NORTH BORNEO ADVENTURE

There are two rainforest that I really wanted to go in Sabah. Danum Valley and Maliau Basin.  Thanks God I have a friend who had been doing research in Danum Valley for quite some times, that finally one day she offers to bring me there. Yayyy! Dream comes true! So finally on January last year, I packed my bag and brace myself to face the tiger leech of Borneo. Little that I know, that other than tiger leech, there's more creatures waiting for me there.  I take a flight from Kota Kinabalu to Lahad Datu, which take less than an hour with return flight ticket costing me roughly RM200. You can opt for bus going to Lahad Datu, but it may takes more than 8 hours of travelling, which during certain period, the bus fare cost the same as taking a flight there. I arrived in Lahad Datu airport shortly before noon on a sunny friday, take a walk to the Danum Valley Field Centre (DVFC) office which is only around 10 minutes walk. After meeting up with the rest...

Mabul is an island nearby to Sipadan island. A few years before, there were few resorts in Sipadan, but the government close down all the resorts in Sipadan, thus most of the operator build their new resorts in Mabul island. It take about 45 minutes boat ride to get to Sipadan from Mabul island. Currently, there is only army base and Sabah Park office in Sipadan. To enter Sipadan, you will need a permit. There is only 120 permits issued daily, which are divided among few resorts and operators.  Turtle of Sipadan The first time I went to Mabul is on November 2015. We were staying in Borneo Divers Mabul Resort for 4 days 3 night, with one day Sipadan permit. Shamefully I have to admit, I was never a diver, and I am even terrified to snorkel, all I do in Sipadan is drink coffee all day. Though they're very lucky to dive with the blue whale who decided to join the party during their second dive. Sadly, we didn't get that on camera, the divemaster only realized that I...

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...