Enjoy exploring the rivers and rainforests of Borneo for 5 days and 4 nights. Your adventure will start with a visit to the Sun Bear Conservation Center and Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Center. You will then take a 2.5-hour speedboat ride after lunch to an overnight stay at Sukau Rainforest Lodge for an evening wildlife cruise and dinner. Embark on a river cruise up the Kinabatangan River in the morning, followed by a nature walk. Overland journey to Lahad Datu before arriving at the award-winning Borneo Rainforest Lodge, where you can discover the canopy walkway, trek along the Coffin Trail, or even get a chance to spot some nocturnal animals!
Highlights
Visit & learn about orangutans at Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Center
Explore the Sun Bear Conservation Center and observe sun bears
Enjoy Sukau Rainforest Lodge's perfect setting for a relaxing getaway
Stroll along the Hornbill and Attenborough Boardwalks to see some wildlife
Discover Borneo Rainforest Lodge, a paradise jungle experience in Malaysia
Involves minimal physical effort and is typically associated with leisurely activities. Activities are low-intensity or last less than a few hours each day.
Your trip begins with a transfer from your Sandakan accommodation or Sandakan Airport to Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Center. On arrival, watch a brief video about the rehabilitation efforts done at the center and see orangutans happily discovering their new home. At 10 AM, get ready to observe orangutans feeding in their outdoor enclosures. You may also take a moment to watch the cheeky little ones in a secured nursery area. Then, you will proceed to Sun Bear Conservation Center, conveniently located next door, to learn more about the smallest bears on the planet. After lunch, you will board a speedboat and travel for 2.5 hours up the Kinabatangan River to Sukau Rainforest Lodge. Immediately after check-in, you will embark on an evening cruise searching Borneo's wildlife and birdlife. Back at the lodge, enjoy your dinner at Melapi Restaurant and relax overnight at Sukau Rainforest Lodge.
Note: Please make sure your flight lands in Sandakan no later than 8:00 am. It is also advised to fly in and spend one night in Sandakan or Sepilok before the tour starts if this is not possible.
Embark on a morning Kinabatangan River cruise upstream to the Kelenanap Oxbow Lake to explore more birds and wildlife. After breakfast, enjoy a nature stroll along the Hornbill Boardwalk. After lunch, you have free time to relax. Get ready to take another river cruise in the afternoon for more wildlife experiences. Overnight at the Sukau Rainforest Lodge.
Day 3: Sukau Rainforest Lodge | Lahad Datu | Borneo Rainforest Lodge
Prepare early for your journey to Danum Valley. After breakfast, you will travel for two hours overland to Lahad Datu before continuing to your next accommodation, Borneo Rainforest Lodge. In the evening, there will be a slide show and you will be guided to explore the nature trail going to the unique canopy walkway. If the weather permits, you can also go spotlighting to see some night wildlife. Spend the night in a standard room at the award-winning nature lodge, Borneo Rainforest Lodge.
Spend the entire day searching for birds and animals in the forest and walking the Coffin cliff trail, which leads to the ancient burial site. Trek to a waterfall and cool down in the rock pools. Return to your lodge for lunch. Explore more trails in the afternoon. Stay overnight at the Borneo Rainforest Lodge.
Day 5: Borneo Rainforest Lodge | Return home
1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch
Free time until you check out. Depart to Lahad Datu. Return to Kota Kinabalu by late afternoon flight.
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Initial deposit is 50%, and most travelers will call our office and pay the deposit with a credit card.
Final payment is due 70 days (10 weeks) prior to departure by bank transfer, check or credit card. All final payments by credit card may be subject to a surcharge and maximum of $20,000 charge
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Scott Trochim
4 days ago
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Susan Campo
6 days ago
The trip was not only memorable for the amount of animals we saw but also for the people and accommodations at the two camps where we stayed. Our first guide, BK, was a wealth of information about the animals, landscape and down to the plants and what they were used for. Everyday out was a learning experience with him. All the people at the camps were gracious and the food was excellent.
Our second camp in the Okavanga was just as good as the first as far as the staff, accommodations, food and animals. After our experience at the first camp we amazed that the high quality remained the same. Our guide, G, made sure we were able to enjoy every experience including a rush through the bush to witness a cheetah and an ensuing hunt that he heard over his radio.
In both camps there were enough guides out that if they saw something the other guides were informed which helped in seeing as much as possible. It was also nice that the concessions were large enough that we did not have vehicles following each other throughout the day.
Normally there is always something in a trip of this length that we think could be improved upon but this is the rare case where we cannot think of anything. From the time we left the States to when we returned it was one of the most hassle free vacations we took.
Perhaps emphasizing the use of the laundry facilities at the camps would be useful because of the luggage restrictions would be the only thing I can think of as an improvement to future clients.
Kenneth Dropek
1 week ago
Mary was so pleasant and professional. She made sure all of our questions were answered.