The Agricultural Park, Tenom

I came to dis place twice already, and there is not that much change in dis place, it is stil the same. The distance from Kota Kinabalu to Tenom is approximately 3 hours depends on the route taken because ther is 2 route dat we can follow, 1 is from Tambunan and 1 is from Papar. The route dat i suggested is from Papar bcuz the time to reach Tenom can be shorter (2 hours but depends oso), but  a profesional driver is recommended bcuz of the condition of the road.The park is famous for its orchid actually, so for the orchird lover, dis is the rite place for u..The entrance fee for dis park is RM10 and for student is RM7.

 

Dis is the ticket for entrance

Below is the park map dat i got from http://www.sabah.net.my/agripark

1.   Ornamental Gardens 2.   Camping Island 3.   Adventure Island 4.   Lake Melalap 5.   Bird Island 6.   Padas Island 7.   Lake Sapong 8.   Animal Park 9.   Tropical Flowering Garden 10. Lake Rundum 11. Mangosteen Orchard 12. Stream Garden 13. Living Museum of Crop Plants 14. Tropical Rainforest Plot 15. Pegalan Island 16. Fruit Orchard 17. Rambutan Orchard 18. Evolution and Plant Adaptation Garden 19. Model Gardens 20. Hybrid Orchid Garden 21. Native Orchid Centre 22. Bee Centre, Agriculture & Agro       forestry Project INDEX

Trail 1

Trail 2

Trail 3

Trail 4

Trail 5

	Arrival Hall (Entrance, Ticketing office and Souvenir shop)
	Admin Office		Exhibition Hall		Surau
	Information Centre		Native Orchids Information Centre		Hostels
	Info Kiosk		Boating Jetty		Toilets
	Car Park		Restaurant

As we can from  the map dat the park is really2xxx big wit a lot of attractions to visit, and for me a day in the park will not be enough as we need to be ther for at least 2 days . For me i just have half a day to tour the park as i arrive ther late. But not to worry guys, u don`t have to walk to each park because ther are 2 ways to tour each of the park, first is by 'Train'..haha not the exact train with the rainway, it`s only the small bus tour similar to the train shape.

The train is a free transportation..weee

The train looks fun, but i prefer to ride the bike even it is chargeable ( RM3 for 1st hour then RM1 for each hour) becuz the train hv schedule, each passenger hv to limit their timing to visit the park, and for me im the kinda of person who takes time to snap a great photo so i rather ride my own bike as i dun`t like rushin. Furthermore it is more fun but for weehuuu...

It`s fun even i felt down once bcz of the bike suddenly bcum unbalanced..(act it`s my B fault..humpp!)

The first park dat i want to visit is the animal park, but unfortunately the park is closed for some renovation so feelin upset we thru the nxt park which are the native orchid centre, ther r alot type of orchid here wit various color. ( it is advice to come during the month of orchid bcuz all the orhid will be blooming and the view is much more beautiful)

we come at the wrong season so many of the orchid stil in dis condition..huhu

ridin thru the next park is the The Agro-forestry ther are basically eight projects where visitors can get to see and learn about Agro-forestry. They are the Bamboo Garden, Palm Garden, Ginger collection, Rattan Plot, Medicinal Trees Plot, Native Fruit Plot, Man Made Forest and the Recreational Forest. 

some of the furniture dat they made from bamboo

huge tree, see how small is my b..hahha

all the facilities here is made from the nature, creative rite

for us, we din venture into the Bee Centre because the timing is out..so here is some info i taken from the net for all of u to view:

The Bee Centre is located at about 2.5 km from the Park HQ area, set in a 4 ha. (10 acres) site, arranged with Beehives around an English style Herbaceous Border Garden utilizing Tropical plants

The Centre is recognized as being one of the best Bee Research Centre internationally and has attracted researches from Europe. It has four species out of the nine bee species recorded in the world. Sabah alone has five species. You may have the chance to

get close as a foot to a live hive of honey bees without fear of being stung. You may even get a chance to see how honey is being extracted from the honeycomb. You also get to see what a modern beehive looks like compared to a native beehive called a ‘gelodog’. You need to make an arrangement with the Park’s Management prior to your visit.

Next step is the Evolution garden wher we can all types of plant evolvement whic occured 4.5 millions ago.

There is also a model of Dinosaur, ‘feeding’ on plants that had evolved some 60-120 million years ago.

Next we move to the The ornamental Garden wher the Park version of a nature’s paradise. It consists of 21 gardens, which are harmoniously blended and beautifully landscaped in various garden settings.Dis place is really beautiful and it is the perfect place to capture great shots.

beautiful place

the pond is covered wit alga i guess

maybe of the weather to hot dat cause the plant to looks like dis.

The place whic is the must visit is The Lake Sapong wher the garden is planted with aquatic plants, which adorn the banks and the surrounding water surfaces.

The Lake Sapong

The Giant Water lily (Victoria amazonica) with it’s broad leaf, which can carry an object up to 30 kg of weight..woohoo..unlucky for me bcuz i weight more than dat..haha..

 Ther is oso 1 more lake whic is the Lake Rundum, here some info bout it... This lake is a showcase of nature-based activities such as fishing and picnicking. The lake is filled with fish of endemic to this region like Tilapia, Grass and Common Carp, Patin, Toman, Kalui, Lampam Jawa to name a few. For reasonable fee one can try their fishing skill and your name could be on the park’s record for the biggest ever caught. But we din go fishing becuz the hot weather, the charges for boat is RM5, fishing permit is RM2 and for each fish dat caught and taken is RM8 per kilos..

If you din hv enough time to venture the park you all can camp here for only RM10 per person and its include the camping gear. The park here is so hot and i recommend you guys to puts some high SPF if you din want to get sun burn.hehe...Anyways, happy tourin the park guys..