DAY 01 KOTA KINABALU / KINABALU PARK HQ / TIMPOHON GATE / ASCEND
MOUNT KINABALU / LABAN RATA
(06:30hrs) Pick-up from your hotel lobby and depart on a 2 hrs journey to Kinabalu Park Headquarter. Collect your packed lunch.
(09:00hr) Our guide will arrange for all necessary registrations, assign you a mountain guide and apply for your ID TAG.
Remember to wear your ID TAG at all times.
You'll then be transferred to starting point – Timpohon Gate – where your journey and quest to the summit of Borneo’s highest mountain begins!
The climb will take approximately 4-5 hours.
The trek will pass by different vegetation zones from Oak and Chestnut to mossy and eventually to alpine type of vegetations.
Arrive and check into Laban Rata Rest House @ 3272m or similar in the late afternoon.
Buffet Dinner at Laban Rata restaurant and overnight.
(Packed Lunch, Buffet Dinner)
DAY 02 LOW’S PEAK / DESCEND MOUNT KINABALU / KOTA KINABALU
(02:00hrs) Wake up for early supper and depart for continuation of journey towards the summit of Mount Kinabalu.
The journey up to the Low's peak @ 4,095m will test your fitness and determination. Depending on speed of trekking, you might be able to experience the glorious sunrise over the majestic Mt. Kinabalu if weather permits.
(07:00hrs) Descend back to Laban Rata for late breakfast and check out.
Trek down to Timpohon Gate for transfer back to the Kinabalu Park Headquarter (est. arrival 13:00hrs to 15:00hrs).
Congratulations, you can now collect your Certificate of Achievement!
Afternoon Tea will be served at the Balsam restaurant in Kinabalu Park.
Transfer back to Kota Kinabalu City. Journey takes approx. 2 hrs.
(Early Supper, Breakfast, Afternoon Tea)
Previous Adventures:
2012 Korea & China
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Korea & Japan 2011
Taiwan 2010
Vietnam & Cambodia 2009
