Inbong Substation

Sunday gateway to Inobong Substation to see the Sunset setting down. Okeylah those who not so familiar with Inobong Substation, Inobong Substation located in Kampung Inobong in Penampang district approximately 32-34KM away from Kota Kinabalu city centre, probably half an hour drive from town. Its 600m above sea level and from this height, there are all-round views of Kota Kinabalu and the islands surrounding it. The sunsets viewed from here magnificent, it is beautiful indeed. Nah hari ni saya nak share cuti hujung minggu. Kali ni suami dan kawan-kawan drive naik ke Inobong Substation, Ha..Inobong Substation ni terletak di Kampung Inobong di Daerah Penampang, jauh lebih kurang 32-34KM dari Kota Kinabalu. Kalau memandu lebih kurang 30 minit jeh (Jalan kaki memang tak boleh lah ya..jauh sangat hehe). Tempat ni tinggi juga, 600m dan bila sampai kat bukit ni, Korang boleh nampak Kota Kinabalu, Pulau-Pulau, dan yang paling menarik tu nampak lah matahari terbenam. Mesti korang kata "Alah pergi duduk minum kat Sutera Harbour jeh", memang lah kat sana dekat kan tapi sebenarnya suasana sangat berbeza, sukar nak di huraikan, lebih baik kalian sendiri yang datang dan bagi pendapat sendiri.

Those who planning to drive by self, you can go to Donggongon town and from there take the road leading to the Lok Kawi Wildlife Park. On the left hand side of this road, look out for a sign that says Inobong (also in this junction you see  a Catholic church signboard here). Turn into this junction and drive straight ahead. You will pass by an abandoned old mansion, the land slide area and after the land slide area, you will see another Catholic church signboard on the left but the turning to Inobong Substation is on the right. It is a small sign and really easy to miss. Part of the road is unpaved but shouldn't be a problems going uphill until you reach to the entrance of Inobong Substation. From this point the road is going up hill and the road is only one way up and down, Extra careful because the road is steep. If you not confident on driving up the steep road, then park your car at the main entrance and slowly walk to the watching point, walking up take approximately 10-15 minutes. Kalau nak datang kat Inobong substation sendiri boleh, tiada masalah. Saya mula dari pekan Dongonggon ya. Dari Dongonggon ambil jalan yang menghala ke Lok Kawi Wildlife Park. Perhatikan papan tanda "Inobong" disitu juga ada papan tanda Gereja Katholik (Papan tanda tu terletak di sebelah kiri jalan). Bila nampak masuk simpang ni. Dari sini kena pandu perlahan, kalian akan nampak rumah besar yang terbiar, kemudian tanah runtuh (Sedang dalam proses pembaikan jalan), dan bila tamat kawasan tanah runtuh tu lagi sekali kalian nampak papan tanda Gereja Katholik sebelah kiri (Jangan masuk simpang ni ya) dari sana hanya beberapa meter ada simpang sebelah kanan, perhatikan papan tanda "Inobong" (papan tanda ni kecil, kadang-kadang kalau tak perhatikan betul-betul boleh miss). Jalan ke Inobong separuh di turap dan separuh lagi jalan batu. Bila sampai kat Inobong gate utama, bayar yuran masuk dan jika kalian tak berani memandu tempat yang curam, anda di nasihat kan untuk parking dekat dengan gate utama dan ia hanya memerlukan 10-15 minit sampai ke tempat istirehat.

If you are not driving, you can hire taxis to bring you there, make sure to negotiate with the taxi driver on prices to bring you there and return otherwise you might end up sleeping overnight without transportation back to city. I can only give a roughly price of RM70-200 return (will be depends on driver itself and depends on how you negotiate the deal with them).Jika kalian tidak memandu, boleh juga menyewa teksi untuk hantar ke sana, tapi pastikan kalian kena berunding dengan pemandu teksi harga untuk membawa kalian pergi sana dan bawa kembali ke bandar (Pulang balik) jika tidak, kalian mungkin kena tidur semalaman kerana tiada pengangkutan kembali ke bandar. Saya hanya boleh beri anggaran jak. Harga tu kira-kira harga RM70-200/ sehala atau balik (bergantung kepada pemandu itu sendiri dan bergantung kepada bagaimana anda berunding dengan mereka).

So back to our Sunday gateway, this time only 3 cars (8 Adults and 2 Little princess). We depart at approximately 4:45PM to Inobong to catch the sun setting down. Upon arrival we find our self a spot where we can watch the sun setting down. So here we are, This restaurant (no one operating this restaurant) where facing the Kota Kinabalu city, Islands and of course the fantastic view of Sunset. Aha sambung balik cerita pasal cuti hujung minggu ni, kali ni hanya 3 buah kereta jak yang pergi (ada 8 orang dewasa dan dua kanak-kanak yang comel sangat). Kami memulakan perjalanan dari bandar ke Inobong dalam pukul 4:45PM, masa sesuai lah sebab bila sampai kat Inobong, kami boleh terus melihat matahari terbenam. Bila sampai tu, kat pondok isterehat ramai sangai orang, jadi kami pergi ke restaurant area (Restaurant ni dah lama tak beroperasi). Dari sini kami boleh melihat Kota Kinabalu city, pulau dan matahari terbenam.