Before that, I do research on internet regarding tourist attraction in Kundasang including places for stay and fortunately I found the best place for stay. If you want to know where, keep reading! Everything I listed here is enough for you to enjoy the whole Kundasang because I ALMOST (just almost) cover all the main and beautiful places there. So did my trip goes according to plan? Let’s find out.
Alright! After doing research, I listed all the places. So, here’s what I found.
1. Desa Dairy Farm
2. Sg. Moroli Fish Spa
3. Strawberry farm
a. Mesilau Mt Retreat and farm or:
b. Highland strawberry farm
4. Mesilau Cat Village
5. Rose and Strawberry Garden
6. Poring Canopy Walk
7. Kundasang War Memorial
8. Kinabalu Park
Next is finding place for stay since this trip I planned for 2 days 1 night. I found a very beautiful place with affordable price which is Alpine D’Bayu Residence. Aaa I forget to mention, all my family member including me are 15 (13 adult, 1 kid and 1 infant). Alpine D’bayu Residence have good reviews and rates, I found their info on facebook. I text the contact person, pay deposit and done! Place for stay is settle. then I search each distance of those listed attraction to our place stay. Why? So I can decide which place to go first.
Ok now we can start with our itinerary muehehehehe..
Day 1
5:00am - depart from home
8am-10am : poring hot spring – canopy walk
10:30am-11:30am : Sg. Moroli Fish Spa
12:30pm-1:00pm : Kg. Mesilau Strawberry Farm
1:30pm-1:45pm :buy food at Pekan Kundasang
2:00pm-3:00pm : Check-in Homestay and Lunch (self-cook)
3:00pm-4:00pm : Mesilau Cat Village
5:00pm: return to homestay and rest
Day 2
9am-10am : breakfast
10am-11am: take pic and check out
11:30am-1pm: Desa Dairy Farm
1:30pm-2:15pm : Rose and Strawberry Garden
2:40pm – 3:30pm : war memorial
4-5pm: Kinabalu Park
5pm : going back to kk
ABOVE IS WHAT I PLAN! BUTTT THIS IS WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPEN LOL!!
Day 1
9:00am – depart from home [because we woke up late (-,-)]
11:30am-12pm : Kg. Mesilau Mt Retreat and farm (Strawberry Farm)
12:30pm-1:00pm : Mesilau Cat Village (we want to check in its too early so we end up go to Cat village first while waiting for check in at 2pm)
1:30pm-2:00pm : Check-in Homestay and Lunch (self-cook)
3:00pm – stay homestay and rest (everyone got tired and feel comfort at the homestay so we decide just to stay and relax. Beside I am with small baby so I have to cook and feed him)
Day 2
9-10am: breakfast
10-11am: take pic and check out (this place is very suitable for photoshoot)
11:15pm-12pm : Desa Dairy Farm
1:00pm-2:00pm : Sg. Moroli Fish Spa
2:30pm-3:00pm : Floral Market
3:30pm – going back to kk
Ok so! As you can see, we did not manage to visit 4 attractions from all the listed places because:
1. Rose and Strawberry Garden (we did not find the right direction to Rose and Strawberry farm so we just stop at nearest floral market on the side road)
2. Poring Canopy Walk (we already visit poring before so we decide to cancel it since it is 50km from our stay place and I am with baby so it will be difficult since it is a jungle. At first we also planned to cancel to Sg. Moroli fish spa because of the distance but I insist on 2ndday to go there)
3. Kundasang War Memorial (it was almost raining so we decide just to skip it since the place is an open place. My cousin already visit this place and she said there’s nothing much to do, it just for picture things. Same goes to :
4. Kinabalu Park
One more place is Sabah tea. It is near Sg. Moroli fish spa but I didn’t put it on my visit list because based on review the place just have tea farm view with expensive food at their restaurant. I live in KL and I prefer Cameron Highland tea farm view. Beside that time it is already noon so it will be so hot.
Ok lets move on to the budget. I expect it to be more than RM700. So I prepared RM800.
Accommodation: 1 cabin (Acacia Cabin) RM250/night
Food: RM100 (we buy food at Bataras market)
Transportation gas/oil return: RM70 (Proton Waja : my brother car) RM80 (Unser : brother-in-law car)
Entrance fees total for 13 Adults 1 kid 1 infant
Mesilau Mt Retreat and farm (Strawberry Farm) – (RM3x13) + (RM2x2)=RM41
Desa Dairy Farm – (RM5x13) + (RM3x2) =RM71
Sg. Moroli Fish Spa – RM5x13=RM65 (below 3 years = free)
Cat Village – RM4x13= RM52
Total= RM729
Ok done with my failed itinerary. It is my first time though. So I would say it is fine. What important is my whole family enjoy it. Its FREE! Of course, they enjoy it lol.
