Exploring Kinabalu Park

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By June Ramli
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If climbing isn’t your thing, not to worry there are other things that you can do up the magnificent mountainous top of Mount Kinabalu.
For starters heading to Mount Kinabalu from the city center takes about two hours with one pit stop at the supermarket.
There wasn’t any traffic when going up but the traffic was rather bad when returning.

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Heading to Mount Kinabalu from the city centre.

These days Kota Kinabalu is very developed and they do have morning and evening rush hours even though public transportation is sparse.
Heading up Mount Kinabalu reminded me of the days when I used to visit Cameron Highlands – hill resort, during my childhood days!

Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.
Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli.

The roads are rather windy with lots of twists and turns driving up Kota Kinabalu which is quite nauseating.

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Sights and sounds of the Kinabalu National Park.

Those interested in going up the mountain to visit places of interest such as Kundasang are advised to eat light before the journey.
The pressure above the mountainous top can cause your ear pressure to drop thus causing earache.

Kinabalu National Park. Picture by June Ramli. — **Our guide Ray from Amazing Borneo. Picture by June Ramli.**

Consider yourself warned!
But once up, the scenery is absolutely beautiful and you can get great photos.
We made a pit stop at the Sutera Sanctuary Lodge for a short walkabout and media interviews.

Then we headed to the Kinabalu National Park.
There is an entry fee for the park which differs for locals and international tourists.
The insides of the park is just magnificent.

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Some of the flora and fauna at the Kinabalu National Park.

As I just returned from New Zealand, I felt that some parts of this park reminded me of scenes from the Lord Of the Rings.
The lush and green views at the park was refreshing and soothing to see.
I walked further where they had planted a wide variety of vegetation including to my surprise the Australian gumtree.
We saw the smallest orchids in the world and some bananas which were different from our normal ones.
Our guide Ray of Amazing Borneo had a wealth of information to share during our walkabout in the area.
I captured Ray’s commentary on video so you can hear it from the horse’s mouth itself.

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Ray of Amazing Borneo provides some useful tips for your next climb to Mount Kinabalu.

All in all, visiting the Kinabalu National Park is a great way to get a prelude on what sort of flora and fauna is available throughout Borneo.

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The insides of the Mount Kinabalu as seen in this TikTok video.

If you are expecting to see the Rafflesia as I did, sorry no way, but nevertheless the experience is definitely worth exploring.
After exploring the park, we headed for lunch at the Kloud Restaurant, Bar & Cafe at Mountain Valley Resort before heading to spend the next few hours with some amazing musicians at the Taman Budaya & Inovasi Kundasang, Sabah.

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The menu and prices for the food at the Kloud Restaurant, Bar & Cafe at Mountain Valley Resort.

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