ITINERARY: TRAVEL CONDITION: 4WD = 1 GUIDE + 1 DRIVER + 2 GUESTS (Travel From KK)
DAY 01
• Pick up from Kota Kinabalu. Travel for 3-4 hours to Lawas and stop for lunch. Travel for 2-3 hours on gravel road to Merarap. Late afternoon birding around Merarap. Enjoy soaking in hot spring pool. After dinner, overnight at Merarap Lodge.
DAY 02
• Wake up call at 5am. Birding around Merarap. After breakfast, travel for 4-5 hours on dirt and gravel road to Ba’Kelalan. Check in to a Homestay and enjoy late lunch. Late afternoon birding around Ba’Kelalan. After dinner, overnight at Ba’Kelalan Homestay.
DAY 03
• Wake up call at 4am. Birding around Ba’Kelalan. After breakfast, free at leisure. After lunch, birding in the late afternoon around Ba’Kelalan. After dinner, overnight at Ba’Kelalan Homestay.
DAY 04
• Wake up call at 4am. Birding around Ba’Kelalan. After breakfast, travel for 4-5 hours on dirt and gravel road to Homestay Tien Cool (HTC). After late lunch, birding around the Homestay. After dinner, overnight at HTC. NOTE: Sort out items to be brought to Camp One on the foot of Payeh Maga.
DAY 05
• Wake up call at 6am. Birding around HTC. After breakfast, trek for 3-4 hours on a swampy trail to reach Camp One (965m asl). After lunch, birding around the Camp One site. After dinner, overnight in a shelter at Camp One. NOTE: Toilet facilities- squatting toilet and water in a bucket to wash and shower.
DAY 06
• Wake up call at 5am. Birding around Camp One site. After breakfast, free at leisure. After lunch, birding around the Camp One site. After dinner, overnight in a shelter at Camp One.
DAY 07
• Wake up call at 6am. Birding around Camp One site. After breakfast, trek for 3-4 hours on a swampy trail and head back to HTC. After late lunch, travel for 2-3 hours on dirt and gravel road to Lawas and then travel for another 3-4 hours to reach Kota Kinabalu.