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| Acacia Cabin |
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| view from above balcony |
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| Mount Kinabalu |
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| Flower Landscape |
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| Alpine D’bayu Residence pedestrian |
Ok now move on to review. First, I want to review about Alpine D’bayu Residence. Guysss! You would not believe this place. It is so breathtaking and cheap for 15 person lol with only RM250 (weekdays). I choosed Acacia cabin because it is the only cabin which have clear view back and front. Another cabin is hidden by 1 pine tree at the middle. It is 2 story cute house/cabin with 2 rooms, 1 toilet, 3 single beds with 1 queen and have a cute balcony. The landscape is full of flowers and you can see mount kinabalu at the back view. They are not allowing non-halal food and have full kitchen equipment (gas, stove, rice cooker, plates, freezer and utensil). It has tv complete with asro, dining table, 1 sofa with 1 table. The morning view is very peaceful with sound of water flowing under the small bridge and smell of fresh flowers with beautiful weather. The place is very suitable for photoshoot location. And yesss! We 15 peoples fit in the cute cabin! Btw. This cabin is near to another homestays. One of them is Kiram Village which also have a beautiful landscape with small lake and affordable place but I prefer Alpine D’bayu Residence.
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| Kiram Village |
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| Kiram Village |
Ok next Kg. Mesilau Mt Retreat and farm (Strawberry Farm)
It is very unfortunate for us because when we went there, there was no ripe strawberry. All was still raw. The farm was small, and it was a little bit difficult for us to go there because of bad road condition with many patholes. Thankfully it was not raining otherwise we might not make it because the road might become muddy and it is hill. But from Alpine D’bayu Residence to this place, you will pass Mount Kinabalu Golf Club which is worth picture snapping so make sure to stop there to snap some pic alright?
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| Mesilau Mt. Retreat Farm entrance |
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| Mesilau Mt. Retreat Farm |
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| Mesilau Mt. Retreat Farm |
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| Mesilau Mt. Retreat Farm |
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| Mt. Kinabalu Golf Club |
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| Mt. Kinabalu Golf Club |
Move on to Mesilau Cat Village. This place is typical. Small place but have beautiful flower and cute cat houses. All of their cat are stray cats, just some are foreign breed. When I was there, I saw an American curl breed. The road to this place is very narrow and gravel, also poor road condition. We did not go to rabbit village because we like cat more than rabbit lol. But these places are near to each other.
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| Mesilau Cat Village |
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| Mesilau Cat Village |
The famous place in Kundasang is Desa Dairy farm. This is the place where people keep saying New Zealand versi sabah because it is indeed like New Zealand. Pine tree, Holstein Friesian Cattle cow, the symbolic fence and mount kinabalu. There is café selling pizza, dessert, dairy products and there is also restaurant. Don’t miss out the chance to taste their symbolic ice cream and milk ok?
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| Desa Dairy Farm |
Second last is Sg Moroli Fish Spa. This place is 50km estimated distance from Kundasang and it have small café and bazaar selling sliced fruits, food and beverages. If I wasn’t mistaken, 15 minutes per group inside. They will announce when you can enter and go out based on your number. The fish will eat your dead skin on your feet. The feel is itchy but fun, it is such a wonderful experience.
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| Sg. Moroli Fish Spa |
Last but not least is floral market. As I mentioned before, we try to go to Rose and Strawberry garden because my mother love Rose and we all want to see the strawberry but unfortunately, due to weak range, the waze and maps failed to show us the right direction. We end up go to floral near the road side and there’s one more but I forgot the shop name sorry.
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| side road floral market |
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| Flower Nursery |
I suggest you to visit the places I listed below at once because the road is hill which is going up. So, if you go more than one time, you will waste gas and kinda torturing your vehicle. Going down is fine though but going up is little bit difficult.
Kg. Mesilau Mt Retreat and farm (Strawberry Farm)
Cat Village
Desa Dairy Farm
Floral Shop on the side road (Chinese name flower nursery shop) lol
Rose and Strawberry Garden
Or go to Sg. Morolis Fish Spa first then to poring and finally to above listed places or vise versa.
Ok people. That’s it. Hope you enjoy my review and good luck with your upcoming holiday. Ma’asalamah
update 31 january 2022:
There is many new attractions in Kundasang which me, myself have not visit yet, and also the price might have change.
