If you're in Kota Kinabalu on Sunday and you have no idea what to do, why don't you hop on the train going to Beaufort? Why Sunday? Because from monday to saturday, they use the newest train with aircond, due to the high amount of passengers commuting back and forth from works. So on sunday, but not on every sunday, on some lucky sunday, you will get to ride the old North Borneo train with open air window. Yayy ! No, I'm not talking about the expensive North Borneo Railway (I can't afford that). I'm talking about the old train, the cheapest one to sit on. Every sunday, the train will depart from Tanjung Aru station at 7.45 am. A return ticket from Tanjung Aru to Beaufort cost RM7.20 and takes about 2 hours. The best place to sit on the train? On the right side! On the left side is mostly jungle all the way, on the right side you will pass by the busy roadside, kampung (village) view, paddy fields, temple, school, the sea and...
Escape the ordinary. Adventure like a local.