NORTH BORNEO STEAM TRAIN
Product Description
The North Borneo Railway pulls out of Tanjung Aru STation, leaving the congestion of Kota Kinabalu. Time and history begin to take over. Once pass Putatan, the train veers into the countryside hugging the coast of Kinarut with Likawi Bay stretching out into the South China Sea. Edging away from the road, the train chugs towards Kinarut for a stop at the station. Passengers are welcome to tour a fascinating Buddhist temple at the foot of the hill.
After Kinarut, the train passes through Kawang, blessed with mangrove swamps and rice 'padi' fields. It seems that time has stood still as the lifetyle has remained unchanged since colonial days.
Whilst sipping on cool lemonade or a range of beverages served onboard by polished colonial-dressed train stewards, passengers will see many places of interest along the way, including oil palm plantation, brick factory, the De Fontaine Memorial, mangrove jungles and the 450 metres Pengalat Tunnel which was built in the early 1900's by the British.
The train will cross the Papar River over a steel trestle bridge as Papar, the 'Rice Bowl of Sabah' comes to view. The train makes a 20-minute stop here and passengers are free to venture around the town. On the return run, lunch will be served in tiffin boxes, highlighting an exotic blend of colonial and Asian cuisine.
After Kinarut, the train passes through Kawang, blessed with mangrove swamps and rice 'padi' fields. It seems that time has stood still as the lifetyle has remained unchanged since colonial days.
Whilst sipping on cool lemonade or a range of beverages served onboard by polished colonial-dressed train stewards, passengers will see many places of interest along the way, including oil palm plantation, brick factory, the De Fontaine Memorial, mangrove jungles and the 450 metres Pengalat Tunnel which was built in the early 1900's by the British.
The train will cross the Papar River over a steel trestle bridge as Papar, the 'Rice Bowl of Sabah' comes to view. The train makes a 20-minute stop here and passengers are free to venture around the town. On the return run, lunch will be served in tiffin boxes, highlighting an exotic blend of colonial and Asian cuisine.
