Mount Kinabalu is located in the north - east of the island of Borneo in Sabah. It is the highest point in the country, and the highest peak between the Himalayas and New Guinea. It is named after the capital of Sabah - Kota - Kinabalu, which is located at the foot of the mountain.

  If you climb to the peak of the mountain, then you expect an impressive sight - a night view of the city from a bird's flight. Gore is revered as the abode of the souls of dead ancestors of the islanders. Nearby, on the sea, there are 25 caves, where the swallows nest. The caves were once the tombs idahanov tribe, and now here in the spring and autumn mined swallows' nests. Obtained with danger to life nest sold in Euala - Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Hong Kong, where they are preparing exotic soups.