Alongside Kiulu River rafting and jungle trekking, there is so much more to this 3-day adventure. You’ll go home learning something new! Your friendly, expert jungle guide will teach you survival skills, from making different types of hunt traps and starting a fire using bamboo to making a shelter with only the jungle for materials. From your campsite on the banks of the Kiulu River, you’ll enjoy incredible views of Mount Kinabalu.
You’ll also experience the culture and warm hospitality of the Kadazandusun. The Kadazandusun is the largest native group of Bumiputra in Sabah, and they are known as predominantly wet rice and hill rice cultivators. Their ancient beliefs include that everything has life – the rocks, trees, and rivers are all living things.
Make the most of each moment when you travel.
SLEEP | EAT | TREK | REPEAT
Trip Itinerary
Day 1 (Meals: packed lunch/dinner)
Pick-up time: ~ 8.00 am from hotels in central Kota Kinabalu. Join your private minivan transfer for a 1-hour transfer to the start point for your tour, the Kiulu Valley.
On arriving at the Adventure Centre, or base camp, located on the riverbanks of the Kiulu River, you’ll be welcomed by your Guide, receive warm greetings, and receive your safety briefing. You’ll then collect your packed lunch, ready to start your jungle trekking adventure.
It’s then time to head into the jungle and start your trek. Your trek will take you through local Kampongs (villages), across hanging bridges and the Kiulu River. You will trek along established jungle trails, and as you walk, your guide will teach you about the ethnobotany of the forest found in the Kiulu Valley. The guide will show you edible fruits, plants, and plants used for medicinal purposes, as passed down through the local tribes over the years. You’ll arrive at the Junglebug Camp, a genuine forest training centre. Your guide will then demonstrate the basic skills needed for comfortable jungle living. Rest here a while and enjoy the sounds, smells and sights of the forest. Your guide will then demonstrate how to create the basic equipment you might need or want from the bamboo growing throughout the forest. From chopsticks and spoons to huts and homes, bamboo can be your best friend. It’s then time to trek out of the jungle and return to the Adventure Centre.
At the Adventure Centre, you’ll have a chance to freshen up (with washing/shower facilities located here). It’s then time for a relaxing Hi-Tea. How civilised!
The rest of the afternoon is free and easy. You can chill out along the banks of the Kiulu River, watching the world gently go by. Alternatively, you can join in with some fun and cultural activities provided by the Adventure Centre team – from enjoying inner tube rides along the river to some local traditional games you can join in.
Enjoy a dinner of tasty local delights provided at the adventure centre.
Overnight in Tents located along the banks of the Kiulu River (in good-quality two-berth tents that offer plenty of space and a comfortable night’s sleep).
JOURNEY THROUGH THE KIULU VALLEY
Day 2 (Meals: breakfast/lunch/dinner)
After a tasty breakfast, it’s time for more adventures during your Kiulu Rafting and Jungle Trekking adventure.
It’s time for a Kiulu rafting adventure! You’ll be transferred to the starting point for rafting. You’ll receive your safety briefing from a RIVERBUG professional river guide here. The fun then starts! You’ll join a grade I – II rafting adventure along the Kiulu River for the next 1½ – 2 hours. The Kiulu River is moderately adventurous and relaxing and offers thrill seekers water rapids, where the rapids are relatively calmer and easier to navigate. A river guide will always be on your raft, giving instructions like “paddle forward” and “paddle backward” to build momentum. Enjoy the natural surroundings during those scenic floats in between the action.
You’ll have a short 30-minute stopover at Linsuk for a farm visit. Here, you’ll experience traditional fishing (you may choose to catch and release or catch and buy for your lunch—extra cooking fee RM30.00), rubber-tapping, and Moringa tea and visit a honey bee farm (Kelulut). Then, you’ll enjoy floating down the Kiulu River until you arrive at the rafting endpoint around 12 noon.
You’ll have the chance to freshen up before enjoying a tasty lunch at the Adventure Centre, which is located on the banks of the Kiulu River.
