Getting here:
From Kota Kinabalu, the journey takes about 2 hour on the mountain road. The first main landmark you see is probably the Kinabalu Park Headquarters, which entrance is located right by the roadside. Continue further for about 10 minutes until you get to Kundasang town.

Description:
Kundasang is a real highland town without all the pretentious colonial-or-theme-park trappings as you would find in the rest of Malaysia (read; Cameron Highlands, Fraser's Hill, Genting Highlands or even Bukit Tinggi Resort).

The town can be considered a backwater, but its charms remained unperturbed by many years. The major icon of this town is a giant monument in the shape of a cabbage, signifies the town's main highland crop. The vegetable stalls on the side of the main road offer delectable and refreshing choices of fresh greens and exotic fruits.

During my tour of Mt Kinabalu and its surrounding, I started my journey very early in the morning. By 6am, I was already at the vegetable roadside stalls, watching the hectic trader's life about to take place against the dark-blue hue of the sky and the silhouette of glorious Mt Kinabalu.

By the time the sun has risen to my shoulder's height, Kundasang town and the valley turns into a mesmerizing green meadowland and rolling hills. Kundasang is located about 1,600 meter above the sea level, hence the early morning is agreeably chilly.

A good place to see the sunrise over Mt Kinabalu is at Kinabalu Pine Resort, which has a nice gazebo overlooking the mountain. Only a number of people were there to see it, hence it was far from crowded. I even had a chat with a tourist who just had climbed the mountain before and proudly shown his photographs at the Low's Peak.