North Borneo Express & Sunset Dinner Cruise (7 Days Tour)

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Places Visited

Kota Kinabalu, Nabalu, Poring Hot Springs, Sabah, Sandakan, Sukau Bilit, Gomantong Cave

Departure Dates

Dates are flexible and customizable for private departures.

Price

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Detailed Itinerary of 07 days Malaysia Tour is as appended below.

Day 1

Kota Kinabalu / North Borneo Cruises - Sunset Dinner Cruise

Kopivosian! Welcome to Kota Kinabalu! On arrival at Kota Kinabalu International Airport, you will be transferred to your tour hotel by our airport shuttle. The timing will be based on your flight arrival time. 

We will pick you up from your hotel. Start your tropical evening on the North Borneo Cruise at Sutera Marina Jetty. Get ready to become acquainted with the charms of Kota Kinabalu on a whole new level.

All aboard! Your evening unfolds along the sultry sun-tinged South China Sea, cruising pass the islands and water villages that dot Sabah’s west coast.

You are free to wander around the vessel. Panoramic ocean views, warmth of the setting sun and gentle sea breeze grace the upper-deck while a live band serenades the ethnic themed air-conditioned restaurant below with acoustic favorites.

Dinner will be served buffet style. Time to sink your teeth into Sabah’s most sought after culinary experience.

As the sun sets and the stars come out, Kota Kinabalu’s coastline now comes alive with dazzling city night lights. The North Borneo Cruise will glide across the Waterfront as you indulge in dessert or your next glass of wine.

Around evening 19:00 Hrs, your rendezvous at sea comes to an end. You will disembark from the cruise at the Sutera Marina Jetty and transfer back to your hotel.

What’s Included: Dinner  4* Kota Kinabalu City Hotel

Day 2

Tamparuli Town / Nabalu / Kinabalu National Park / Poring Hot Spring / Sabah Tea Garden

After breakfast, check-out from the hotel and take a leisurely drive through scenic countryside and across mountainous Crocker Range to Tamparuli Town. Visit Historical Wooden Shop houses of olden days and walk across the “Jambatan Tamparuli”, a suspension bridge which is the famous landmark in that small town to get a feel of kampong lifestyle. Thereafter, continue journey to Kinabalu National Park Headquaters, Malaysia's first World Heritage Site that offers mega bio-diversity of flora and fauna, a paradise for nature enthusiasts.

Along the way, take a brief stop at Nabalu, a place where the local natives gather to sell local produce, fruits, home grown vegetables and handicraft souvenirs. On arrival at Kinabalu Park, you will notice the drop in air temperature. Enjoy the refreshing and cooling air as you proceed for a walk along the nature trails in the Botanical Garden. Visit the Exhibition Hall and then proceed to the view point for a panoramic view of the surrounding lush landscape and Mount Kinabalu, rising majestically into the sky at 4095m, which often shrouded in mists and clouds.

After lunch, rejuvenate your body and mind at the Poring Hot Springs, a natural health spa where you can relax in open-air Japanese-style hot sulphuric water tubs set amidst a tropical rainforest setting. There are few private huts for rental, where you can enjoy your private bath. For a close look at nature, take to the 41m high Canopy Walkway which offers spectacular views of the lush Borneo Rainforest. After a relaxing soak, transfer to Sabah Tea Garden and check into your accommodation.

You will spend the night in a charming cottage set amidst the 2,408 tea estate, 700m above sea level in the rainforest foothills of Mount Kinabalu. Bask in splendid isolation as sunset hour begins to roll out right at your doorstep, with the majestic mountain as the backdrop. You are free to explore the park at leisure.

Overnight in the Sabah Tea Garden Cottage.

What’s Included:  Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner  Sabah Tea Garden Cottage.

Day 3

Sabah Tea Factory & Plantation Tour / Sandakan / Sukau Bilit

You will wake up to a misty morning ushering in views of sun-draped Mount Kinabalu. Birds chirp away while low-hanging clouds blanket the valleys. Take a walk around the tea estate or simply chill in your private balcony..

After breakfast, you will be taken on a guided tour of the plantation and factory which will shed light on delightful and interesting facts on organic pesticide-free tea cultivation, harvesting, processing, packaging, and brewing. As birds chirp away in the distance, indulge in the cool mountain breeze with surrounding rainforests beckoning your gaze.

