. We recommend booking a Grab instead. You definitely have a better chance of getting a motivated and knowledgeable guide in a safe vehicle and there won't be much difference in price either.
Sehr geehrte Sir / Mdm, Ich hoffe, diese Nachricht erreicht Sie wohlauf. Zunächst möchten wir unsere aufrichtigsten Entschuldigungen für die Enttäuschung und Unannehmlichkeiten ausdrücken, die Sie während Ihres kürzlichen Besuchs im Kinabalu-Nationalpark erlebt haben. Ihr Feedback ist für uns von unschätzbarem Wert, und wir möchten Ihnen versichern, dass wir Ihre Anliegen ernst nehmen. Wir verstehen Ihre Frustration über die Qualität der von Ihnen gebuchten Tour, das Verhalten unseres Lieferanten-Guides, Herrn Farid, sowie das Fahrverhalten ihres Fahrers. Wir bedauern zutiefst, dass Ihre Erwartungen nicht erfüllt wurden, und wir nehmen die von Ihnen aufgebrachten Probleme zur Kenntnis. Wir führen derzeit eine gründliche Untersuchung der von Ihnen aufgezeigten Angelegenheiten durch. Ihre Sicherheit und Zufriedenheit haben für uns oberste Priorität, und wir sind entschlossen, diese Probleme umgehend und effektiv anzugehen, um solche Vorfälle in Zukunft zu verhindern. Nochmals möchten wir uns aufrichtig für etwaige Unannehmlichkeiten entschuldigen, die Sie während Ihrer Tour erlebt haben. Ihre Zufriedenheit steht für uns an erster Stelle, und wir sind entschlossen, in Zukunft eine bessere und sicherere Erfahrung zu bieten. Vielen Dank, dass Sie unsere Dienstleistungen gewählt haben, und wir hoffen, die Gelegenheit zu haben, Sie zu einem angenehmeren und problemlosen Erlebnis erneut willkommen zu heißen. Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Borneo Trails Team
This trip was amazing. Our tour guide Melvin was the best guide we could wish for! He made our tour a really great experience with a lot of information about the plants/ nature and animals. We even saw apes and that was really rare. 5 stars for this tour!
We enjoyed the trip. The guide was friendly, we have seen the Mt Kinabalu, the hot springs, had tree top walk and visited botanical garden. Really nice, despite being stuck in a traffic jam on the way back. Recommended.
We had a fantastic day (long travelling times to and from) Flo our guide was extremely knowledgeable Flora & Fauna, we learnt so much from her both at the Botanical Gardens and during the Canopy Walk. Great at the end after our climb to the Canopy Walk to dip our feet in the hot Pouring Springs Water. We were luck with the weather and got some great photos of Mount Kinabalu from various vantage points. Well worth going, even with the long travel times.
Dear Catherine, Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We are thrilled to hear that you had a fantastic day with Flo as your guide. We are glad to know that her extensive knowledge of the flora and fauna at the Botanical Gardens, as well as during the Canopy Walk, contributed to your overall experience. We appreciate your kind words and are delighted to know that you found the trip well worth it despite the long travel times. Thank you for choosing us, and we look forward to welcoming you back soon.
The hanging bridge in the Poring Hot Springs is fun, other things are not special, and the hills and plants of the Kyinabalu Park are special, the guide Eddie is very detailed, and today's trip is very good.
Ryan was our tour guide for this day out into the jungles of Borneo. There were some utter delights in the day: the Kinabalu Botanical Garden was fascinating. The Poring Hot Springs were a little odd to western eyes, but not without appeal, but the real treat was going on beyond the canopy walkway to the natural waterfall and going to swim in it! My tour was with 25 male sailors, mainly in their 20s, from a naval vessel, but Ryan found absolutely the right level with the group and was infectious with his enthusiasm for his subject. Lunch was very good and substantial enough to sustain my group for the day.
A botanical garden with discovery of orchids and a good guide but 7 hours in a coach with air conditioning (dampers very tired), without water offered to participants, a good but frugal lunch, services not included and hotsprings with possibility to wet our feet (nice suspension bridge in the rainforest). Expensive and a lot of time....
