Poring Hot Spring, Kinabalu ParkWhile in KK we decided to take a drive to the Kinabalu National Park which is roughly two and a half hours drive from Kota Kinabalu city.
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Visitors are greeted by a sign indicating that Poring Hot Spring comes under the management of the World Heritage Site.
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Initially I wanted to visit the bat cave and the waterfall, but a look at the board made me think twice. Walking more than 3KM while carrying a one year old todler is definately not practical!
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After paying the entrance fee of RM3 per-person (foreigners pay RM20), we headed towards the hot spring entrance.
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After the main entrance we had to cross a bridge...
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After crossing the bridge, we headed towards the open air bath...
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Basically, we had to choose an empty bath...wash it and fill it up with hot water.
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While waiting for the bath to fill, I visited the hot spring pool. Notice that there is a sign behind me indicating that one should not soak in the pool as it is really hot. The pool is so hot that one can actually cook eggs in it!
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Clifford seems to enjoy the water...I certainly did, I have to admit that the water has done wonders to my eczema infested skin...the redness and itchiness has disappeared!
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Cleo insisted that I take a dip in the rock pool...the water was soooo cold...imagine jumping into an ice cold pool directly from a hot tub!!! I don't ever want to do it again, I was hyperventilating like mad!!
Anyway we spent about 3 hours at the hot spring before driving back to KK. The drive back was not really pleasant as it was raining heavily, further visibility was bad due to the mist.