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The mystical flower Rafflesia/How can I see it?

#CommentCircle I've always known about and admired Rafflesia in anime and games, but I never thought I'd be able to see it, and I was surprised that I was able to go! 😳✨ The way to get there is simple: ① Take a direct flight from Japan to Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia, Borneo)✈️ ② Book a local tour including Kinabalu Park on Trip.com ③ Just tell us when you book that you want to see Rafflesia! Whether it's blooming or not depends on the timing (it's called a phantom flower!), but I was able to see a blooming specimen 🌺✨ The local guide checked the flowering information from the day before to the day, and guided me to the place where the Rafflesia was blooming during the tour 🙌 I thought, "I want to see it, but I don't know how to get there..." so I used a tour on Trip.com, and I was surprised that I was able to get there easily! →I wasn't sure if it contained rafflesia, so I used trip.com to inquire 😌 Thank you for the polite and smooth service! --- 🇬🇧 [Trip.com English Comment Sample] Rafflesia—the "phantom flower"—was easier to see than I expected! I never thought I’d actually get to see a Rafflesia bloom… But with Trip.com, it turned out to be easier than I imagined! Here’s how I did it: 1️⃣ Fly to Kota Kinabalu (direct from Japan!) 2️⃣ Book a local tour that includes Kinabalu Park via Trip.com 3️⃣ Be sure to mention you’d like to see the Rafflesia when booking Rafflesia is known as a “phantom flower” for a reason—it only blooms briefly and unpredictably. But I was lucky: the guide contacted locals and took me to a spot where one was blooming 🌺✨ If you’ve ever dreamed of seeing it, this is a surprisingly doable way! Trip.com made the process smooth and stress-free. #Rafflesia #Phantom Flower #I want to see Rafflesia #Borneo #Kinabalu Park #Malaysia Trip #Kota Kinabalu #Travel with Tripcom #Breathtaking Views #Unusual Experience #In the Great Outdoors #Rafflesia #BorneoTravel #KotaKinabalu #BucketListTrip #HiddenGems #TravelWithTripcom #NatureLovers #WildflowerAdventure
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Posted: Jul 11, 2025
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