Malaysia · SPA & HOT SPRINGS
The 15 spa & hot spring days below are the ones we would put in a first Malaysian week, each with what it costs, how long it takes and who it suits. Start at the top.
Review of Kuala Lumpur’s Batu Caves, Kanching Falls, hot springs, batik and pewter tour, with lunch, tips, costs and honest advice.
“Harry our guide was fantastic. Very knowledgeable about the area. We had a really fantastic day visiting the sites. Lots of steps completed!”
Review of Kuala Lumpur’s Batu Caves, hot springs and Kanching Falls tour, with lunch, hotel pickup, practical tips and honest value advice.
“Had a great tour guided by Aris. I was alone on my tour which allowed me to take the time to explore without the rush. Aris was knowledgeable and explained things very well. Learned a lot on this tour!”
Review of Kinabalu Park, Poring Hot Springs, and Canopy Walk from Kota Kinabalu, with itinerary, price, tips, and practical advice.
“Enjoyable trip at Kinabalu Park & Hot Spring. Guide was very knowledge and patient especially doing the Canopy Walk as some of the visitors were slow. We were also blessed to be able to view the Rafflesia at one of the garden farm thanks to the Guide.”
Review of Kinabalu Park and Poring Hot Spring from Kota Kinabalu, with pricing, itinerary, transport, park tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Not to recommend at all, especially for the price I had to pay. The itinerary mentioned the canopy walkway at the Poring Hot Spring as one of the main visiting spot. This is however closed since the beginning of July. The tour-guide only mentioned that, when we arrived there. Further the hot springs are quite dilapidated.”
Review of Sabah’s Kinabalu Park, Desa Dairy Farm, Nabalu Market, and Poring Hot Spring day tour from Kota Kinabalu.
“The trip was great. Handsome Jeff was very good, informative and funny. He made us feel very comfortable and was welcoming. We couldnt do one part of the tour as it was closed but, Jeff was very accommodating and fit in other activities instead. Well worth the day trip. Ice cream/gellato at the farm was delicious!”
Review of Sabah’s Kundasang day tour, with Desa Dairy Farm, Poring Hot Springs, Nabalu Market, lunch, transport, value, and practical tips.
“van broke down on way home, but guide organized quite quickly a replacement. still at least 2hrs to an already long day. should review pick up points . I recon we lost approx 60-90min total by picking up from the Golf & Country Club. that woukd have given us more time for the other activities.cheers”
Review of KL’s private Batu Caves, hot springs, monkeys, seafood dinner, and fireflies tour, with honest advice on value and what to expect.
“Everything was awesome .. fabulous driver and very knowledgeable 🙏 I would highly recommend this trip to anyone seeking the flavour of a new country”
Review of Kuala Lumpur’s 6-hour countryside tour to Batu Caves, Kanching Falls, Selayang Hot Springs, pewter workshops, batik and lunch.
“Une agréable visite en compagnie de notre chauffeur Suresh qui n’a jamais été avare d’anecdotes sur l’histoire et la culture du pays, racontant tantôt avec sérieux tantôt avec humour les différentes spécificités des lieux à visiter rendant lRead more”
Review of Sabah’s 11-hour Kinabalu Park, Poring Hot Springs and Desa Dairy Farm tour, including costs, changes, transport and practical tips.
“celý výlet velke zklamání, farma údajně zrušena, prochazka v parku jen na 10 min, za tyto peníze bych očekávala více + nas napsali ze navíc musíme zaplatit 85 rým jelikož jsme cizinci, velice neodporuji!”
Review of the Kinabalu Park and Poring Hot Spring tour from Kota Kinabalu, with itinerary, costs, tips, highlights, drawbacks, and booking advice.
“Had a fantastic time, full day of varied activities, all pretty interesting - and the guide was such a great guy! :D”
Review of the private Kundasang and Poring Hot Spring tour from Kota Kinabalu, with Kinabalu Park, local markets, costs, and practical tips.
“The whole day was very well organized! Alvin, our tour guide, provided us with excellent local food and information. I can only recommend the tour! It's a bit of a drive to the park, but this is communicated beforehand:) Thank you again for the lovely day!”
Review of the full-day Kinabalu Park and Poring Hot Spring tour from Kota Kinabalu, with transport, lunch, canopy walk, and practical tips.
“We had a fantastic day (long travelling times to and from) Flo our guide was extremely knowledgeable Flora & Fauna, we learnt so much from her both at the Botanical Gardens and during the Canopy Walk. Great at the end after our climb to tRead more”
Review of KL’s Batu Caves, hot springs, waterfalls, lighthouse, fireflies, and dinner on a nine-hour countryside tour.
“Very grateful to our private tour operator Rajin. A lovely gentleman. The car was comfortable and air conditioned as we were driven around the countryside with stories of Kuala Lumpar. Answered all questions we put to him, very knowledgeRead more”
Review of the 6-hour Batu Caves, waterfalls and hot springs tour from Port Klang, with itinerary details, value advice and practical tips.
“Our driver Kumar was absolutely lovely. He answered all of our questions and was a great driver. When he knew the hot springs were closed, he made sure we got to see things not originally included on our itinerary. The reason for the one dRead more”
Explore Kinabalu Park, Poring Hot Springs, the canopy walkway, Nabalu Market, and possible Rafflesia sightings on a full-day trip from Kota Kinabalu.
“Had a great day on the tour. Our tour guide helped me with the hike as I didn’t think I’d be able to finish. He was great and very knowledgeable about all the plants and had a lot of information that he shared. The whole tour was very good and included a lot of different spots and additional options. I really recommend this tour.”
Pick a cave, a coastline or a hawker street.
