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After the tough 2 days climb of Mt Kinabalu in Sabah, Borneo, what best that to relax and soak up your legs in Poring Hot Spring just nearby. On the way, don’t forget to see the Rafflesia.

Poring hot Springs is located almost 41 kilometers away from Parks station. Getting into a chartered plane is the only means of reaching the area. The hot springs offer hot sulfur baths that is know to help treat skin diseases. Tourists can also choose to go on a Borneo nature tour and take the trails that lead to the vast forests of the lowlands and enjoy the waterfalls that hits towards the caves filled with bats. You can also find the world’s biggest flower rafflesia in full bloom at Poring Hot Springs.

There is also an orchid garden that features a wide selection of exotic and local species of orchids, some of them very rare and endemic to Borneo. Moths and butterflies can also be seen fluttering around the place. Visiting Poring Hot Springs is not only relaxing to the mind and body, but it’s also a great way to get a nice view of the tropical forest that surrounds the Kinabalu mountains. It’s the beauty and wonder of nature right before your eyes and an irreplaceable and incomparable experience that you will surely cherish for a lifetime.