MY · Sabah · 6.04°N 116.71°E

poring hot springs

Soak in hot sulphur tubs, then the canopy walkway and maybe a rafflesia.

Best time
Any time of year, but expect afternoon rain in the rainforest. Weekdays are quieter; weekends and school holidays fill the tubs with local families.
How long
Half a day, or a night if you pair it with Kinabalu Park
Getting there
Fly from KL to Kota Kinabalu (about 2.5 hours), then drive about 2.5 hours via Kinabalu Park and Ranau. Kinabalu Park HQ is about an hour away, so most people combine the two.
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Dear group chat,Soak in hot sulphur tubs, then the canopy walkway and maybe a rafflesia.— gowherelahTo: whoever’s drivingPoring Hot SpringsMY, Sabah
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≈ 1,696 km from KL, as the crow flies
Kg. Poring, Ranau, Sabah: Poring Hot Springs

Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each.

A hot spring park in the lowland rainforest of Ranau, part of Kinabalu Park. The sulphur water is piped into open-air tubs, and climbers come down from Mount Kinabalu to soak their legs here. Add a canopy walk, a couple of waterfalls and, if your timing is lucky, a rafflesia in bloom.

Makan

  1. Sabah teaThe tea plantation near Ranau is a pleasant stop for a cuppa with views over the hills.Map ↗
  2. Fresh milk in KundasangDesa Dairy Farm up in Kundasang does fresh milk and ice cream with Mount Kinabalu behind it.Map ↗

Things to do

  1. Hot spring tubsSoak in the open-air sulphur tubs, or rent a private bath if you want more privacy.Map ↗
  2. Canopy walkwayA chain of rope bridges strung high between the rainforest trees.Map ↗
  3. Kipungit WaterfallA short, easy walk from the springs, with a small pool to cool off in.Map ↗
  4. Langanan WaterfallA longer, steeper trek through the forest to a tall waterfall. Give it most of a morning.Map ↗
  5. RafflesiaBlooms are unpredictable and last only a few days, so watch for 'rafflesia blooming' signs around Poring.Map ↗

Good to know

  • Bring your own towel and a change of clothes. The sulphur smell lingers on swimwear.
  • Leeches come out on the forest trails after rain. Long socks help.

Last checked October 2026. Things change, so check opening times, fees and transport before you go.