Duration: 4 Days & 3 Nights
Day 01
Your flight to Kota Kinabalu International Airport arrives before 1000. Pick up from the airport at 1030 and proceed for 2½ hours drive to Luanti Kampung Stay in Ranau. Upon arrival (ETA 1400); register, have coffee/tea break and attend a briefing on rafting activity. Travel for one hour on the road before reaching the starting point. The rafting activity lasts for 4-5 hours (depending on the water level).Packed lunch en-route. Apart from the thrill and excitement of riding the roaring rapids, it also gives you an opportunity to enjoy a closer encounter of the remaining virgin lowland rainforest and its fascinating habitants. Guides will set up tent and prepare simple dinner. Camp for the night by the river bank. Enjoy the sound of flowing river and enchanting ‘jungle orchestra’ at night.
Day 02
Morning call at 0600 and have a light breakfast at 0630. Continue rafting towards the pick up point. Along the journey you may encounter some hornbills flying across the river. Return to Luanti Kampung Stay for lunch and experience the amazing ‘fish massage’ before making a trip to Poring Hot Spring. It is a must to visit the Canopy Walkway (41m) above the ground or/and take a short jungle walk to Kipungit Waterfall. Soak into the hot sulphuric pool, believed to have therapeutic benefits for skin care. Then return to Luanti Kampung Stay for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 03
After an early breakfast, depart from Luanti at 0700 and proceed to Kinabalu National Park. Upon arrival at the Park HQ at 0800; register and begin the ascent with the mountain guide by 0830. Packed lunch en-route. Reach Laban Rata after 1400 and then check into Pendant Hut (non-heated & bunk-beds). Attend Via Ferrata familiarisation session at 1530 with a Mountain Torq trainer. After dinner at Laban Rata Restaurant, guests are free at leisure. Have an early night.
Day 04
Wake up call at 0100; have supper at Pendant Hut and gear up for the climb to Low’s Peak to catch the beautiful sunrise. Begin to descend by 0600 and meet a Mountain Torq trainer by 0630 at Sayat Sayat Hut. Begin the Via Ferrata ‘Low’s Peak Circuit’ adventure. Arrive at Pendant Hut around 0900 and have a late breakfast. By 1130 descend to Kinabalu Park HQ (ETA 1600). Have a late lunch and by 1700 transfer back to your hotel in Kota Kinabalu (ETA 1900) OR proceed to Kota Kinabalu International Airport (ETA 1930) for your return flight departing after 2130. END OF SERVICE. |