Depart for your overland transfer to Sandakan. Journey to Sukau will pass by oil palm plantations and rustic countryside studded with villages. Arrive at Kampung Bilit, Sukau jetty. Take a short boat transfer to Sukau Bilit Rainforest Lodge. Time for orientation briefing, a welcome drink and check in. Lunch will be provided in the lodge restaurant.

In late afternoon, take a river cruise in search of endemic proboscis monkeys, different species of birds & other wildlife along the river bank. One may also catch a glimpse of a wild Orang Utan, leaf monkeys, gibbons, macaques or the newly discovered “Borneon Pgymy Elephants”. Return for hot shower and buffet dinner. After dinner, you can go for a complimentary night safari cruise where you can spot nocturnal animals, crocodiles and birds.

What’s Included:  Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner  Sukau Bilit Rainforest Lodge.

Day 4

Kinabatangan River Ox-bow Lake Cruise

Wake up to the calls of gibbons and hornbills at 6am. A morning river cruise up the Kinabatangan River Ox-Bow Lake for bird watching. Experience the wilderness of Borneo. Cruise back for late breakfast.

Free at leisure. Afternoon lunch will be served at Sukau Bilit Rainforest Lodge restaurant. At 1600hrs, take another river cruise in the late afternoon to see more wildlife along the Sukau Kinabatangan River Bank.

(You may have the option to include Jungle-Trekking at Ox-Bow Lake at an additional fee of MYR 80 per person and advance booking is required.).

What’s Included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner  Sukau Bilit Rainforest Lodge.

Day 5

Gomantong Cave / Sepilok Orang Utan Rehab / Sandakan / Kota Kinabalu

Early morning, check-out and depart for Gomantong cave located within the Gomantong forest reserve. Upon arrival, short walk on the plank walk to the cave. Explore the largest bird's nest cave in Sabah, home to millions of bats and swiflets. The nests of the swiflets are collected for the famous Chinese edible bird nest soup. Lunch in Sandakan city.

Proceed to Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre situated in the Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve for video show. Visit the Nature Education Centre and watch the video documentary show to learn about the rehabilitation of orphaned orang utan before taking a boardwalk through the lowland rainforest to view the feeding platform.

Trek ten minutes through the rainforest on wooden plank walks to witness the feeding of the orang utans at 2pm. After tour, transfer to Sandakan Airport for your flight back to Kota Kinabalu. Check in hotel.

*Flight Inclusive - Malaysia Airlines MH3094 (ETD 18:10 Hrs / ETA 19:00 Hrs) OR Airasia AK6499 (ETD 18:20 Hrs / ETA 19:10 Hrs)

What’s Included: Breakfast / Lunch  4* Kota Kinabalu City Hotel

Day 6

Meet our representative and fellow passengers for a short briefing about the tour expectations. The journey will take you to long roads surrounded by a rich spectrum of greenery and overarched by wild blue skies. Teleport back to the ancient time of Borneo through the magical display of unique ingenious architecture, simulated lives and ritualistic ceremonies.

You will be ushered in to the warmth of different homes of the ethnicities of Sabah to get acquainted with each village tribe and experience their rich culture as if they were alive! Sample Sabahan traditional delicacies from each ethnic group such as the Montoku (rice wine) and witness bamboo cooking. Have fun and enjoy the cultural show performance by the tribes before proceeding for a delectable traditional lunch.

Transfer back to your Hotel.

Free and Easy to discover charms of KK city on your own after Mari Mari Cultural Village tour.

What’s Included: Breakfast / Lunch  4* Kota Kinabalu City Hotel

Day 7

Departs Kota Kinabalu (or Extend Tour)

Sadly your tour comes to an end after breakfast. Bid farewell to Kota Kinabalu as you will be transfer to Kota Kinabalu International Airport for your flight back to your next destination. The timing will be based on your flight departure time.

What’s Included: Breakfast.

Price

Please inquire for a custom quote. The price is customized based on final hotel choices, travel dates, and other custom preferences.

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Trip Highlights

  • The main attraction at the Park is none other than the majestic Mount Kinabalu, one of the highest mountains in South East Asia standing at 4095.2 metres. Apart from traditional mountain climbing, visitors can also experience the Mountain Torq, the world’s highest and Asia’s first Via Ferrata or ‘iron road’ at 3,200m to 3,800m above sea level.
  • This was for us the best experience we had in Borneo. It really is a beautiful island and it’s just amazing to see these wonderful creatures.

Price

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