Things to do in Poring Hot Springs

1. Kipungit Falls & Bat Caves

   • Poring Hot Springs, Malaysia
   • Sights › Cave

   The start of the trail to Kipungit falls and the bat caves is just beyond the entrance to the butterfly farm. It's 400m to the falls and 760m to the bat caves. It's a mostly flat stroll through the forest to the falls and it's well worth the journey. There is a small shelter at the falls and it's a nice place to wade and cool off. It's a fairly sweaty uphill slog to the caves, which actually crevices between giant rocks.

   If you're going to see proper caves in the rest of Borneo, don't bother. We recommend doing these hikes before you take your bath, unless you fancy stinking out the minivan on the way home.

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2. Butterfly Farm

   • Poring Hot Springs, Malaysia
   • Sights › Zoologic

   If you've got some time before or after taking a bath (if you're staying the night, for instance), you might like to sample some of Poring's other attractions. The butterfly farm above the baths is nice, with lots of flowers and several species of butterflies, including the Raja Brooke's birdwing. First, you enter a display area, which has displays of the butterflies and other insects mounted under glass. You walk through this and then enter the butterfly enclosure.

   Take your time in the enclosure as new butterflies constantly materialize before your eyes.

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3. Poring Hot Springs

   • Poring Hot Springs, Malaysia
   • Sights › Spring, geyser

   One of the few positive contributions the Japanese made to Borneo during WWII, Poring Hot Springs has become a popular weekend retreat for locals. The complex is actually part of the Kinabalu National Park, but it’s 43km away from the park headquarters, on the other side of Ranau.

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4. Canopy Walkway

   • Poring Hot Springs, Malaysia
   • Activities › Walking tours

   There's a 41m-high canopy walkway, a short but sweaty walk into the forest above the pools. Unfortunately, the walkway was partially closed at the time of writing and it seems likely to remain so.

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5. Rainforest Restaurant

   • Poring Hot Springs, Malaysia
   • Restaurants › Malaysian

   The Rainforest Restaurant is a proper sit-down restaurant near the baths. There are also inexpensive eating places opposite the spring's entrance.

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7. Tropical Garden

   • Poring Hot Springs, Malaysia
   • Sights › Gardens

   Worth a quick look.

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