| Adventure seekers flock to Sabah to climb | | | | 15 months to bud and lasts only seven days in |
| Mount Kinabalu, the highest mountain in | | | | bloom. Rivers and Monkeys If you want to see |
| South-east Asia, or go scuba diving at | | | | wildlife, go on a river safari, such as Klias |
| Spidan, touted as one of the world's best | | | | Wetlands which is 20km from Kota Kinabalua. |
| dive spots. Sabah is located on the northern | | | | But bear in mind that a river safari is not a |
| tip of Borneo, the third largest island in | | | | zoo. So do not expect the animals to perch |
| the world. Its capital, Kota Kinabalu, is a 2 | | | | prominently on tree branches for you to gawk |
| and 1/2 hour flight from Singapore. The other | | | | at as your boat sail by. But the fun is that |
| name to Sabah is "The Land Below The Wind". | | | | if you look hard enough, you will spot them. |
| It is blessed with some of nature's most | | | | M sharp-eyed travel mate managed to spot a |
| breathtaking wonders. It has the world's | | | | family of proboscis monkeys before our |
| oldest rainforest's and lots of sandy | | | | boatman did. Look out for other monkeys, |
| beaches, tropical islands and colorful coral | | | | birds, fireflies and crocodiles too. Bring |
| reefs. For nature lovers and shutterbugs, | | | | along your binoculars or a camera with zoom |
| this is also the place to come face to face | | | | lens. And do not forget to take a poncho |
| with a reat diversity of wildlife in their | | | | because you never know when it might rain. |
| natural habitats, such as orang utans, | | | | The Sand, Sea and Seafood in Sabah In less |
| proboscis, monkeys, sea turtles and, if you | | | | than 20 minutes, you can hop from city to |
| are lucky, the world's largest flower, | | | | coral life - that is how close the nearest |
| Rafflesia Forest and Hot Springs in Sabah Do | | | | snorkel and drive sites are to Kota |
| not like to climb mountain? Well, you can | | | | Kinabalua. The Tunku Abdul Rahman marine park |
| still enjoy the sights and sounds around | | | | has five islands, which are surrounded by |
| Moutn Kinabalu without doing much vertical | | | | extensive coral reefs. You an take a short |
| exercise. Just take a drive to Kinabalua | | | | boat ride from the mainland or check into one |
| Park, which is juts about 2 hours from Kota | | | | of the island resorts for an idyllic |
| Kinabalua. The park is Malaysia's first | | | | escapade. Do not worry if you cannot swim or |
| Unesco World Heritage Site. It encompasses | | | | snorkel. You can walk under the sea while |
| Mount Kinabalua and covers an area larger | | | | keeping your head dry and your glasses on - |
| than Singapore. From the park's headquarters, | | | | with the Sea-walker air-hosed helmet. While |
| take a stroll on one of the walking trails | | | | you may feel a bit clumsy with the bulky |
| and enjoy the serenity, fresh air, tiny | | | | fish-bowl helmet, you can breathe through |
| creatures and flora along the way. Go on a | | | | your nose underwater. And to refuel what you |
| guided tour if you want to identify what you | | | | have lost from all that swimming, sea walking |
| see. Include Poring in your itinerary if you | | | | or lazing around, hop to Manukan Island for a |
| want to try the canopy walkway and hot | | | | yummy barbecue buffet lunch under the shade |
| springs. It is about 40km away from Kinabalua | | | | of the coconut trees. |
| park HQ. Sabah may be home to Rafflesia, the | | | | |
| largest flower in the flower, but it is | | | | Tangopang is a frequent traveler. |
| difficult to see one because it takes nine to | | | | |