River, Rainforest & Beach

This Borneo journey is a combination of 6 nights of exploration in Borneo, staying in the two best lodges in Borneo, followed by a week relaxing at the beautiful Gaya Island Resort.

You'll begin with 2 nights in Kota Kinabalu including a day trip to the Kinabalu National Park.

From Kota Kinabalu, you'll fly to Sandakan for a visit to the Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre and Sun Bear Sanctuary included.

From here you'll head straight off to the Kinabatangan River for two days of wildlife viewing in this magical part of Borneo. You'll head out in the mornings and evenings by electric boat in seach of wildlife along the riverbanks. You'll be staying at Sukau Rainforest Lodge, which is the best lodge in the Kinabatangan River area.

From Sukau, head to the Danum Valley for 2 nights at the award-winning Borneo Rainforest Lodge, the premier wildlife lodge in South East Asia. You have daily experiences included.

The second half of your Borneo adventure will be in the the Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park, just off the coast of Kota Kinabalu. This sizable Malaysian island has been protected as a reserve since the early 1920's.

Gaya Island Resort is a luxury resort offering some of the best accommodation in Borneo and is the ideal complement to a wildlife tour of Borneo.

As with all of our Borneo holidays, this one can be tailored to suit your interests, time and budget - so just let us know your preferences.

Abai Jungle Lodge

Abai Jungle Lodge is located about an hour from Sandakan and almost 50km from the mouth of the Kinabatangan River.

There are 24 rooms in the Lodge, all with attached bathrooms, ceiling fans, hot showers and netted windows.

The 500-800 metre long trails to the Jungle Bird tower are made from hard wood “Belian” and are flat in and out (no steep steps).

Plentiful birdlife, Silvered Langur, Maroon Langur, Hose Langur and even wild Orang-utan are often sighted here.

Very occasionally a clouded Leopard or a Sun Bear have also been sighted from the jungle trail.

Kinabatangan Riverside Lodge

The accommodation in Sukau is comfortable but not luxurious. We think it is in keeping with the location and the Kinabatangan Riverside Lodge is a much better option than other lodges such as Sukau River Lodge.

Rooms are all en-suite with ceiling fans and hot showers.

There is a wildlife trail by the lodge along which birdlife, red-leaf monkeys and sometimes orangutans are spotted.

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All of our Malaysia Holidays are completely tailor made and we can put together any kind of itinerary to suit your interests and budget.

We have many other options so if you have a particular hotel in mind just let us know and we'll put together a price and itinerary for you.