Asian peak experience

If you want to test your friends' geography, tell them you're heading for Kota Kinabalu, Borneo's most popular tourist spot which boasts South-east Asia's tallest peak, Mt Kinabalu (4101m).

Six-night holiday packages are available from $A1099 ($1340) from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide or $A1039 from Darwin, Cairns and Perth. The packages include return economy airfares with Malaysia Airlines, airport transfers and six nights' accommodation at the hotel of your choice.

Kota Kinabalu offers trekking in the rainforest, mountaineering, whitewater rafting, scuba-diving, snorkelling and deep-sea fishing. There are many beautiful white-sand beaches.

Contact: Travel agent.