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- Grade I-II
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Description
Papar is located in the southern part of Kota Kinabalu, which is also an undeveloped residence for traditional ethnic Dusun. Papar River is a nice place to experience the Grade II – III rafting especially for those who loved water sports.
After gathering at lobby in the morning, tour guide will pickup you and start the trip. You can enjoy the impressive scenery of traditional Malay village along the way. After travelling for about 40 minutes, we will reach the basecamp, the place where we will have our lunch here afterward. You can prepare clothing and takes photos in the meantime, then a shuttle bus will fetch all challengers to the starting point of Papar River.
Before the rafting commence, we will go through a stone massage (roughness of hilly road) before reaching the starting point. Rafting starts right after the briefing of raft master regarding the safety procedure and how to use the facilities.
The raft master will take a break in the midway after rafting for about 40 minutes. Before continue the remaining trip, you can jump into the river to swim, or take a seat at the shore to enjoy the scenery of river bank. After rafting for 20 minutes we will reach to the ending point. Thus, the challenge of Papar River of length 13km in total has been completed.
Comparison between 3 rivers rafting:
| Tour Name | Kiulu River Rafting | Papar River Rafting | Padas River Rafting |
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Location |
Kiulu River |
Papar River |
Padas River |
| Grade | I - II | I - II | III - IV |
| Exciting (Sunny day) |  |
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| Exciting (after raining) | |
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| Children friendly |  |
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| Know more? | [ Check here ] | (This tour) | [ Check here ] |
Itinerary
* The itinerary is for reference only, it subjects to any necessary changes in accordance to local requirements.
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MORNING SESSION
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Pick up from Kota Kinabalu hotel. Take a 45 min drive south to the Papar River.
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Arrive at the ending point and change before heading to the starting point.
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After a safety briefing, strap on your helmets and life jackets and raft down 8km of Grade I/II white water. Try some body rafting or just float down the river to the ending point.
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After a quick clean up have a well deserved lunch before heading back to Kota Kinabalu.
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Estimated arrival in Kota Kinabalu.
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AFTERNOON SESSION
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Pick up from Kota Kinabalu hotel. Take a 45 min drive south to the Papar River.
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Arrive at the ending point and have a well deserved lunch before start briefing
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After a safety briefing, strap on your helmets and life jackets and raft down 8km of Grade I/II white water. Try some body rafting or just float down the river to the ending point.
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After a quick clean up heading back to Kota Kinabalu.
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Estimated arrival in Kota Kinabalu.
- Recommend to bring: sandal with strap, short and T-shirt (not white colour), swimwear, insect repellent, sun-block lotion, change of clothes, towel and raincoat.
- Korean BBQ Lunch provided is Non-Halal. For any dietary requirements such as Vegetarian and Halal lunch , please inform us in the booking.
- During raining season the rafting can be up to grade III.
- Guests must sign a liability release form prior to rafting. Guest will not be permitted to raft if he/she does not sign the liability release.
Pickup Time & Transport Fee
Pickup time below is for reference only, actual time will be sent to you upon booking is confirmed. Transport fee quoted is per person.
| Zone | Hotel | Pickup Time | Fee (MYR) |
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| A | Kota Kinabalu city North (Grandis, Hyatt, Gaya street area...) | 9:00 am | Free |
| B | Kota Kinabalu city Center (Marriott, Marina Court, Horizon, ...) | 9:00 am | Free |
| C | Kota Kinabalu city South (Sutera Harbour, KK Time Square, ...) | 9:00 am | Free |
| D | Airport area (Shangri-La Tanjung Aru, Aeropod, ...) | 9 am | Free |
| E | 1Borneo area (Tune, Grand Borneo, ...) | 8 am | 20.00 |
| F | Outskirt area (Shangri-La Rasa Ria, Nexus Karambunai, ...) | 7:30 am | 30.00 |
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