Sabah / The Kinabalu Park
Photo: Mount Kinabalu
Covering
754 squares kilometers, the Kinabalu Park is one of the
greatest attractions of Sabah. Within its boundaries are found
the lowland rain-forest of the tropical zone as its lower level,
the mountain oaks and fig trees, the rhododendron shrubs and wild
berries of the temperate zone at its medium level, and the conifers
and other alpine-like associations of the summit zone at its upper
level. It is there no wonder that a good number of its visitors
are nature lovers eager to study, record and enjoy its richly
varied natural resources.
The Park
also has this "away-from-it-all" cool serenity
that offers a much needed rest for the tired businessman. It offers
the highest mountain in South East Asia to challenge the ambitious
mountaineer, and ever-changing grandeur- the magic of sunrise
as the stark majesty of the mountain appears before you in the
brightening sky, only to be quickly hidden behind a cloudy shroud
billowing upward from the lowland forest, or the sky awashed in
the wondrous colours of sunset that prompts the avid camera buff
to wait patiently for the right moment to click his masterpiece.
Other attractions
in Kinabalu Park:
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