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7 Days / 6 Nights Wildlife of Borneo Kinabalu Park / Poring Canopy Walk / Gomantong Caves / Kinabatangan River / Libaran Island / Turtle Island / Sepilok Orang Utan Centre Departure: 0845 hrs (BKI Hotels), 0830 hrs (STAR), 0800 hrs (RRR/NEX)
Price: RM 3945 per person (Min. 2 paxs) ** The rate above is subject to 10% service charge and 4.5% credit card e-commerce charge. Itinerary Day 01 Kota Kinabalu / Kinabalu National Park Depart Kota Kinabalu and travel 2 hours along the ridges of the Crocker Range to Kinabalu Park. Enjoy superb mountain views as you travel to the Park at 1524 meters. Explore one of the many trails that lead through tropical Montane Oak and Chestnut Forest. Kinabalu is botanist's paradise with over a thousand species of orchids, numerous different rhododendrons and pitcher plants. The bird life is equally fascinating with most species being montane, including a number of endemics. Stay overnight at Wildlife Mountain Lodge. (Lunch/dinner included)
Day 02 Poring Hot Springs /
Kinabalu National Park
Day 03 Gomantong Cave / Sukau / Kinabatangan River Drive overland easterly to the district of Sandakan. The drive will take 4 hours passing through scenic countrysides. Visit the Gomantong Caves where the bizarre edible bird's nest are harvested as they been for hundreds of years. The caves are also home to more than a million bats. The birdlife around the cave is particularly rich, with crested serpent eagles, kingfishers, asian fairy bluebirds and leaf birds often sighted. Continue the journey to the village of Sukau at the Kinabatangan River where the greatest concentration of wildlife in Malaysia and possibly all of Borneo, can be found. Stay overnight at the riverside traditional style Sukau River Lodge. (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner included) Boat trips for the day at the river to view numerous species of wildlife such as orang utans, macaques, red and silver leaf monkeys, elephants, hornbills, crocodiles, civet cats, otters and the most famous creature: the proboscis monkeys. Found only in Borneo, the male of this species has a large pendulous nose, fat belly, thick white tail and webbed feet. The bird life includes egret, kingfisher, oriental darter, bee-eater, hornbill and many more. Stay overnight at Sukau River Lodge. (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner included)
Day 05 Libaran
Island
Drive 2½ hours to
the district of Sandakan before taking an hour boat ride to
Libaran Island. Enjoy the tropical shoreline vegetation with
numerous species of wildlife.
Glass bottom boat cruise or
snorkel at the nearby marine islands to see colourful corals
and fishes of the Sulu Sea. In the afternoon, walk to the
nearby village and observe life in a fisherman’s village.
Overnight Libaran Island Lodge.
(Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner included)
Day 06 Selingan Turtle Island
Boat ride to the
nearby Selingan Island where the most important turtle
breeding Marine Park is found in all of South East Asia. It is
a rare experience to watch the huge green turtles lumber
ashore every night, dig a hole with their flippers and lay
around 100 eggs. The rangers will transfer these eggs to a
hatchery for incubation for 50-60 days before hatchlings
breakout of their shells and scramble up through the sand and
make their way to the sea. Only 3% are likely to survive due
to disease and depredation. If females do survive, they will
return in 20 years or so to the very beach where they
themselves were hatched to repeat the cycle. Stay overnight at
Selingan Island Chalet. (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner included)
Day 07 Sepilok Orang Utan Centre/Sandakan Airport
Boat transfer back
to Sandakan mainland and take a short drive to the famous
Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre. Founded in 1964 the
Centre helps once captive orang utans learn to climb and fend
for themselves in the wild with the hope that one day they may
return to the forest. The semi-wild orang utans may return to
the platform provided by the Centre for milk and bananas twice
a day during the process of returning to the forest. Visitors
will get a close up view of these orang utans and have the
chance to photograph them at close range. Transfer to Sandakan
airport for an afternoon flight to Kota Kinabalu for onward
flight home. (Breakfast/lunch included)
What to bring: Raincoat, insect repellent, sun lotion, swimwear, towel, drinking water, good torch, toiletries and items of personal use. Use good walking shoes. Comfortable cotton T-shirt with long or short pant recommended.
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