With so many great choices for your Borneo tour, how do you pick the right one? Read our guide to the top five destinations for viewing wildlife and sampling some high octane action. 1. Kinabatangan One of the many wildlife jewels in the Borneo crown is Kinabatangan in eastern Sabah. The region is stomping ground...
On 24th April, I had the opportunity to visit both Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre and Labuk Bay Proboscis Sanctuary in Sandakan to get the latest product update. I depart Kota Kinabalu at 7am for the 40 minutes flight to Sandakan. After breakfast in Sandakan, we proceeded overland for the half hour journey to Sepilok...
In addition to elephant spotting, Borneo is a fantastic place to watch monkeys and apes. Before breakfast on my first day in Sukau, I heard gibbons hooting to their mates and watched Silver Langurs passing through the forest directly over my room.
Borneo is a treasure trove of wildlife and natural beauty, and Petra O’Neil made the trip of a lifetime into both the treetop heights and the darkest depths of the rainforest for a holiday that she will never forget.
Bird watching in Sukau is unlike enjoying the same activities in other places of Sabah. Compared to birdwatching hotspots like Kinabalu Park, Tabin and Danum Valley, birdwatchers will find it more relaxing here as part of the activities are conducted via river cruise – thanks to the unique feature of Sukau which is located in...
Meet Osman, our licensed bird watching specialist from Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. As a seasoned guide, Osman has led discerning travellers to discover Borneo in a fun and enjoyable way. The blue badge guide is easy going, radiates friendliness and able to guide with patience – earning him the reputation as a pleasant travel companion....
If you are a keen bird watcher, why not consider a whole new experience of bird watching in an utterly different destination? Borneo, the elusive nature and adventure-based destination is increasingly earning recognition as a bird watching hotspot. One of the most acclaimed bird watching sites here is none other than the UNESCO’s listed World...
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: The Borneo pygmy elephant may not be native to Borneo after all. Instead, the population could be the last survivors of the Javan elephant race – accidentally saved from extinction by the Sultan of Sulu centuries ago, a new publication suggests. The origins of the pygmy elephants, found in a range extending...
It might be embroiled in a battle royale with the effects of deforestation, but the flora and fauna of Borneo – beautiful and diverse in equal measure – is fighting back. Read more..
