Day 1: Arrive in Kota Kinabalu, Airport Pick-up
The Real Local Market in Malaysia This private Malaysia tour mainly covers the northern and northwestern part of Borneo, the third largest island on the earth which is a popular destination for honeymoon and adventurous trips. The driver guide will lead you to some original tropical rainforests to trace wild life, as well as seaside beaches for some leisure time.
Today, upon your arrival in Kota Kinabalu airport, our local English-speaking driver guide will pick you up and offer you a brief city tour by driving past State Mosque, