Swim or tube in the Sungai Mulau River direct from the campsite, or up the ante with white-water adventures and make for Water Rafting Point Pukak (25 minutes’ drive, suitable for all levels of experience) on the Kiulu River. If watersports are not for you, grab a pair of stout boots and head into the mist-shrouded hills and past waterfalls on the Bukit Nomburungui Trail (25 minutes). Take the kids for a whizz down quiet forest tracks from Borneo Quad Biking (half an hour), or pack a picnic and drive up to Eko Pelancongan Masakat View (35 minutes), where there’s also a colourful ethnic market for picking up souvenirs. For a longer day out, head for Kinabalu Park, where you can follow way-marked trails in the lush Taman Botani gardens, admire the mountain scenery from the Kiau Gap View Monument and stroll up to Timpohon Gate (all roughly an hour and a half), gateway for climbs up Mount Kinabalu – one best left for the experts only.