Kinabalu Park

Start from hotel in Kota Kinabalu at 0730am, drive to the park which take 2 hours journey. Make few stop along the way for photo stop (if weather permitting) and also stopping at the Nabalu Market for toilet and souvenir shopping. Then proceed to Kinabalu Park and visit the exhibition hall for little bit info before visiting the rest.
Join the guided walk conducted by the park ranger at the Mountain Botanical garden, where visitors can see some rare collection of orchid, medicinal plant and a rare pitcher plant (1 hour). After lunch watch a video show at the visitor center then back to hotel.

A combine tour of Kinabalu Park and Poring Hotspring can also be arrange but this tour will be a little bit rush due to limited time available for day trip. At the Hotspring, usually visitor will experience the canopy walkway and also the hotspring bath(time permitting).

Backpackers

To get to Kinabalu park, travelers can get a bus that going to Sandakan or Tawau that depart from Kota Kinabalu. Make sure to tell the bus conductor to stop the bus when arrived at the park. Fare around rm10-15.
There are hostel inside the park and also few low budget lodges can be found around outside of the park.