Mount Kinabalu News & Updates

02 Mar 2021

Sabah Parks' Latest Covid-19 SOP guidelines for Mount Kinabalu Climbers: Effective 05 March 2021

02 Mar 2021

Mount Kinabalu will once again reopen for climbing activities from 5th March 2021 onwards!

The announcement made by Sabah Parks TTS (Board of Trustees) on 1st March states climbing activities will be allowed to resume following a new set of strict SOP guidelines set by the Malaysian government.

18 Feb 2021

In accordance with the "Conditional Movement Control Order" issued by the Malaysian Government to curb the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases across Sabah, Kinabalu National Park and Mount Kinabalu Climb Operations will be temporarily closed until 4 March 2021.

We are contacting our guests whose tours are impacted during this tour suspension period to offer suitable alternatives for their travel plans. For those who have made bookings with us on the above-mentioned dates, you may reschedule your tour to a new date before 31 December 2021. We urge our valued guests whose trips are impacted to hold off from calling or contacting us unless your climbing dates are within 48 hours due to possible waiting time.

20 Jan 2021

Car Park Outside Kinabalu National Park Collapses From Landslide

A large section of the roadside public car park located at the entrance to Kinabalu National Park has collapsed due to a major landslide from recent heavy rain.

Signs of cracks and damage had been noticed as early as last week by witnesses and was sectioned off by Sabah Parks with danger warnings. Worsened by consecutive days of heavy rainfall, the car park began to give way during the night, and the full extent of the damage was discovered early this morning; authorities were alerted at to the scene at 7:15 am.

12 Jan 2021

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF CLIMBING TOURS from 13 JANUARY - 26 JANUARY 2021

In accordance with the "Movement Control Order" issued by the Malaysian Government to curb the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases across Sabah, Kinabalu National Park and Mount Kinabalu Climb Operations will be temporarily closed until 26 January 2021.

We are contacting our guests whose tours are impacted during this tour suspension period to offer suitable alternatives for their travel plans. For those who have made bookings with us on the above-mentioned dates, you may reschedule your tour to a new date before 31 December 2021. We urge our valued guests whose trips are impacted to hold off from calling or contacting us unless your climbing dates are within 48 hours due to possible waiting time.

10 Dec 2020

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Reopening of Mount Kinabalu From 7th December 2020 Onwards

Mount Kinabalu has now officially reopened with the resumption of climbing activities as of 7th December 2020! It was first announced on 2nd December by Sabah state Covid-19 spokesman Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun that Mount Kinabalu would be open to visitors along with other national parks across the state.

Following this announcement, a number of new standard operating procedures (SOPs) from the Health Ministry, National Security Council are being rolled out to ensure the safety of climbers climbing post-CMCO. For instance, visitors who are 12 years and below, as well as 60 years and above, are not allowed to climb Mount Kinabalu at this time until further notice. While they can enter Kinabalu National Park, they are not encouraged to do so.

03 Dec 2020

'Monolob' Ceremony Performed For 20th Anniversary of World Heritage Site

A ‘Monolob’ ritual was performed yesterday morning at the entrance to the climbing trail, Timpohon gate, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Mount Kinabalu’s World Heritage Site status.

The traditional Kadazandusun ritual is held each year as part of an annual ceremony to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all who visit Kinabalu Park. This year’s ceremony coincided with the 20th anniversary event and was broadcast online as a webinar on Sabah Parks’ Facebook page to allow local and indigenous groups to bear witness.

09 Nov 2020

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF CLIMBING TOURS

In accordance to "Conditional Movement Control Order" issued by the Malaysian Government to curb the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases across Sabah, Kinabalu National Park and Mount Kinabalu Climb Operations will be temporarily closed until 6 December 2020.

We are contacting our guests whose tours are impacted during this tour suspension period to offer suitable alternatives for their travel plans. We urge our valued guests whose trips are impacted to hold off from calling or contacting us unless your climbing dates are within 48 hours due to possible waiting time.

25 Sep 2020

Kinabalu Park Temporarily Closed For Two Weeks After Climber Tests Positive For COVID-19

Kinabalu Park is closed for climbers and visitors after a Mount Kinabalu climber tested positive for COVID-19 following close contact with another patient.

According to the statement by the Board of Trustees of Sabah Parks (LPATTS), the park is closed for two weeks starting 25 September until 8 October.

24 Sep 2020

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF CLIMBING TOURS from 25 SEPTEMBER - 8 OCTOBER 2020

Given the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases across Sabah’s East Coast areas, Kinabalu National Park and Mount Kinabalu Climb Operations will be temporarily closed from 25 September 2020 to 8 October 2020 for sanitation purposes.

We are contacting our guests whose tours are impacted during this tour suspension period to offer suitable alternatives for their travel plans. We urge our valued guests whose trips are impacted to hold off from calling or contacting us unless your climbing dates are within 48 hours due to possible waiting time.

16 Sep 2020

Summit Closure Dates for 2020
- September 16

07 Jul 2020

After months of the Movement Control Order (MCO), Sabah is slowly reopening businesses around the state as we try to recover from COVID-19 and practice the new norm.