We stopped on our tour to Mt. Kinabulu national park. A roadside stall charging about A$10 per person to go down a rough walkway for about 200metres to see the flower. Flower was day 2 in bloom and there was 1 about day 6. Glad I payed to see this but very expensive if paying for a family group.
I really enjoy this type of tour. The centre itself is well set up and has lots of information about the RAffelesia. We had to trek a long way down the mountain through some pretty steep and slippery terrain. I didn't mind the walk, but many people would find it very hard going, especially on the way back up. No flowering RAffelesia aside, the jungle is very beautiful and our elderly guide was a really nice guy. For some people, it will be more beneficial to investigate if the RAffelesia is flowering at Poring as it is far easier to get to.
Obviously nature cannot be controlled by the authorities - a long way to go and not see one! Quite disappointing really but we went on to a centre near Poring Hot Springs where we saw several.
Always check before traveling and we did, and we saw two flowers including a rare 8 petal flower. It cost 3o Ringgat to go down the path with the guide. Wow - a must do
This was fun to see .. we spotted a notice on the roadside to tell us the flower was in bloom and it did look spectacular.
