While staying in Lobong Lobong, you can join in with village life and learn about their farming of pineapple, rice, papaya and rubber. This is such a lovely experience, a mixture of traditional life with a few modern twists that gives a genuine view of how locals in rural Borneo live. The villagers could not have been friendlier or more welcoming, and the rooms we stayed in were simple but comfortable and clean.
Lobong Lobong village is close to Kinabalu Park, so if you want to climb Mount Kinabalu, this is where you’ll start. If like me, you’re not ready to take on the mountain, you can see the vast array of flora in the botanical gardens, at the base!