K.Kinabalu & Kundasang 29 Aug - 2 Sep'15 (Part 6)

A bit busy a little bit recently for the past 2 weeks... As I had promised in the previous updates, this post will share the guest house that I had rented during this trip. We had stayed at Kiram's Village Cabin, Kundasang for 3 days & 2 nights, total payment was RM250 (1 of the night had been charged based on public holiday rate). Kiram's Village Cabin is located at Jalan Cinta Mata Mesilau. Our cabin's name is Pineapple, suitable for 2 persons with water heater, electric kettle & basic kitchen utensils. 

This was the 2nd time we had stayed at Kiram's Village. The reason why I love staying at Kiram's Village is I love the surrounding which have numerous varieties of flowers including the roses, daisies & lilies that are planted around the walkway to the cabins. The 2nd reason is the Kiram's Village team is very friendly to cater for our needs. Other than that it's nearby to a golf course as it's just beside the Kiram's Village....   

Q: Is this guest house suitable for family?? 
A: Of course it is!! I would recommend this place for family gathering / vacation.

For those who have thoughts to bring the family along, this will be the right place as you may do the BBQ activities with your family members too. Additional charges may apply to rent the BBQ set from Kiram's Village.

Kiram's Village Signage

The Green Garden View of Kiram's Village

Kiram's Village - The List of Available Cabins

Kiram's Village - The Famous "Hanging Shoes" Tree 

  

Kiram's Village - The Pineapple Cabin

Kiram's Village - The Blossom Daisy

Kiram's Village - The Bushes of Lilies

Day time temperature at Kundasang is around 22°C, at night the temperature can drop to as low as 13°C. While we're at Kundasang, we had watched a lot of spectacular scenery while enjoying  the cool & breezy climate by walking to the nearby area within Kiram's Village. We had a mission while we're at Kundasang - CHASING THE SUNRISE!! So, let's check-out the scenery of Kundasang during sunrise.

Kiram's Village - Night Temperature, 17°C 

Kiram's Village - The Pine Trees Forest

Kampung Mesilau - The Sunrise View

The View of Kampung Mesilau

Mt Kinabalu Golf Club - Another View of Mt Kinabalu

Mt Kinabalu Golf Club - The Sunrise View

Photographed by: Irwan

Narrated by: Jaja

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K.Kinabalu & Kundasang 29 Aug - 2 Sep'15 (Part 5)

Hello Everyone!! It's still the 3rd day of the trip. Hmmmm, anyone have been sipped a cup of organic tea or having fish massage recently? If not yet, let's check it out below!!

The Route to Sabah Tea's House

We had arrived at Sabah Tea Garden by noon from Kinabalu National Park. The 1st thing that we did when we arrived was "ambush" the tea bushes.... Exhausted hanging around in the tea bushes, we had rest for a while at the Sabah Tea House by sipping Pandan & Geranium Iced Tea. It was totally different from the normal tea that I have tried before this. The flavor was really good but it's really thick & somehow I can't finish it at all. 

Sabah Tea - A Picturesque of Tea Plantation

Sabah Tea - The Traditional Longhouse 

Other than drinking the iced tea, both of us had also visiting their traditional longhouse. It can be rented & if you need more information about this longhouse, please click this LINK. It was the 1st time both of us visiting the inner part of a longhouse. As it is a longhouse, there are many rooms in the house while both of the washroom & the kitchen are at the outside but still within the same building. Each of the room had also been decorated with the culture of the ethnic group in Sabah. 

Sabah Tea - The Main Hall of The Longhouse

Our next location was Tagal Sungai Moroli at Kampung Luanti, Ranau. There were some charges for the entrance about RM5 / pax. "Ikan Pelian" or Malaysian Mahseer from the family of Cyprinidae have been breed by the villagers to perform the feet massage activity. The session per group is only allowed for about 15 minutes. Fish food can be bought from the entrance for 20 cents if you need it & only 1 pack per person is allowed. After you feed the fish, a school of fish will come to you.... I was really exiting & relaxing while I was there playing with the fish. We had also took a video as in below link. Have fun watching the  Malaysian Mahseer fish video!!