After lunch, around 2:30 pm, you can join in some traditional folklore games at the Adventure Centre. It’s a fun way to learn about some of the fascinating cultural traditions passed down through the years. It’s then time for a relaxing Hi-Tea. Later, you’ll enjoy dinner served at the base camp with views of the Kiulu River.
After dinner, your evening is free and easy. Chill out along the banks of the Kiulu Rivera and enjoy an early night after a day of new adventures.
Overnight in Tents at the Adventure Centre.
WE ARE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD… 🙂
Day 3 (Meals: breakfast/lunch)
After breakfast, it’s time for your zipline and rope challenge adventure!
Start the morning by climbing the hair-raising 18-meter tower. Once near the top, you’ll complete a high-rope challenge. Your Zip Borneo instructor will help secure you in your safety harness before you start your high-rope challenge. It’s not for the faint-hearted.
You’ll then go flying over the Kiulu River – twice! Okay, on a zipline ride. After receiving your safety briefing, you’ll join a zipline ride over the Kiulu River before joining a second zipline ride back. Your Zip Borneo instructors will help secure you into a harness and clip you onto safety lines before you attempt the challenges.
After your morning adventures, it’s time for your last lunch. You’ll then have the chance to freshen up using the changing room facilities at the Kiulu River Adventure Centre before having a Group Photo. It is then time to say goodbye to your local host & take unforgettable memories back to your country.
Join your minivan and return to your central Kota Kinabalu hotel. You’ll arrive back at your hotel around 3:00 pm.
Trip Pre-requisites
The trip is open to all (the minimum age for the KIulu Rafting is three years old). Participants must be physically fit. You must have a moderate level of fitness for this tour as you are required to be outdoors the entire time and be prepared to trek for up to 2-3 hours.
A minimum of four persons per booking.
Trip Inclusions
- Return road transfer from hotels in central Kota Kinabalu in a private minivan.
- Meals (2 Breakfasts, 3 Lunch & 2 Dinner).
- Activities as per the itinerary: jungle trekking, cultural activities, 1 x Flying Fox biplane ride per person, village experience, and rafting along the Kiulu River.
- Two nights’ accommodation in a comfortable twin-share tent (campsite at the Adventure Centre located on the banks of the Kiulu River). The tents have two camp beds, sleeping bags and pillows, and a zipped mosquito net for the doorway.
- An experienced, friendly, and English-speaking licensed guide will guide you throughout your trip.
- Access to free-flow fresh water at the campsite.
- 0% Sales & Service Tax on the tour price.
Trip Exclusions
Soft drinks or alcoholic drinks. An optional activity at Linsuk Farm (to catch and buy fish—extra cooking fee RM30.00). On the day, you can choose to purchase a DVD of your Kiulu whitewater rafting activity. Return transfers from outside central Kota Kinabalu.
Recommended Packing List
To get the most from this trip, please bring with you swimming attire for innerwear and sandals with straps. For those wearing spectacles/sunglasses, we recommend you to wear them with a strap, a T-shirt, trekking pants, comfortable trekking shoes/boots, leech socks, a warm jacket, a warm hat, extra socks, change of clothes, a waterproof backpack, raincoat, torchlight (a head torch is useful), insect repellent, sunscreen/sun protection cream, personal first aid kit, personal medication, walking stick and hand protection gloves.
Notes
The headline trip price shown is a price per adult based upon a minimum of 4 persons and is valid for trips taken up to 31st December 2024. You must sign a Liability Release/Assumption of Risk form at the start of the tour. If weather or other factors make an activity unsafe, the trip provider will adapt the trip itinerary for safety reasons. There will be no refund if a trip itinerary needs to be adapted on the day due to safety reasons. The campsite is basic yet comfortable; you must be prepared to rough it out. You must be prepared to get wet while trekking as you will need to cross a river and a hanging bridge. You have to carry your personal belongings and water during the trek.
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