Not too far from Kota Kinabalu city, is the Kionsom Waterfall located in Inanam town. You can catch a bus from Kota Kinabalu to Inanam town, and from Inanam town you can ask around how to get to the waterfall.
Brilliant Day LauraMZira Reviewed 5 September 2016
We got a bus from KK to Inanam, (number 4A) from outside the Shangri La Hotel for RM 1.50. The bus was awesome, with music and brilliant vibes.
From Inanam we got a minivan to the waterfall itself for RM 4 per person.
To enter the waterfall was RM 1.50 and was very worthwhile, we swam in many pools and explored the several waterfalls, the water was chilled and refreshing and there were quite afew local people about. Some of us even jumped into the pools along with some local boys.
The
experience was really authentic because it seemed like a very local picnic
destination. We got caught in some rain but because we were already swimming it
didn't matter and there was a small alcove to keep bags dry.
There were stalls outside with fresh fruit and snacks, which we bought waiting for the minivan to return. The minivan returned to pick us up at the time we asked, and the trip back to KK was very smooth.
An overall pleasant day out :)
Would
recommend to anyone.
The comment above were posted on Tripadvisor in case you're wondering how to reach there. You can try Uber & Grab as well.
Guardian of the park.
There are few stalls selling
tidbits, drinks and fruits at the entrance. You can even have mi soto for lunch
at one of the stall which cost RM4.50 only for a bowl of soto ayam. There's a
toilet and changing room outside at the parking lot before you enter the park.
Upon entering, you will have to
pay RM1.50 entrance fee for a daytrip. There is a cemented path that leads to
the waterfall. Skip that boring part, there is hidden gem up there. There is a
narrow path that leads to the other side of the waterfall. ( I will update with
pictures later).
When you reach the waterfall at
the end of the path, where most people think that that's the end of the
waterfall, there is actually a small path across the stream, where you will
have to climb a bit, and after a few minutes you will reach another
waterfall.
I hike there last December, up
to the highest tier, all alone with my backpack and camera, walking on the
slippery rock, grabbing to whatever branch and roots I can hold on to.
The waterfall is a quite damp and mossy jungle, and along the way you can spot a few interesting bugs, insects, butterflies and all sort of plants.
Bathing in the sunlight,
sitting all alone in the middle of the jungle, listening to the sound of the
birds and crickets, there's nothing more blissful than this. In a place far
away from human, my soul find it inner peace.
After a while, it started to
get creepy.
Hiking down are far more
dangerous and hard than climbing up the waterfall. At one point I have to take
off my shoes because walking barefoot are easier on wet rocks.
Waterfalls are dangerous. The
stone are slippery. I fall really hard one time, then I noticed my leg are
bleeding. Not because I hurt myself, but because there's actually leeches in
the forest.
Halfway down, I stop
to wear my shoes, only to notice that there is actually one leech on my shoe,
trying to find his next meal. Lost story short, I walk barefoot until I reach
my car to get my slipper.
A free and easy hike takes me around 3 hours wandering in the jungle, sitting and daydreaming, occassionally stopping by to take pictures and a few minutes of wondering, "should I just burn my shoes?"
For more information about the waterfall,
check this site.
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