Places of Interest

Tourism Coordinator at Long Pasia: Encik Nooh Bin Dawa (King of the Jungle)
For further information, please write to longpasia@gmail.com 

LONG PASIA HOMESTAY AND EXPLORATION
1. Long Pasia Homestay
2. Lundayeh Cultural Performance

Culture, Historical Site & Nature Package
3. Taman Kerangas Long Pasia ( Day Trip )

4. Air Terjun Pulau ( Day Trip )
*River trip in traditional long boat
*Pulau Waterfall

5. Long Pinasat Area ( Day Trip )
*Pinasat River Trip in traditional long boat
*Crocodile mound by soil
*Historical Stone Monument

6. Reberuh Mekusul ( Day Trip )
*Crocodile mound by soil
*Serpent mound by soil
*Gong mound by soil
*Snake mound by soil
*Camping Area

Adventure Package : Recomended 4D3N Trip 

7. Maga Waterfall Exploration
*Burial Site Upai Semaring’s Child
*Dining Site Upai Semaring
*Bamboo Stems of Upai Semaring
*Rock Shelter of Upai Semaring
*Bat Cave of Upai Semaring
*Upai Semaring Footprint
*Maga Waterfalls
*Maga Campsite
*Kerangas Orchid Garden

8. Senipung Hill Exploration
*Senipung Lake
*Senipung Lookout Point
*Kerangas Nepenthes / Pitcher Plants
*Rekong Waterfalls
*Senipung Campsite

9. Ulu Padas : Matang River Trip Exploration
*River trip in traditional long boat
*Crocodile Mound
*Historical Stone Monument
*Burial Site ( Tang Peu Long Midang )
*Carved Rock of Upai Semaring (Batu Narit)
*Kerangas Forest
*Camp Yang Ape / Prince Henrik Camp

Cultural Performance

Lundayeh Cultural Performance

Lundayeh Ethnic Tribe celebrating National Day at Long Pasia Village
Photos taken on 31 August 2006

Taman Kerangas

The Long Pasia Kerangas Conservation Area is a small conservation area that has been established on a patch of kerangas forest. This rare forest type which grows on white sandy soils is amazingly rich in and is famed for its variety of orchids, rhododendrons and pitcher plants. One of the things that makes kerangas or heath forests so significant for conservation is the range of species concentrated within these small areas. Also because certain species have adapted over time to the unique environmental conditions of each kerangas patch, some species may be restricted entirely to a single area. For example, at least two of the orchid species found in Taman Kerangas Long Pasia are endemic to this patch of forest. One species of orchid, the spectacular Bulbophyllum virescens is known only from the Ulu Tomani area aside from Ulu Padas. This site has since been degraded by logging activities. This suggests that Ulu Padas may serve as a refuge from many more plant species that are disappearing from other parts of Sabah.

Source : WWFM in the Local Environmental News

 

The Hidden Lake

About 40 minutes walk uphill from the Senipung Hill resting hut, there is a highland lake that is now known as Senipung Lake. According to legend, this lake which is located at about 4,500 feet above mean sea level with an area of not more than 2 acres was formerly known as Binaka Lake (Takung Binaka). A strange creature is believed to have lived in this mysterious lake and is feared by the villagers of Ulu Padas. The Legends said that this lake disappeared for four generations. No one managed to find it until in 1997. After the incidence, the lake was renamed as Keluyung Lake (Takung Keluyung) and until today no one knows the meaning.

Now, this lake is considered a mystery lake and is renamed as Senipung Lake (Takung Senipung) by the local villagers. Fish were no longer found in the lake. The water is so clear, fresh and smellest. Visitors are adviced to use guided tours if they want to take a refreshing bath in the lake.

More stories about this hidden lake in the book…… 

Upai Semaring

About one thousand years ago, the name Upai Semaring was very famous and was acknowledged by the ethnic Lundayeh community as a warrior and a hero. Possessing extraordinary abilities he had a very huge body that resembled the people of the olden days. Upai Semaring was believed to have secluded himself at Kuala Maga from around 1940 to 1950 and left several marks there. Among the marks were :-

Batu Angan (Upai Semaring’s cooking stones)

Tanem  (burial site of Upai Semaring’s child)

Long Tetiran or Perupun Bulu (Upai Semaring’s bamboo stems)

Teng (dining site of Upai Semaring)

Lepo Batu (Upai Semaring’s rock shelter)

Lubang Batu Kekelit (Upai Semaring’s bat cave)

Lengayan (Upai Semaring’s footprint)

Book 2007

Long Pasia : The Legends

Our utmost congratulations and thanks to all contributors in the completion of this book.

