Recently I drove from KK to Sepilok with some friends who were in Sabah on holiday. They only had a few days, so we went straight from the airport to Kundasang. And Mt Kinabalu offered some beautiful views, both in the evening and the next morning!
On the way to the east coast, we went on a rafflesia hunt and were lucky enough to be able to see one. Although I have seen quite a few now, it is always interesting to see the flies buzzing around the centre, as well as the texture of the leaves, the interesting nodules hanging around the inside of the lip and the large cabbage-like buds - which take 9 months to develop.
Our next stop was Sepilok and the orangutans. As we were walking to the feeding platform, a fairly large orangutan came down from a tree and started moving quickly among us. We were alternately told to stop and move, stop and move - not sure what the right thing to do was, so maybe both. We saw a mother and child, I think. They are so surprisingly gentle, frightened even of the marauding macaques.
Not to be missed in Sepilok is the Rainforest Discovery Centre. Great information, wonderful walks, a very strong canopy walkway and a great flower garden.
I am constantly photographing orchids too - their beauty is not that easy to catch - but their colours are gorgeous.
From Sepilok, we went to the Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary - another 'must see' in this area. The guides there are very informative and you can get very close to the proboscis monkeys themselves. The males are very strong and have lovely coats - the females and young have incredibly cute, little up-turned noses!
An added attraction at Labuk Bay are the silver leaf langurs. They are generally around - although I've been a couple of times when they seemed to be taking a break from all the tourists. We were especially lucky to see the baby ones - who are orange in colour at first and then gradually get darker over the months.
If you're into photography at all, you'll know that you go through stages of being interested in certain things - and it's the same with me (except for Mt Kinabalu which is a passion!). So here are some pics of heliconia. They are fantastic because of their colour, their variety and their sculptural quality.
Sabah offers such variety. I never tire of travelling to each different part - and taking photos.
If you have any questions or comments, please let me know. I'd love to hear from you: jude@astsabah.com
On the way to the east coast, we went on a rafflesia hunt and were lucky enough to be able to see one. Although I have seen quite a few now, it is always interesting to see the flies buzzing around the centre, as well as the texture of the leaves, the interesting nodules hanging around the inside of the lip and the large cabbage-like buds - which take 9 months to develop.
Our next stop was Sepilok and the orangutans. As we were walking to the feeding platform, a fairly large orangutan came down from a tree and started moving quickly among us. We were alternately told to stop and move, stop and move - not sure what the right thing to do was, so maybe both. We saw a mother and child, I think. They are so surprisingly gentle, frightened even of the marauding macaques.
Not to be missed in Sepilok is the Rainforest Discovery Centre. Great information, wonderful walks, a very strong canopy walkway and a great flower garden.
I am constantly photographing orchids too - their beauty is not that easy to catch - but their colours are gorgeous.
From Sepilok, we went to the Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary - another 'must see' in this area. The guides there are very informative and you can get very close to the proboscis monkeys themselves. The males are very strong and have lovely coats - the females and young have incredibly cute, little up-turned noses!
An added attraction at Labuk Bay are the silver leaf langurs. They are generally around - although I've been a couple of times when they seemed to be taking a break from all the tourists. We were especially lucky to see the baby ones - who are orange in colour at first and then gradually get darker over the months.
If you're into photography at all, you'll know that you go through stages of being interested in certain things - and it's the same with me (except for Mt Kinabalu which is a passion!). So here are some pics of heliconia. They are fantastic because of their colour, their variety and their sculptural quality.
Sabah offers such variety. I never tire of travelling to each different part - and taking photos.
If you have any questions or comments, please let me know. I'd love to hear from you: jude@astsabah.com
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