Poring Hot Springs Kota Kinabalu

Poring, Kota Kinabalu , Sabah, Malaysia

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    Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

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    Kota Kinabalu, commonly known as "KK", is the capital of Sabah in East Malaysia. It got its name after the famous Mt Kinabalu. You will enjoy nature and food tripping in this small island.
    What made this trip more exciting and memorable is that it was our first out of the country trip in 4 years. And, we scheduled it right in the middle of our …

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    Relaxing at Poring Hot Spring

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    7 Sep 2008 (Sunday Late Afternoon)
    At 5pm, we reached Poring Hot Spring Recreation Area, also part of Kinabalu Park, and checked into a dormitory of 8 beds but there were only four of us occupying the whole dorm. There were several hostels and slightly more expensive chalets. Also, a camping ground for team building activities. Not many …

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    Climbing Mount Kinabalu - Day 4

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    ... the base camp no one felt any ill effects from the drop in altitude so we changed our plans immediately to stay at the Poring Hot Springs that night. A RM60 taxi ride later and we were in Poring where we could soak our weary joints in some spa baths. ...

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    Arrived on Sabah shores

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    ... in comparison. Still I'm looking forward to climbing Mount Kinabalu nearby, at 4101 metres it's the highest mountain in South East Asia. Followed by a stay at Poring Hot Springs to recuperate this should be a satifying end to my tour of northern ...

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    Days 27 and 28: Kota Kinabalu National Park

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    ... means no telly!   On the second day we went down to about 500m above sea level to another local attraction called Poring Hot Springs.  This is a natural spring area within the lower levels of the jungle.  Once again we had a great guide - ...

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    Mount Kinabalu - reaching for the skies

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    ... challenge, one station on a world-wide 7 peak mountain sprint circuit held every year. To recover we went to the Poring Hot Springs. This is an outdoor area where you can sit in tiled Japanese-style bathtubs that you fill with scorching hot sulfuric ...

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    Kota Kinabalu (the return)

    ... I never am) by the time we arrived in KK. 28th January Did a fantastic trip to Poring Hot Springs today and the Mountain Garden in Mount Kinabalu Park. We stopped on route to take pictures of Mount Kinablau which fortunately wasn't covered by ...

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    Mt Kinabalu and Sepilok

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    Before heading for the jungle I spent a night in Kota Kinabalu and took a tour to see the botanical gardens and a visit to Poring Hot Springs. HOT means hot. You have to mix the hot watewr with cold to enjoy a bath. The pool there was icy cold, great way ...

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    Borneo

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    ... climb ever. Ok back to Keetch. The way down was definately faster but we felt the pain in our legs the next day in Poring Hot Springs. Day 4 and so on. Poring was a nice rest after the hike. We got to soak in the hot sulpher baths and and ...

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    Mixed emotions of Kota Kinabalu!

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    ... the cheeky finger (you won't get that last reference unless you watch Gavin and Stacey!). Decided to book a tour to Mount Kinabalu and the Poring Hot Springs for the day after.  They were charging me £10 extra as I'd be on my own.  I should ...

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    What a new year!

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    ... with lots of 'Happy new year' which we'd actually forgotten about!  At the bottom the others persuaded me to head to poring Hot Springs for the night despite me warning that I'd heard it was a waste of time.  Unfortunately I was right - the ...

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    Kinabalu Park and Poring Hot springs

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    ... with about 30 people on our coach and had the opportunity to chat to quite a few during the day. When we arrived at the Poring Springs we were surprised at how much there was to do, with bat caves, nature walks, swimming pools, and hot spring pools ...