This book describes the legends of Taman Maga, Maga Nature Garden, Reberuh Mekusul, Senipung Lake and Senipung Hill including a brief history of Upai Semaring in Bahasa Malaysia and English.

It is hoped that the publication of this book will encourage more visitors to come to Long Pasia. Together, let us support and contribute towards protecting the Lundayeh people’s cultural heritage and the beautiful natural forest surrounding these areas for future generations.

For sale at Long Pasia Homestay. Please contact Encik Nooh Bin Dawa at 087740016 or write to longpasia@gmail.com

The sales of the book is for the tourism development in Long Pasia.

Front & back cover of the book

Book 2005

The Lundayeh of Long Pasia and Long Mio

This book describes the Myth and Legends in Long Pasia and Long Mio in English, Lundayeh and Bahasa Malaysia Languages. It is also for sale at Borneo Books Store located at Wisma Merdeka, Kota Kinabalu and Sabah Society. The sales of the book will go to tourism development in Ulu Padas.

Front & back cover of the book

Rekong Waterfall

Another attraction at Senipung Hill is the Rekong Waterfall (Ruab Rekong). This waterfall was named according to the river that created this waterfall, the Rekong River. This impressive waterfall is about three storeys high and it takes between 40 to 50 minutes’ walk from the resting hut at Senipung Hill to reach the base of the waterfall.

Homestay

The Homestay Programme was first launched in Malaysia by the Federal Ministry of Tourism in 1995 and is being coordinated and established under the Sabah Ministry of Tourism, Environment, Science and Technology since year 2000.

Sabah is home to more that 33 ethnic groups living in different parts of Sabah. Each district will be offering their own unique culture, beliefs and way of life. Hence visitors would be experiencing a different lifestyle in each of the Homestays that they stay. For example in the Long Pasia Homestay, the ethnic group there are the Lundayehs.

Long Pasia has a homestay programme and the locals will bid you welcome into their home. They will serve you refreshments and traditional meals. By staying with your host family, you will not only get a “home-away-from-home” feeling, but will also have an opportunity to participate in a unique inter-cultural experience that you just can’t get from staying in hotels or dorms. The Lundayeh are a Christian community. They have their own traditional costumes and head dress.

The Long Pasia Homestay rates are about RM35 per person / per night, inclusive of traditional Lundayeh meals. There are 13 listed homestay in Long Pasia village :-

1. Mudin Homestay
2. Samuel Selutan Homestay
3. Lalung Homestay
4. Henry Upai Homestay
5. Purr Homestay
6. Pangiran Homestay
7. Wati Homestay
8. Darukas Homestay
9. Balang Homestay
10. Sigal Homestay
11. Buas Homestay
12. Nooh Homestay
13. Sakai Homestay

Long Pasia Homestay can be contacted as stated below :-

Long Pasia Homestay Coordinator : Sigar Baru
Telephone : 087 740016 (Kg Library) or 013 5488778 (Aidah Sigar)
Email : mitorie15@yahoo.com or hiddenlake_ira@hotmail.com

Senipung Hill

View of Senipung Hill from Long Pasia Homestay

Senipung Hill is also known as Bukit Rimau or Pegkung Senipung in Lundayeh language. It is a tourist destination located between Long Pasia Village and Long Mio Village. Just like other hills, this hill with a height of 6,260 feet has its unique attractions. The main attraction is the attractive scenery of the lush green forest especially the changes in flora as one moves uphill. In addition, there are large numbers of rare orchids and various subspecies of pitcher plants twinning on the trees at the peak of this hill. The breathtaking view of Long Pasia Village and Long Mio Village with their backdrop of the highest mountain in that area, Mount Muruk Mio at 6,835 feet, makes this hill popular. Several heritage sites are found along the trail to the peak.

View from Peak of Senipung Hill – Long Pasia & Long Mio Village

Senipung Hill – Jungle Trail

Senipung Campsite

Wild Flowers & Pitcher Plants in Senipung Hill