TRAVEL BORNEO

Poring Hot Spring - Released body & soul

2007-03-22T20:52:00.000-07:00

Poring Hot Spring is another one of the most tourists attraction because of it famous with its sulphur baths which is said to be good for skin deseases in Sabah. This sanctuary is part of Kinabalu National Park and located about 40 km from Kinabalu National Park Head Quarters in Kundasang. This area was first developed by Japanese during World War II. The phrase 'Poring' is Dusun's word means bamboo. The legend tells long time ago, there was a giant bamboo grows abundantly in this area. Therefore, this area given name by the local people as Poring until now.

The natural hot spring in Poring is perfect to soothe tired and aching muscles after the long climb up Mount Kinabalu. It houses open-air bathtubs, indoor and Jacuzzi-style bathtubs for those who are shy even in soaked tees. For accomodation, Poring offers chalet, cabin and hostel. For more adventurous, Poring also provide a camping area inside the resort.

Visitors not only talking bath here, but also could have an opportunities to see a wide variety of lowland orchids, rare butterflies and birds. Other activities is climbing the canopy walk to experience a bird's eye view of the surrounding rainforest. Visitors also can trek through the lowland forest for the waterfalls, bat cave and bird watching.

Poring Hot Spring can be reach by van or taxi from Kota Kinabalu. It takes about 3 hours journey. Visitor can take van or taxi from Kota Kinabalu and drop at Ranau town. From Ranau town, visitors can take local van or taxi to Poring Hot Spring.

The Wild Man of Borneo- Orang Utan

2007-03-20T00:46:00.000-07:00

Orang Utan is only founded in Borneo. In Malay term, Orang Utan means "man of the forest" and it's one of the region's most threatened species nowadays. This wild need to protect and rescue so that this species can be inherited to generations by generations. As such, Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre in Sandakan Sabah was established in order to fulfill this effort. This center was established in 1964 and famously known as one of the best places in the world to see the legendary 'wild man of Borneo'.

The Rehabilitation Centre is set in 43 square kilometers of beautiful virgin rainforest. In order to protect and rescue this threatened species, young orphaned or captive orang utans being taught the survival skills such as, how to climb the trees, find food and fend for themselves in the wild so that they may return to their natural habitat. Sepilok sanctuary also serves as nursery for orphaned baby Orang Utan, a hospital for injured primates and also as a safe house for pregnant Orang Utan. Once the Orang Utans have learnt how to take care of themselves, they will be placed at the jungle on their own.

Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre is open to public from 9.10 am to 11.00 am and open back at 14.00pm to 16.00pm. This centre is one of the most tourist attraction in Sandakan to see the real Orang Utan in their natural habitat. In this centre, there was a special feeding platform provided where the Orang Utans spending their time to eat banana or other fruits and drink milk by the ranger of the park. The feeding time is twice a day at 10.00am and 15.00pm. At this time, tourists or visitors can take an opportunities to see their lives and take picture of Orang Utans.

Visit at Kinabalu National Park

2007-01-30T07:59:00.000-08:00

Kinabalu Park is one of the most attractions place in Sabah. It was established in 1964. Given name as Malaysia's first World Heritage Site in December 2000 by UNESCO as it one of the most important biological sites in the world, Kinabalu Park approximately cover an area about 754 square kilometers. Within this area is found some of the richest flora in the world, ranging from lowland dipterocarp forest to the montane oak, rhododendron, and conifer forests of the middle altitudes and eventually to the alpine meadows and stunted, windswept bushes of the summit.

Besides to see its botanical garden with its nature of flora and fauna, the Mount Kinabalu is one of the reason why many visitors come to visit Kinabalu Park. With its peak at 4,101 meters, Mount Kinabalu is the highest mountain in South-East Asia.

Kinabalu Park is about ninety kilometers from Kota Kinabalu. The journey takes about two hours by road. Mini buses depart daily from Kota Kinabalu to Ranau, and stop at Kinabalu Park along the way.

Sabah the Land Below the Wind

2006-11-16T17:44:00.000-08:00

Sabah is one part of Borneo. It's called famously as Land Below The Wind. The name "Land Below the Wind" is given to Sabah because it is located below the typhoon belt, thus setting the State free from climatic disturbances. Sabah is located in East Malaysia together with Sarawak and Kalimantan, Indonesia. Sabah is second largest state in Malaysia. The uniqueness of Sabah can see from its heterogeneous population made up of some 30 groups using more than 50 indigenous languages and not less than 80 dialects. Each group having its own colourful culture, tradition, festival and customs.

Sabah is a botanical paradise with full of nature of its tropical rainforest. For those with a taste for adventure and nature will find that Sabah has everything inside. It has rainforest for jungle trekking, caves, river for rafting activity, beaches, tropical islands, and traditional lifestyles of its multiple races which living in harmony. Mount Kinabalu, the highest mountain in Southeast Asia standing at 4,101m above sea level, is the symbol of greatness of all Sabahans. Every year more than a million tourist climb the mountain, making it one of the most accessible recreational mountain in the world. Visit Sabah is incomplete without seeing the uniqueness of Rafflesia, the largest flower in the world. Other attractions include the Sipadan Islands, famous with its scuba diving activity, the Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre for the Orang Utan in Sandakan and Tunku Abdul Rahman National Parks which is located all around in Sabah.

The Nature of Borneo

2006-11-15T22:26:00.000-08:00

Borneo is the largest island in Southeast Asia and the third largest island in the world after Greenland and New Guinea. It’s divided between Peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei. Borneo is located at the center of the Malay Archipelago and Indonesia, and it’s considered as part of the geographic region of Southeast Asia. The island is bounded by the South China Sea, Sulu and Celebes seas, the Makassar Strait, and the Java Sea.

Borneo is home to the world's oldest tropical rainforests as home to thousands of endemic animal, reptile, insect and plant species as well as Orang Utans, rhinos, hornbills, macaques, gibbons, tarsiers, and slow loris. Rafflesia, the largest flower in the world is also founded in Borneo. The island of Borneo is most suitable for nature traveler to see the nature of its tropical rainforest.

For those who was interesting in adventure activities or love and want to feel the nature of tropical rainforest, Borneo is the best place to go. Borneo served you thousands of flora and fauna that can be seen in the natural environment. Want to climbing mountain? jungle trekking? rafting? diving or just relax on the sand beach? then, here you are in Borneo. Everything is here.