My Written Characters: White Water Rafting @ Kiulu River, Sabah

I would say that the water rafting at Kiulu River is a tame and joyful one. It is great for beginners. If you're on a family trip, this would be the best as both elderly and kids may join and share the fun. It is not so extreme as that in Padas River with its grade I-II rapids along the river.

Kiulu River is rather near to Kota Kinabalu. An hour-ride on car could get you there. The pricing is around RM70. You may get a lower rate if you're in a bigger group.

We were in a big group though - another fun outing of a group of coursemates. For me, it was not very thrilling but it was truly fun time spent with the awesome people out there!

After a safety briefing, we suited up our life jacket and helmets, and then get set!

I love the clear white water. Due to this reason, I was willing to be capsized as frequent as we could. The first time was kind of unexpected. The whole raft just got inverted after we knocked on a large rock. Everyone were falling down from the 'seats'. I was sitting at the behind and unfortunately, someone fell down on me. Arghh~ Okay, it was fun though, especially when you know that it was really safe in the water. The water level was not deep and you actually can swim down all the way. After which, I urged the falls and it was getting more exciting! This compensated some sort of disappointment on the not-so-extreme rapids =D

The very last part of the rafting activity was body-rafting! Wow! The moment when you comfortably floating on the clear water, you looked into the blue sky, and the moment when you got rushed by the small rapids, IT WAS SO FUN!!!

Too many photos captured during the rafting. Here's just few of them.

Bersungguh-sungguh kayak series..