| Sabah , the Borneo’s Paradise, is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. Located at the tip of Borneo, the world’s third largest island, Sabah is also known by the famed romantic name of “The Land Below The Wind” because it lies below the typhoon belt.
Sabah’s population is about 2 million comprises of over 30 different races speaking over 80 local dialects. The beautiful thing is all these diverse ethnic groups live together harmoniously while at the same time preserving their own culture, traditions, festivals and customs to make Sabah a multicultural exotic experience unlike any other. A land blessed with nature’s most bountiful treasures, it has a wide diversity of flora and fauna as well as the world largest rainforests that are millions of years old. The highest mountain in South East Asia is found here in Sabah. Rising majestically into the sky at 4,095.2 m or 13,432.26 ft, Mount Kinabalu is often shrouded in mists and clouds and has an awesome mystique all its own where the locals named it “Aki Nabalu” or “home of the spirits of the dead”. Nature lovers will be fascinated by Sabah, a perfect place for jungle trekking, cave exploration, white water rafting, mountain climbing and deep sea diving where one of the world renowned diving spots, the island of Sipadan is located just off the east coast of Sabah. |