I Couldn’t Forget You… Oh Ranau
Posted on Jul 23, 2008 under Honeymoon, Tourist Attraction, Vacation | 2 Comments
When tourist ask me where are the interesting places in Sabah? I would promptly say… Oh it’s in Ranau! Yup… in Ranau. There are several places that you could visit while staying in Ranau. You could even find a lot of accommodations at discounted and reasonable price in that area. These are the places that you could visit and you should not missed while in Ranau District :
1. Kinabalu Park
2. Kundasang War Memorial
3. Poring Hot Spring
4. Sabah Tea Garden
5. Kundasang Market and Ranau Town
Kinabalu Park or also known as Taman Negara Kinabalu (in Malay) has been declared by UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific And Cultural Organization) as the World Heritage Site for its remarkable flora and fauna values. It is also the entrance to the magnificent Mount Kinabalu for the mount climber. Visitors could experience the breathtaking sceneries of the mountain as well as the beautiful flowers. Don’t forget to bring your camera with you so that you wouldn’t missed to capture your precious moments as your token of remembrance. This is a fantastic and suitable place for honeymoon spot or for family breakaway vacation. If you are interested in mountain climbing, click here for more information.
Kundasang War Memorial is a memorial site which was built in the late 1950’s to commemorate the valiant Australian and British Prisoner of War (POW) during the World War II. The death march was conducted by the Japanese army in 1942-1945. From thousands of Australian and British prisoners, only six of them manage to escape and survive with the help of the local people. This memorial building located in Kundasang Ranau near the Kundasang vegetables market. The infamous death march literally started in Sandakan heading to Ranau. At this memorial, there are some boards hanging on the wall where you could view the names of the brave Australian and British prisoner of war who was perished or survive during the tragic incident. Click here for package arrangement or extra info.
Poring Hot Spring located in Kg. Poring Ranau, which is approx. 19 km from Kinabalu Park or 20 minutes drive from Ranau town and about 40 minutes from Kundasang. This place has its natural hot spring and in order to commercialized it, they construct some pool on top of the exact location. Some people came here just to soak their feet or wash their skin with the sulphuric minerals hot water for healing purposes. Some people came here to take bath, camping, trekking to waterfall, doing research, visit the canopy walkway with 41m high from ground level, witness Rafflesia, the largest flower in the world and many other interesting activities. It’s another lovely spot for family as well as honeymoon vacation. For accommodations and other packages,
Sabah Tea Garden is the largest tea plantation in Borneo Island. It is also one of the certified plantation in the world that produce organic tea. Some activities such as educational tour, mountain biking, horse riding, retreat and team building program can be performed here. Many facilities has been prepared for the said purpose such as accommodation, conference room, games court, restaurant, camp sites and tour guide. Log on to www.sabahtea.net for additional or viewing their website.
