Useful Informations
How to Get There.
The Merarap Hotspring is situated in Sarawak, Malaysia. However, the easiest way to get there is through Kota Kinabalu, the capital city of Sabah, Malaysia.
From Kota Kinabalu -
By road, 99 km to Beaufort and then another 35 km to Sipitang. From Sipitang, take the trans Borneo Highway to Lawas. At KM 29, take the detour gravel road. Merarap Hotspring is 69 KM from here.
Accommodations
The Merarap Hotspring Lodge has 5 triplet rooms and 5 family rooms, all with attached bedroom.
IMPORTANT
Minimum 1 week advance reservation is necessary.
Malaysian please bring along your IC.
For Non Malaysian, please bring along your passport.
Do your reservation from Borneo Smart Traveller Services Sdn Bhd, the tour operator originated from the Interior District of Sabah.
Other Packages
Borneo Smart Traveller also provides package deal such as Long Pasia 4D3N Homestay and jungle trekking. Round trip from Kota Kinabalu, or return via the interior districts of Tenom and Keningau, or even board the only railway in Borneo Island back to Kota Kinabalu.
Tel : +6 087 822482
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Merarap Hotspring
The Hotspring In The Heart Of Borneo
 
100 KM from Sipitang Town, close to the border of Sarawak and Indonesia Kalimantan are the villages of the Borneo indigenous people, the Lundayeh. The Merarap Hotspring is situated in their area.
The gravel road is owned by the timer logging company. The so called "Jalan Mecedes" road is well maintained. This is because the logging trucks are Mecedes and are very expensive to maintain. Hence it makes sense to run them on a very smooth surface road. However, certain driving skill is needed when driving on this road because in this area, the timber truck has previlages on the road. Always follow the "Arrow" signboards and you should be safe. Big 4WD vehicle is recommended on this road.
The Hotsprings are very impressive. They are located just meters away on the steep rocky and rapid river bank. All in all about 10 of them. One even flows with a very substaintial volume. The hot water is piped very close to the resort lodge to a few man-made pools.
The Merarap Hotspring Lodge started operation in 2004. It has 10 rooms. 5 family rooms on the first floor and 5 triplet on the ground floor, all with attached bathroom. There are 5 open air pools and 3 enclosed pools. The lodge sits on the rocky river bank. You can have your coffee on the deck listening and viewing the river thundering pass barely 5 meters below.
The Resort has round the clock electrical supply. Thanks to the ingenuity of the owner, who installed a DIY micro hydro generator.
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