Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Sipadan Island

The 5th attrive places found in Sabah which i prefer the most is Sipadan Island. Today, this island has been proclaim to be the diving places which one big fish of capital in the world. As you can see the maps, this island can be seen clearly to be a fish head. Apart from that, Sipadan Island has also manage to be in the list of voting "The Seven Wonders" places in the world. This island shared its top spot with two other destinations between the Galapagos Islands and Truk in Micronesia.

You'll see turtles everywhere you dive in Sipadan, munching on the sponges and algae, or lazing on the wall ledges. Amongst of all places that tourist prefer to dive in Sipadan Island is in the area of Barracuda Point where you can find yourself surrounded by a spiralling vortex of barracudas as large the school that the sunlight is often clouded out.




It is not only the big fish that amaze divers coming to Sipadan, the macro life is equally mesmerizing. Garden eels, leaf scorpion fish, mantis shrimps, fire gobies and various pipefish are guaranteed at various dive sites. The diversity and abundance of marine life found at Sipadan gives it its reputation of being one of the ten best dive locations in the world.
With that, Sipadan Island is simply brings the divers to dive in such places which is nice to behold at any time.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Padas White Water Rafting * Tenom*

The 4th places that i think is one of the attractive places which is founded in Borneo@ Sabah is Located in Tenom with a adventurous ticket to action the Padas White Water Rafting. This places will bring you to witness "The Last Train Of Borneo" which are still working in the isolated places in Tenom-Rayoh. As for the adventurous travellers, you should not be missed to participate in this mild white water rafting as it will be giving you glimpses of the river and thrills to come. Apart from that, you will be hit by the ultimate adventure as you shoot through rapids after rapids and as well as experience the nerve tingling excitements.

Here as we all see, the water is actually aint in white colour but it is more to chocolate in colour which symbolize the extreme rapids spinning you all around. The rafting will spend you about 19km which is equivalent to 3 hours on raft. But anyhow, there will be a stop in order to have a light refreshment ( Banana, watermelon, softdrink and etc).


Every each of the rapids@ level has their own unique name given which was named referred to how big is the water level and the rapids shape. Among the level that we can find in this scenic well known adventure rivers there are 7 level of rapids which will be experience by the rafter. Besides, you will have a chance to have a body rafting too while you are away from the rapids itself. There most exciting part which would challenge your self-consciousness is the Snake House which is more familiar to be mentioned as " The Washing Machine".

This is amongst the rapids that will spin, tumble and toss you as in WASHING MACHINE. By looking at the picture, we can see that this is really challenging and needs a very strong muscles to padlle hard in order to escape from this rapids. Once you capsize in this snake house you will absolutely suck down under and spinning you in washing machine. Rafter will be given a clear safety briefing especially when it comes to Snake House@ Washing Machine. This is where you are advise not to fight against the rapids and just follow the flows of the water until a guide come and safe you.

Padas White Water Rafting is a very challenging activities that which has now proclaimed to be the most visited places by the tourist. It is not just a challenge for the travellers to take part in the mild rapids but this is also the chance for the tourist to witness the last train of borneo as well.




Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Poring Hot Springs

The 3rd attractive places that i would comment is to have your awsome trip to Poring Hot Spring (PHS). Most of the tourist will not be missed to visit Poring Hot Springs. Normally, this place will be visited by the climbers in order to de-stress and soak away the sores and aches of their muscles in the spring's hot sulphuric minerals that deemed to have healing properties and a very popular among the locals nowadays.










Apart from the sulphuric hot minerals, there also offers the tourist or travellers with the beautiful butterfly farm. It is the fact that this is the first butterfly farm found in borneo which lies in northeast from the park headquaters. Where it features garden, nursery and hatchery for education, research and preservation purposes.





















Besides the attractive place i have mentioned above, canopy walkway, bate caves as well as langanan waterfalls are also the attractive places that most of the tourist visited. The canopy walkway will brings you within 35minutes hiking in order to reach the canopy walkway platform. The stroll will takes u to amidst the lush canopy of menggaris tree which is best known to be " The King Of The Forest. The walkway is 157.8 metres long and 41 metres high above sea level.






Once you finished the canopy walkway, with an extra energy, take a 40minutes walk to reach Langanan Waterfalls and bat cave.









The pictures above that you can see those are in Canopy walkway, bat caves and beautiful Langanan Waterfalls. To all the people that has not visit poring hot spring, make a trip to the scenic attractive places which will bring you back to the nature's heart.