Ranau Resort

Trip to Borneo to visit the jungle, climb Mt Kinabalu and relax at a resort

... the damp, sweet air deeply into my lungs. While waiting for the van to depart KK I’d called a hotel called ‘Fairy Garden Resort’ and booked a room for the night. The van driver agreed to drop us there, along with a Dutch couple who were ...

... school holidays. I think I preferred it up the mountain, although the hot water was nice on my poor feet. Stay at a nice resort on the hillside. My roommate on this trip is Josefin from Sweden. She takes the shower first in our room - and accidentally ...

... I hit at km 7 on day 1. The most rewarding feat I've ever managed. backpacker divine moments: brushing teeth at bus stop in Ranau at 9.15pm, deciding a touch up to my manicure was in order, fishing out trek sweater and socks to keep warm on the bus, ...

... have ever stayed in.  The rooms were huge with nice furniture, provided towels and shampoo, and pretty comfy beds.  The nature resort has lots of hiking trails and a nature center.  The whole group decided to take a 30 minute hike on one of ...

... thousand and has a thriving roadside market. We arrived with our big bags and a few kilometres to the hill top Ceyln Resort, no taxi in sight. After bartering with a local we secured transport up a track that you can only presume the hefty price ...

... , we instantly forgot the horror journey of getting there and began to take in the sights around us. We checked into Sepilok Jungle Resort 5 min walk from the Orang-utan sanctury. It really was set in thick jungle and we had to negotiate suspended wooden ...

... sports.  Manukan and Sapi are most developed and feature daily BBQ Buffet lunches.  Gaya is the biggest with a stilted Eco-resort on the one side, and the deserted Police Beach with unspoiled coral on the other.  Sulug and Mamutik are also ...

... . Full of fuel and back on track we headed for the final stop. The Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in the Shangri-La Rasa Ria resort. It was a downhill journey on the way out of the mountains and we made good time until we were about 20 minutes away from ...

... the clouds at the summit starts with climbing from two main starting points; either Timpohon Gate or Mesilau Nature Resort. Although Mesilau trail gives more opportunities for diverse flora and fauna, due to its more rugged trail and ...

... right then and there - in 10 short minutes we were on a little paradise out of the town and on a floating resort like place, restaurant, dive training site, accommodation and outdoor aquarium with stingrays and sharks just feet away. The place is amazing ...

... the base. This enabled us to take a guided walk through the lower rainforest, discovering rare Nepenthes pitcher plants . The resort was very peaceful, set tastefully into the mountain side, surrounded by rainforest. Oddly, it felt like we were the ...

... a larger, more flash ferry now waiting at the same berth we had just left. We ended up in first class, in front of a "resort wear" dressed Australian couple, who were staying at the Magellan resort in KK, and were on the return leg of a day's shopping ...

... so was actually quite looking forward to it) - 3 days 2 nights, one night of which was spent at Mesilau Nature Resort, a rather up-market, expensive-looking resort. The first night's dinner was a good start - a huge steamboat dinner which comprised of a ...

... not to care as the lopsided bus left us and headed toward the city of Sandakan, some four hours away. Mount Kinabalu Our resort was a tidy collection of buildings nestled among groves of pine trees under the shadow of dark Mount Kinabalu. At a peak ...

... 't stay for too long before heading to Kudat to look around. We had a few drinks at the harbor then headed back to resort for dinner. Up at 8 the next morning, I drive back halfway, not too good at noticing when the road surface suddenly disappears ...