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A Taste of Sabah

Itinerary

  • Itinerary:
    Sandakan - Sepilok - Kinabatangan - Sukau - Tabin NP - Kota Kinabalu - Mount Kinabalu NP - Gaya Island
  • Duration:
    12 days / 11 nights (flexible)
  • Price:
    From £ 2,995.- per person (excluding flights)
Bustling city markets, a wealth of wildlife, lush jungles and sandy shores all await in Sabah. This itinerary covers some of the most famous highlights of East Borneo, to give you a nature-filled two weeks. Starting in Sandakan, you’ll sail down the Kinabatangan, search for orangutans in Sepilok and then hop over to Tabin Nature Reserve for jungle treks to spot monkeys high above in the canopy. Your trip will end on Gaya Island, boasting white sandy beaches, a dense jungle interior and an underwater world filled with colourful fish.
Borneo Orangutans
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Days 1-3 – Arrival in Sepilok

You’ll start your trip with a flight to Sandakan, and as you step into the airport arrivals hall you’ll see your driver carrying a sign with your name on it. He’ll take you on the 30-minute drive to your jungle hotel in Sepilok. This is the starting point for your trip to see the orangutans, you’ve got a couple of nights here to acclimatise, and if you have the energy, then get your walking shoes on and check out the surrounding jungle.

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Days 3-5 – Orangutans and jungle boats

Borneo is the land of orangutans, and the very best place to see them and learn all about them is at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre. This morning you’ll join a small group and travel to Sepilok, where a guide will answer any questions you may have about the park’s hairy inhabitants. At feeding time you’ll find yourself at a safe distance, yet incredibly close to the endearing primates. You’ll also stop in at a Sunbear Sanctuary nearby, where you can see these unique, endangered bears. After your visit to Sepilok you’ll climb into a boat and you’ll travel deeper into the jungle, where you’ll spend 2 nights in a wooden lodge on the riverbank.

No other spot in Borneo features such a wide variety of wild animals: monkeys, monitor lizards, crocodiles, sunbears, hundreds of species of tropical birds, and if you’re lucky you may even see wild pygmy elephants! During your time here you’ll have the opportunity to go on morning and evening boat cruises, where a local guide will help you spot whichever amazing creatures happen to be about. You’ll sleep with the sounds of the jungle all around you, before heading back along the river to Sandakan, where you’ll arrive around lunchtime/early afternoon.

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A Taste of Sabah

Accommodation

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