Kinabalu Park Office — Attraction in Borneo

Kinabalu Park

Introduction

Kinabalu Park, the World Heritage Site covers an area of 754 sq km was gazetted as a park in 1964.The basis for the establishment of a protected area in Kinabalu were formed after a report from the Royal Society Kinabalu Scientific expedition in 1962-1964 led by Prof. Corner. It is the first Park in the Malaysian Borneo's state of Sabah.

Its main feature is Mount Kinabalu (4,095.2 m), the highest mountain between the Himalayas and New Guinea. Its slope is home to a rich assemblage of plants and animal species. It is a hot spot of particularly the plant biodiversity with affinities to flora from the Himalayas, China, Australia, Malay Peninsula, as well as pan-tropical region.

The main entry point for visitors is the Park Headquarters located about 92 km on the Kota Kinabalu - east coast highway lying at an elevation 1,520m above sea levels. Cooler climates attracted over 250,000 visitors in 2009 with about 47,000 made the attempt to conquer the peak. The administrative center is located in the 'Conservation Center' building. Also in the same building is the Research and Education offices...

I did Mount Kinabalu Hiking on 2nd-3rd March, it was really tough and hard, but with the helping of our guide, we made it to Panalaban and the Peak! The view was amazing and worth the hardwork! We have our Avider guide KS and our local guide Jimmy, Morris, Edih and some of our strong porters 💪🏼

Jimmy was mostly leading the hike at the front and Morris Edih was looking after the back these two days. Three of them was amazing! Keep giving us positive vibe and encourage us to finish the trail but not pushing too hard 🥹 Especially Jimmy! During the km to the peak, it was so hard and tired, but Jimmy was guiding us very patiently, following his pace and stepping on where he stepped gave us sense of safety and confident 👍🏼 Thanks for guiding us to the peak Jimmy. Although it's a tough hike, but hope we can see you next time 😉

By Adik...

Not set up for international visitors. Nice investment and I’m sure there is a lot to see and learn, but bring your own guide. The guided tours offered by the park aren’t worth the price of admission. We did the 9:00 botanical garden and the 11:00 Silau-Silau trail. Guides speak little English, didn’t know the names of multiple flowering plants, and shortened our 60-80 min tour to 30 min...