Birding & Wildlife in Mystical Borneo (8 Days Tour)

You will be whooshed straight into the countryside

After a couple of pitstops for handmade folk souvenirs and a perhaps a taste of some exotic fruits, you will arrive at Malaysia’s first ever UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kinabalu National Park. Set at 1,500m above sea level, this 754sq kilometer park features one the Tallest Mountains in all of South East Asia as its center piece, Mount Kinabalu-- rising at 4.095.2m with cloud-hugging peaks that catches breaths, enchants eyes and shades valleys below. Certainly a sight to behold from Kinabalu National Park.

Birding session around the park

What’s Included: Lunch / Dinner.

Transfer to Sandakan / Sepilok Nature Resort

After breakfast, hit the road heading to Sandakan - the second largest town in Sabah with the greatest concentration of wildlife in all of Southeast Asia.

Check-in at Sepilok Nature Resort. Free and easy for the rest of the afternoon and optional night-walk after dinner.

Overnight stay at Sepilok Nature Resort.

What’s Included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner.

Gomatong Caves / Bilit Rainforest Lodge

Day five brings you to Sabah’s most extensive cave systems, The Gomantong Caves.

Upon arrival, Gear up! A guided tour along the plank walk will unveil the intricate chamber system of Gomantong Cave, the largest bird’s nest cave in Sabah and home to millions of bats and swiflets.

About Gomantong Caves : Concealed within an enormous limestone hill, The Gomantong Cave is Sabah’s most extensive cave systems, well-renowned for bats, swiflets and scattered with prized swiflets’ nest. There are two cave complexes - Simud Hitam (Black Cave) soaring up to 90 meters high and the more accessible of the two, and Simud Putih (White Cave), where the more valuable nests are found. Simud Hitam is a five- minute walk from the registration Centre. A well-maintained boardwalk gives you easy access to do some exploring or watch the skilled harvesters at work.

Continue on an approximately 30 minute drive to one of the world’s richest ecosystems on the Lower Kinabatangan River. Arrive at Kampung Bilit, hop on a boat and cruise down the river heading to Bilit Rainforest Lodge where lunch will be served.

After settling in, the adventure continues. A wildlife river cruise awaits you for more birding action. Besides the feathered beauties, you may also be able to spot endemic Proboscis Monkeys, wild Orang Utans, leaf monkeys, gibbons and macaque, and sometimes if you are lucky, even the rare Borneo Pygmy Elephant.

Proceed for the night cruise after dinner to spot the night creatures.

Overnight at Bilit Rainforest Lodge.

What’s Included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

Borneo Rainforest Lodge Danum Valley

06:00hrs : Today you will be visiting one of the highlights of Borneo Rainforest Lodge, the Treetop Canopy Walkway, where a true sense of the expanse and beauty of the rainforest really unveils itself bare before your eyes.

The Tree Top Canopy Walkway made it to World Geography's list of World's Most Amazing Treetop Walkways, complete with multiple viewing platforms that spans 300m in length and stands at 26m at the highest point, tall enough for an unobstructed up-close view of the 130 million year old virgin jungle’s canopy that will leave you spellbound.

Proceed back to the lodge for breakfast.

09:00hrs :  Go on a short nature trail leading to the Viewpoint and back to the Lodge for lunch thereafter

15:00hrs : After lunch, continue with afternoon trek in search of more wildlife.

Dinner at the lodge.

2030hrs: Night Walk in search of nocturnal animals (subject to weather conditions).

Overnight at Borneo Rainforest Lodge

What’s Included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner.