Our 4 Favourite Kota Kinabalu Spa Experiences

1.Kinabalu Park & Poring Hot Spring & Canopy Walk

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 80 reviews · from $125Our pick

Travel from Kota Kinabalu to Tamparuli, Nabalu Market, Kinabalu Park, and Poring Hot Springs with an English or Chinese-speaking guide. You’ll walk through the botanical garden, cross a 105-meter canopy walkway 30 meters above the forest, and soak in open-air sulphur tubs. Guides such as Diana, Tan, Neil, and Tiana are praised for their plant knowledge and patient help.

“Our guide Neil was excellent, he was keen to make sure we enjoyed this activity. He was most informative during our visit to the Botanical Gardens, which my wife and I found very interesting.”

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2.Kinabalu Park and Poring Hot Spring

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 53 reviews · from $120

Spend about 12 hours traveling from Kota Kinabalu to Kinabalu Park and Poring Hot Springs in a shared, air-conditioned vehicle. A local guide handles the route, with stops for mountain scenery, markets, jungle paths, canopy walks when open, and natural hot springs. Lunch and hotel pickup are included.

“What a great way to get out of the city and into the fresh, clean air on Mount Kinabalu! We had a fabulous day!”

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3.Sabah: Kinabalu Park, Hot Springs, and Cow Farm Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 48 reviews · 1 day · from $89Best value

Leave Kota Kinabalu for Nabalu Market, Kinabalu Park, Desa Cattle Dairy Farm, and Poring Hot Springs. Guides such as Jeff and Paul add local context, while lunch, entry fees, and hotel transfers are included. The Canopy Walkway is closed from July 30, 2025, with Tamparuli Suspension Bridge offered instead.

“The tour with our guide Paul was amazing! We where lucky to see the mount Kinabalu since we have been told usually there are a lot of clouds which totally cover the view of the mountain! Lunch really authentic!! The trekking at the park and the walk on the canopy were very fun and interesting! Paul was very kind and friendly! I really suggest this day-escape from KK city!”

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4.Kundasang : Poring Hot Spring + Desa & Meal Shared Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 35 reviews · 1 day · from $98

Spend a full day from Kota Kinabalu visiting Nabalu Handicraft Market, Desa Dairy Farm, Poring Hot Springs, and Kinabalu Park. You will travel by shared van with an English or Chinese-speaking guide, soak your feet in hot mineral pools, enjoy lunch, and sample fresh dairy products. Roy has been praised for friendly, useful guiding.

“The organisation and timing and food was efficient and well managed. our guide was wonderfully informative, maybe too much so! The meal was very generous and very tasty. As a mixed group from Ireland/US where agriculture is our main economy we could have done without going to the farm! - I didn’t read the detail properly. The photo stop and market was just long enough and a nice taste of malaysian Borneo Economy. The jungle tree top wall was great, again it was just perfect amount of time and the distance also just right, we all really enjoyed it. The springs were a welcome relief afterwards, and the butterfly sanctuary…”

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