SABAH
	Malaysia’s most popular destination is a “Solar Powered Theme Park” – meaning it has quite simply been blessed by nature!
	The Malaysian state of Sabah, located in the northeast corner of Borneo, is a “living solar-powered theme park”. Those are the words of UK celebrity ecologist Professor David Bellamy. And for a good reason, because in Sabah you will find hundreds of tropical islands (including Malaysia’s only coral atolls and oceanic islands), pristine beaches, giant rivers, dense tropical jungle and high mountains, all teeming with an abundance of nature & wildlife. What makes Sabah so unique is that it really does offer breathtaking nature, and some of the best wildlife viewing opportunities in the world, both on land and underwater. In the shape of the Kinabatangan River, Mount Kinabalu, and Pulau Sipadan, Sabah has genuine world-class attractions. The people and cultures of Sabah are highly interesting as well. Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah is modern and offers all that a western capital has to offer, however travel only 20 or 30 minutes by car outside of Kota Kinabalu and you can quickly be in the midst of rural Borneo. There is a great diversity of cultures in Sabah with some 32 indigenous groups speaking more than 80 dialects. Sabah Holiday Packages Sabah Hotels & Resorts
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	Sabah Highlights Here are some of the best features of Sabah: Mount Kinabalu Sabah is distinguised by the Croker Range, which divides Sabah's East and West Coast. The Crocker Range is dense with rainforests and large rivers which meander through the plains ands lowland into tropical seas. High in the Croker Range is Kinabalu National Park, with Mount Kinabalu at its heart. A Unesco World Heritage Site, there are many orchid species and carnivorous plants, most notably the Nepenthes Rajah. The Nepenthes Rajah, the Giant Rafflesia plant, and the chance to climb the Summit Trail to the 4000m peak are what attracts so many visitors to Kinabalu National Park. However, the real reason for which the Kinabalu Park is so highly prized by UNESCO is due to its astonishing bio-diversity. From the mid-19th century onwards Mount Kinabalu has been radiating a virtually magic attraction for botanists and zoologists due to its unrivaled diversity of species. The Kinabalu National Park, covering an area of 754 square kilometers, has tremendous botanical and biological species diversity with high levels of endemism (species which are found only within Kinabalu Park and are not found anywhere else in the world). Climbing Mount Kinabalu can done in two days – one day up and one day down with a night spent at the mid-way point (Laban Rata). From Laban Rata, climbers will set out at 3am so that they may reach Low’s peak before sunrise, just in time to witness the morning of the earth, at 4095m high! Mount Kinabalu also has the worlds highest via ferrata, at 3800m. A via ferrata (or 'iron road' in Italian, plural via ferrate) is a mountain path consisting of a series of rungs, rails and cables embracing the rock face. It allows access to scenic sections of the mountains that are typically available only to rock climbers and mountaineers. Sipadan Island Sipadan Island lies at the heart of the coral triangle - the most diverse marine environment in the world - and is simply known as one of the best scuba diving destinations on the planet. Located on the East coast of Sabah, Sipadan and her surroundings include the famous macro scuba diving sites of Pulau Mabul and Kapalai. This small group of islands is legendary in scuba diving circles. At Sipadan huge schools of jacks and spiraling barracuda can be seen over the 700 meter drop offs. Encounters with turtles are very common at Sipadan (you’ll almost be pushing your way past them at times), and there are lots of grey reef sharks while white tip shark, leopard shark and hammerhead shark sightings are also possible. Pulau Mabul and Kapalai, don't offer the jaw dropping topography of Sipadan however the diversity of macro creatures is incredible, and the shallow waters make Mabul and Kapalai excellent snorkeling spots too. Kinabatangan River According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) the Kinabatangan River is one of only two known places on Earth where 10 primate species can be found (a list which includes the beautiful borneo Orang Utan, as well as Proboscis Monkeys and Bornean Gibbon). You can also expect to see Crocodiles lounging on the river banks, Reticulated Pythons hanging from trees, Hawks, Eagles, Hornbills and Kingfishers flying overhead and, if you are there during the right time of the year, you may catch sight of a herd of charming Borneon Pygmy Elephants, feeding on the edge of the Kinabatangan River. The Kinabatangan is a huge river, stretching 560km from the Crocker Range in the southwest of Sabah to the Sulu Sea in the east. The lower basin of the river itself is the largest forest covered floodplain in Malaysia and has the largest concentration of wildlife in the South East Asian region. A trip up the river at dawn or dusk is one of the best opportunities in the world to see wildlife outside of an African safari park.