While Kundasang is to most visiting Kinabalu National Park a mere transit stop, we wish to highlight several notable points of interests around town worth a second look.

Kundasang War Memorial - Lest We Forget

The Kundasang War Memorial was established as a tribute to World War II prisoners of war who died during the Sandakan Death Marches in 1945. At the time of the marches, 1787 Australians and 641 British prisoners died at, or between, Sandakan and Ranau. Only 6 Australian soldiers survived the war.

In 1962, the Memorial was erected with a competition winning entry design by resident architect J.C. Robinson. Within lies the interlocking Australian Garden, English Garden, and Borneo Garden to commemorate all of the Allied soldiers' homelands.

Sabah Tea Plantation

Sabah Tea Plantation surrounded by the world’s oldest rainforest of 130 million years old, covers 25 square kilometres at 693 metres above sea level.

The largest single commercial tea plantation in Borneo with approximately 4 square kilometres endowed with Camellia sinensis, it is also one of the very few tea plantations in the world certified to produce pesticide-free organic tea.

Poring Hot Springs

Poring's natural hot springs are driven by the same volcanic forces that fashioned Mount Kinabalu. Here you will find Borneo's first butterfly farm and the Poring Orchid Conservation Centre with over 1,200 species — the largest collection of Sabah's endemic orchids.

Another noteworthy feature here is the suspended Canopy Walkway, which permits you to stroll 41 metres above the rainforest floor.

Mount Kinabalu Golf Club

For a high country sporting challenge, this 18 hole golf course is perched 2,000 metres above sea level at the base of Mount Kinabalu.

Spectacular views of the mountain offer a welcome distraction to your game as well as a dramatic backdrop to every hole.