Poring Hot Spring and Nature Reserve

Description

Poring's Hot Spring and humid lowlands offre diffrent attraction of orchids, rare butterflies and the world's largest bloom, the Rafflesia. The curative water of this popular local hot springs rejuvenates arching muscles after the challenging climb of Mount Kinabalu.

Located on the Park's boundary at the edge of the Mamut River, Poring Hot Spring and Nature Reserve offers chalets and hostels, a butterfly centre, an Orchid Conservation Centre, a five acre tropical garden with an animal rehabilitation farm, picnic areas, hot pools and canopy walk way.

To reach the Poring's Hot pools which are located in a clearing in the forest, one need to cross a short suspension bridge over the Mamut River. From there, a path leads past some old trees and a groove of Gigantochloa Levis, a giant bamboo species from which Poring got its name. Fruit bearing trees, shrubs anf flowering plants attract many species of birds, bats and insects.

Water temperature and the 5 hot springs range between 49 to 60 degrees celcius. Visitors can enjoy a refreshing dip in the swimming pool or soak in sulphurous water channelled from the hot springs into tiled pools and tubs.