Tagal Sungai Moroli - The Bridge to View The River from The Top

The Bridge @ Tagal Sungai Moroli

Tagal Sungai Moroli - The View from The Bridge

I believe everybody must be wondering where I was staying while I was in Kundasang, Sabah. If you want to know more about it, do check-out the next post.

Photographed by: Irwan

Narrated by: Jaja 

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K.Kinabalu & Kundasang 29 Aug - 2 Sep'15 (Part 4)

It's the 3rd day of our trip!! We had our breakfast with a bowl of cornflakes with the Desa Dairy Farm packed milk. It was a well laid plan for the breakfast due to I would like to taste how good the Desa Dairy Farm product with the cornflakes rather than just drinking it like that. How does with the taste of the milk? Well, I love it very much even though I just couldn't drink milk as much as I could. It's creamy but not that light like Dutch Lady milk.

After we had the breakfast, we had packed our stuff & headed to our next destination, Kinabalu National Park. We plan to go for sightseeing & had no intention to go for hiking or climbing as we're not ready yet in terms of physical & mental. For those whom interested in mountain climbing, you may check it via this LINK for more details. 

Kinabalu National Park - The World Heritage Site

However, I would really want to have a short distance hiking as I had reached at Kinabalu National Park & plus I saw a short trail for approximately 100-230m in distance before arriving at one of the main entrance for the mountain climbing. Thought of it might be suitable for both of us & after persuaded Irwan to join me for that short distance hiking, it was really worth it as we managed to capture Mt Kinabalu & the scenery of the mountain was really taking my breath away. 

Kinabalu National Park - The Waterfall View

The weather was really cool as it's still raining during that time nevertheless, the scenery of Mt Kinabalu is rapidly changing from time to time depending on the weather. There is also a waterfall running down of Mt Kinabalu & we can see it clearly from our location after hiking for about 120m. Meanwhile you may need to walk more if you would like to see the view of Mt Kinabalu which is after hiking for 230m.

Kinabalu National Park - Mt Kinabalu @ Aki Nabalu in Kadazan

Kinabalu National Park - One of The Climbing Entrance

Kinabalu National Park - Do's & Don't & Latest Mt Kinabalu Climbathon Wall of Fame

Kinabalu National Park - The Route Map of Summit Trail

Kinabalu National Park - The Pondok Timpohon

We had went to the Pondok Timpohon to have another sightseeing of Mt Kinabalu. There was a scurry of tame & cute squirrels running around actively looking for foods. Instead of observing the scenery of Mt Kinabalu, our focus had been diverted by these squirrels....

Pondok Timpohon - The Scenery of Mt Kinabalu

Pondok Timpohon - The Tame Squirrel Near the Deck

Photographed by: Irwan

Narrated by: Jaja 

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K.Kinabalu & Kundasang 29 Aug - 2 Sep'15 (Part 3)

Hello!! Continued the journey on our 2nd day trip.... So, managed to guess our next pit-stop? It's Desa Cattle Dairy Farm, located at the foothill of Mount Kinabalu. If anyone of you has never been in New Zealand yet, this is the place which looks similar to New Zealand, well-known by their milk products.

For those who are curious & wondered how milk is produced, this is the main attraction which is a MUST to have in your travel itinerary.... Some of the main activities are feeding the calves with bottled milk, feeding the goats with grass & observing the milk process from A to Z.

Desa Dairy Farm - The Entrance

Desa Dairy Farm with The View of Mount Kinabalu 

Desa Dairy Farm - The "Welcome" Stone

Desa Dairy Farm - A Herd of Cattle Welcoming Us

Desa Dairy Farm - The Main Building

Desa Dairy Farm - The Landscape of The Farm

Desa Dairy Farm - Tourist Feeding The Calves

Desa Dairy Farm - The Milk Processing Area

I had tried feeding the calves with the bottled milk. At 1st, I was afraid as I imagined that it will bite me but it sucked the milk very quick & within a short period of time the bottle was empty. Seems to me the calves was extremely hungry...

Ooops..., forgotten to share the price of the entrance ticket. It's RM5 per person & there are some charges applied if interested to feed the calves & the goats. 

Photographed by: Irwan
Narrated by: Jaja

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