Private 10 Days Malaysia Borneo Wildlife Tour with Beach

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Kota Kinabalu Airport Pick-up, Brief City Tour
1 stop
1
Upon landing in Kota Kinabalu, you will see your friendly driver guide welcoming you with a big smile, and he or she will escort you to the hotel downtown. If early, the driver guide will offer a brief city tour by driving past Sabah State Mosque, Tun Mustapha Tower, and the Kota Kinabalu City Mosque. You can ask for stops at any time to photograph.
8 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Kinabalu National Park: Rainforest Hiking, Canopy Walking
1 stop
2
This morning, the driver guide will take you to Kinabalu National Park, Malaysia’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site. The park guide will accompany you on a hike all day. Kinabalu National Park, where Mount Kinabalu, Malaysia’s highest mountain, is located, has more than 4,500 species of flora and fauna thanks to its various tropical climates. Follow the park guide to walk on the canopy walkway to experience the excitement of crossing treetops. You may be a little afraid of heights when you first step on the walkway, but you will quickly forget about it because the surrounding forested mountainous landscape is so wonderful to mesmerize you. The guide will help you find squirrels, tree shrews, orangutans, and Borneo gibbons living in the trees. Don’t feel unfortunate if the canopy walkway is closed due to heavy rain, and we will visit the tropical garden to see the Rafflesia instead. After the hiking tour, your driver guide will transfer you back to the hotel.
5 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Kota Kinabalu – Sandakan – Sepilok Jungle Resort
1 stop
3
After breakfast, you will be escorted to Kota Kinabalu International Airport and fly to Sandakan for about 45 minutes. On arrival, a driver based there will pick you up and drive you for around half an hour to the hotel in Sepilok Jungle Resort. Although just a tiny village in Borneo, Sepilok is a conservation area for most of Borneo’s endangered species, so you will mainly visit wildlife conservation centers and explore the rainforest here.
5 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Sepilok: Visit Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve; Boat Ride to Sukau Village
3 stops
4
In the morning, we will drive to Sepilok to explore Hutan Simpan Kabili Forest, where you have opportunity to see the cute Orangutan. Then, hike through the tropical lowland dipterocarp forest of Borneo and you may see the Sun Bear.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
5
Say goodbye to sun bears, and you'll then embark on a 1-hour boat ride to the Lower Kinabatangan River Sanctuary. As the longest river in Borneo, surrounded by untouched verdant rainforests, the Kinabatangan River is a paradise for many rare creatures. Along the river, you will meet some primitive tribes scattered on the bank with unique traditional houses.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
6
Set off again by another boat to Sukau Village, the filming location of the oriental pied hornbill segment in BBC’s nature documentary Planet Earth III. Upon arrival, check into an eco-friendly riverside lodge, which uses solar power generation, energy-saving light bulbs, and filtered rainwater as much as possible. Later in the afternoon, follow the local guide to embark on a Menanggul River Cruise to track the famous Borneo BIG 5: orangutan, proboscis monkey, estuarine crocodile, rhinoceros hornbill, and pygmy elephant, among which the most noteworthy is the pygmy elephant. It would be a great fortune if you could see them drinking water or crossing the river.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Sukau Village: Morning Boat Trip, Wildlife Spotting on Kinabatangan River Cruise
2 stops
7
Waking up to hornbill chirping and gibbons’ chatter in the early morning, when they are most active, take a boat trip to Ox-Bow Lake to track infrequent birds and animals. Sitting on the boat, keep your eyes following the guide’s point, and he or she will give you a detailed introduction to each bird species that fly by. Such a wildlife-spotting safari in the early morning is genuinely refreshing. Afterward, return for breakfast, cozying to the natural air and listening to the birdsong. The rest of the morning until lunch is your free time; you can take some classes about ecotourism and wildlife at the hotel. If you are into wildlife photography, you might as well walk on the plank road behind the hotel, where you can see various birds and may even encounter orangutans.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
8
Kinabatangan River
In the afternoon, you can take a cruise to look for wild animals along the Kinabatangan River, mainly primates, such as proboscis monkey, a common star species here. They like to forage and play in the trees near the river bank in the early morning and evening. You might find them swinging among the treetops from a distance.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 6
Sukau Village – Lahad Datu – Danum Valley: Rainforest Canopy Walking, Night Wildlife Spotting
1 stop
9
Today, leave Sukau Village and move on to the next destination. We will first drive to Lahad Datu for around two hours, take a short break, and then drive for another two hours to Danum Valley, an isolated world with exciting adventures. ★ Exclusive Canopy Walking Experience: After checking in, attend the hotel’s lecture to learn about Danum Valley’s history, current situation, and tourism regulations. Then, follow the local professional guide who knows the valley inside out to embark on an adventure. The showstopper of your rainforest hiking is strolling on the majestic 360-meter-long (395 yards) and approximately 28-meter-high (92 feet) canopy walkway - available only for guests of our well-picked hotel - hanging over the tree tops, allowing you to have a bird-eye view of the entire mysterious jungle and observe the vibrant wildlife up close without being hurt by hidden dangers deep into the dense vegetation.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 7
Danum Valley: Hiking to Dusun Burial Site & View Point, Night Wildlife Spotting
1 stop
10
Today, we will go trekking in Danum Valley. With about a four-to-five-kilometer walk in front of us, prepare enough drinking water and snacks such as chocolate to replenish energy quickly. Setting out from the hotel, we’ll follow the hiking trail through the forest and grassland, passing various wild animals, plants, and aboriginal cultural relics along the way. Arriving at the Kadazan-Dusun Burial Site, we will see hanging coffins that nature had eroded on the cliffs, with occasional glimpses of human bones covered by green moss, telling the history of the largest ethnic tribe in Sabah hundreds of years ago. Continue to the viewing platform 300 meters (985 feet) above sea level, overlooking Danum Valley’s unique terrain with massifs and rivers. The mist-wreathed forest, accompanied by the symphony of birdsong, lets you immerse yourself in the rainforest’s charm. After returning to the hotel, take a break and have dinner.
5 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 8
Danum Valley – Lahad Datu – Kota Kinabalu – Dalit Beach
1 stop
11
This morning, you'll be escorted to Lahad Datu Airport by car for two hours. Here, take a one-hour flight to Kota Kinabalu. After landing, a local driver will transfer you to the hotel near Dalit Beach, where you will stay for two leisurely nights to relieve the fatigue of rainforest trekking. The hotel we booked for you has luxurious five-star amenities, such as quality room service, restaurants, and swimming pools with free pool parties at night. You can unwind on its quiet, private beach or explore the surrounding Rasa Ria Reserve. This hotel has also won the ASEAN Green Hotel Standard Award for advocating green energy and using green products. We hope you enjoy and relax here fully!
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 9
Free Day on Dalit Beach
1 stop
12
You will have a whole day of free time today. You can sunbathe on the beach or participate in various activities the hotel organizes, including jungle exploration, outdoor sports, and handwork experience.
6 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 10
Kota Kinabalu Airport See-off
1 stop
13
As our 10-day Borneo wildlife tour in Malaysia draws to an end, the driver guide will send you to the airport according to your flight. We wish you a smooth journey home!
1 hour • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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