Iconic Borneo

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This is a sketch of what your Custom Journey to Borneo might look like. It is intensely focused on the wildlife of Borneo, and is but one suggestion. We can create a custom Borneo tour package entirely from scratch, based on your available time, interests, budget, and preferred pace.
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Overview

Trip type
Private Guided
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

    • Drive through rainforests and boat to Gaya and Sapi Islands.
    • Explore the Gunung Mulu National Park and birdwatching the 262 species.
    • See green turtles come ashore to lay their eggs on the beach.
    • Observe protected animals such like orangutans, Malay sun bears, baby elephants, wild cats and even crocodiles.
    • Night safari to see the western tarsier and slow loris at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
    • Enjoy well-marked nature trails, the canopy walkway and 109 species of mammals at virgin rainforest.

What's this trip about?

    This is a sketch of what your Custom Journey to Borneo might look like. It is intensely focused on the wildlife of Borneo, and is but one suggestion. We can create a custom Borneo tour package entirely from scratch, based on your available time, interests, budget, and preferred pace.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizePrivate - your group only
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityBorneo
End CityBorneo

Travel Themes

  • Birding
  • National Parks
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Safari
  • Small Ship Cruise
  • Train & Rail Journeys

Destinations

  • Asia

Attractions

  • Borneo

Activities

  • Bird watching
  • Culture
  • Nature
  • River cruise
  • Safari
  • Trains & Rail
  • Wildlife viewing

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: Kata Kinabalu

Fly to Kota Kinabalu, Borneo.

Day 2: Kata Kinabalu

Kota Kinabalu. Drive through Sabah's lush rainforests, and check into your resort on the South China Sea.

Day 3: Gaya / Sapi Islands

Enjoy a full-day tour by boat to Gaya and Sapi Islands. Snorkel in crystal clear waters teeming with fish.

Day 4: Gunung Mulu

Fly to Gunung Mulu. Begin your explorations of Gunung Mulu National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, home to 60 mammal and 262 bird species.

Day 5: Gunung Mulu National Park

Gunung Mulu National Park. Explore world's largest cave chamber, impressive stalactites, stalagmites and flow-rocks. Look for the stunning Rajah Brooke's birdwing butterflies, swiftlets and their coveted nests.

Day 6: Sandakan

This morning explore Clearwater cave. Fly to Sandakan for the night.

Day 7: Turtle Island National Park

This morning speedboat to Selingan Island. Explore Turtle Island National Park, nesting ground for endangered green and hawksbill turtles. See green turtles come ashore to lay their eggs on the beach.

Day 8: Sandakan

Boat back to Sandakan. Transfer to Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre. Observe orangutans as they interact with each other in their natural habitat. Other protected animals brought here include Malay sun bears, baby elephants, wild cats and even crocodiles.

Day 9-10: Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

Visit Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary. Look for the Asian elephant, Sumatran rhino, hairy-nosed otters, tortoises, and the freshwater terrapin. Climb to an observation platform high in the trees to look for wild elephants, proboscis monkeys, pig-tailed macaque, Bornean gibbon and the reticulated python. Night safari to see the western tarsier and slow loris.

Day 11: Gomantong Caves / Danum Valley

Drive to the Gomantong Caves. Transfer to the Danum Valley Conservation Area-108,230 acres of virgin rainforest more than 100 million years old. Enjoy well-marked nature trails, a canopy walkway for tree-level viewing, and an outstanding team of naturalists and guides.

Day 12-13: Danum Valley

Danum Valley Conservation Area. For the next two days look for 109 species of mammals, including orangutans, Asian elephants, gibbons, loris, giant flying squirrels, Malayan sun bears, bearded pigs, and yellow barking deer. The forest is home to 275 species of birds.

Day 14: Kota Kinabalu

Drive to Lahad Datu, fly to Kota Kinabalu. Afternoon free to explore Kota Kinabalu on your own.

Day 15: Fly back home

Drive to the airport. Connect with flights home.

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A wonderful custom trip to China

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Asia Transpacific Journeys is a U.S. based Asia travel company and Asia tour operator providing Asia luxury travel for both Custom Journeys and Small Group Trips. We offer luxury travel to India, travel to China, travel to Bhutan, travel to Japan, Vietnam luxury travel and tours to the Asia Pacific Region. Since 1987, we have set the standard for extraordinary travel in Asia and the Pacific.

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