Bismillah...
I almost forgot to write about this trip. But this one deserves a post on its own because I think this place is awesome and it is a must go for nature lovers! The picture below is the picture that a friend of mine shared when I asked for the contact. You can try any of the number to arrange for the trip.
My advise is to first look for the location in Google maps so you can plan your journey because we only did so before we go! I was surprised it was actually very far from Nabawan. We would've left earlier if we knew. We had dinner in Warung Satay Lembah Brunei. I always wanted to stop here because it always seems like a full house every time I passed by. And wow! I think they have one of the best and juiciest satay in Sabah! And do try the char kuey teow too. We didn't stop to fill Baby Dragon's tank in Keningau and that proved to be a grave mistake. We were lucky enough to find a place that sells fuel at the side of the road that night!
The budget breakdown was like this:
Entrance: RM 45 per pax
Boat: RM 70 per boat (Roundtrip)
Homestay: RM 35/room
When we arrived, we were surprised by the condition of the homestay and had a big laugh hahaha The 8 of us literally shared the same space and there was no partition to separate between male and female. So kami pun redha haha it was passed midnight when we arrived, anyway. All we wanted to do was sleep and get up early for our climb the next morning
It was rainy season when our friends went to climb here so they didn't get the chance to ride this boat. It was a 10-15 minutes ride and the boat was very thin and unsteady so I guess it is not suitable when the water level is high and the current is strong. The scenery along the river was very nice! This is one of those untouched parts of Sabah thus it will surely take your breath away!
This is the starting point of the climb. Easy trail from where the boats docked to here.
The climb reminded me very much of our climb in Gunung Senyum during my undergrad. Climbing a karst has its own unique challenge and those with fear of heights and faint hearts should be mentally prepared. It took around 30-45 minutes to reach the top. The earlier the better because it gets really hot as the sun rises. In this kind of formation, there are very few vegetations for shade and the heat will be reflected by the rocks thus it gets even hotter.
So here we are, all of us on top. We had a good weather that day. Just the right amount of clouds when we reached the peak hahaha
Alhamdulillah, syukur nikmat \\(",)
(Malaysia maju, rakyat selamat~ that song we listened as kids lol)
And before we head back, we took this picture below. This was the shallow part of the river. The boat was pulled and stalled there just for this picture lol The instagram era~
And the guy who took my pic went,
"Kak, tiada orang ambil gambar pegang botol mineral.."
"Eh dik! Pegang botol mineral la baru real. Panas pulak ni, haus!"
Hahaha that's called generation gap
One generation that takes pictures for the likes while one takes pictures for the memory hahaha
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