Breathtaking Kinabalu & Poring: Borneo's Ultimate Nature Escape

Had a fantastic time, full day of varied activities, all pretty interesting - and the guide was such a great guy! :D

Ross, our guide, did a great job telling us about the area, flora and people. I enjoyed his energy. The canopy walk was a little scary but fun to do. The ice cream at the farm was delicious.

All in all, the trip was not as we expected. On TripAdvisor, it was advertised that we would go to the Hot Springs and the Botanical Gardens in Kinabalu Park. However, when receiving the itinerary it was stated that we would go to Desa Dairy Farm. Something we weren't interested in, and we were looking forward to the Botanical gardens the most. In the itinerary it did state that we would go to the park so we excepted the booking. Eventually the kinabalu park visit ended up being only a 15 minute stop at the entrance. Our guide didn't have too much to tell us. At each stop he would say what could be seen where, but not any other information that we could otherwise have not obtained. Having the guide there didn't add much value to our trip. The best thing about the trip was the visit to the Rafflesia farm where a flower just started blooming a day ago. This isn't part of the trip usually, but it was great to see this! What was also nice was the driver. He was very capable and drove very well along the winding roads and it was nice to be able to take in the view and not focus on driving. Would I recommend to go to the Kinabalu Park and go to the canapy walk at the hot springs: yes! It is a great activity and you will really enjoy the rainforest. Would I recommend this tour: no. You can do the same by renting a car and driving around yourself. You will have more control of how long you stay at which place and where you go.

This tour is a good option if you're looking for an activity from Kota Kinabalu that would keep you busy for the whole day. It covers all the main attractions but, if you intend to do some trekking in Kinabalu Park, you won't have time for this.

I would not recommend this tour. It takes a long time to get there, the bus. I had a weak engine. the program is not really interesting, actually only the visit to the canopy walk. The bathing in Hot Springs id not foreseen, the visit to the diary farm is something I would not normally do. t”the guide was not very committed to delivering us the best experience

This was the best rainforest tour ever ! The views of Mount Kinabalu were incredible, the canopy walk in the park was sensational and was the only part that required some kind of physical effort. The desa farm was good (try their ice cream, it’s homemade and delicious !). Rosran was a very funny and joyful and knowledgeable guide as well as a good driver. He went the extra mile to find out if rafflesia flowers had bloom in that region and we managed to find not one, but two rafflesia flowers at a local conservation garden ! (Take an extra 30 RM/pax to pay the conservation fee).

It was so fun! Special thanks for Ken, Alex and the driver. They were really friendly and always cared about us. They made my day. Thanks again and hope to see you again!

Still enjoying now for another week all segments of this beautiful part of Malaysia Tomorrow trip to Mount Kinabalu Tonight sunset dinner cruise Kansas am park Ranau tracking

The tour agent, and the team have done a great job. I would give them a 5* I enjoyed everything that has been planned and they accommodated us so well. Thank you!

For Kota Kinabalu tours Masenang travels was by tour partner and likely I will use them for future tours too. Their prices are unbeatable and service is good. I had to make many changes in my tour program due to unavoidable circumstances and Mr Chin (owner) managed it nicely through WhatsApp. The Kinabalu Park and Desa Cattle farm tours went exceptional as our driver (Rahman) took us to the important places in the vast park and saved us from trekking long with kids. Many tour agents will drop tourists at main gate and leave but Masenang driver was smarter. The airport transfers were smooth but personally going ahead I will recommend to book through Grab and save bucks as airport to city is barely 15mins distance. For the two island trip the snorkelling kit wasn’t proper and the pipe was leaking but all said there is hardly anything to snorkel at Sapi and Manukan islands worth the efforts. It can be best said snorkelling for ones who have never done it. Else the islands are best for enjoying crystal clear water, maybe for diving and trek around the island. The poring hot springs (am told isn’t great) but can.opy walk is. So will recommended 7am start then go Kinabalu Park (2hrs) + Desa Cattle Farm (20min) and lunch at Poring + canopy walk (1hr) as a full day tour. Read more in my blog emojisarebald com.