The North Borneo Railway runs two weekly departures (Wednesday and Saturday) and a trip runs for 4 hours. You get to soak in views of the paddy fields and traditional trading villages. It runs 36 miles between Kota Kinabalu and Papar, an agricultural town, known as the rice bowl of Sabah. The North Borneo Railway train is the oldest steam train in Borneo! If you’d like to relive the nostalgic romance of an old steam train in a bygone colonial era, this is a journey worth experiencing! Volcanic tourism is yet to be recognised in Malaysia and maybe that would change as more people ditch itineraries and chase off the beaten path tracks! 7.
Magdalena, Mt Lucia & Mt Maria) as part of the Trans-Tawau Hills Park Mountains also known as “The Three Sisters Summit Expedition”. You could even try hiking the three mountains (Mt. Led by Shavez and Chun, both naturalists and conservationists, they shared with me information about the importance of the work the organisation carries out from rescue and release to various studies of Borneo mammals, birds and insects including fig work.įor those visiting, their wildlife conservation trips take you to the far reaches of the forest where you get to explore the Irrawaddy Dolphins in the rivers and bay in Tawau, and even get on a four-wheel ride looking for wild Borneo Pygmy Elephants at the plantation.įor those looking for more offbeat hiking trails, Mt Lucia and Mt Maria are both extinct volcanoes situated in Tawau National Park that can be hiked! We spotted the white-lipped frog, painted mock viper snake, giant river toad also known as frogzilla and a lantern bug. The folks at 1StopBorneoWildlife took me on a night walk to spot various animals and insects that remain camouflaged during the day. The national park has a protected rainforest and a network of trails that enable extensive exploration to the former “tallest tree trail” and opportunities to see wildlife in an intimate way. Not many people know but Tawau is one of the best places to see wildlife upclose minus all the touristy frills in other popular areas like Danum Valley or Sukau in Kinabatangan area. Hornbills huddle on branches, black-crested gibbons echo through the jungle air and the clicks and whirrs of numerous insects surrounded us - this was my first time experiencing wildlife on this side of Borneo after spending a night at Tawau National Park, a quiet and relatively undiscovered part of Sabah. Old folks would often wait for ‘Semah’ fish to swim upriver where they will hunt as their meals. It is the widest known waterfall in Ulu Padas and believed to have been discovered more than 100 years ago. The homestay experience offers a way to get to know the Lundayeh tribe and see the other side of the Borneo rainforest, in particular the Fefuken waterfall and rainforest. Interestingly, they are known as Lun Bawang in Sarawak and Brunei and Dayaks in North Kalimantan.Īccording to this research paper, their quality of life has changed over the years and may have lost nearly all their own traditions and many of their old crafts through pressure on them from other cultural groups. The Lundayeh tribe means upriver people and were known to be agriculturalists, hunters and fishermen who had practise livestock farming. The Long Pasia Homestay in Sipatang district offers an eco-tourism programme to get to know their one and only Christian community, inhabited mostly by the Lundayeh tribe. Gunung AlabĪ homestay experience is one of the best places to get to know the various ethnicities in Sabah. There are also a couple of trails such as Aura Montoria, a 2.5-mile loop trail near Kota Belud, Sabah that takes you through some hidden waterfalls and open vantage points - somewhat of a hidden gem within Kampung Sayap. Lots of community-based tourism ventures begin here at Sayab substation where you get to experience local life in a Dusun village, learn about fig tree farming and how these fruit farmers make it work.Ī fun fact: fig trees are considered a keystone plant because most fruit-eating species depend on them and nurturing these wild fig trees opens up opportunities for a chance to encounter wildlife animals in an ultra-exclusive way!
Located in the district of Kota Belud and further north of the main station of Kinabalu National Park at Kundasang lies a village that is perfect to spot nocturnal critters, camp among the fallen clouds and explore hiking trails. There’s the mystique and appeal of Mount Kinabalu but there’s also the forgotten substations that surround Kinabalu - and Sayab substation is one of them.
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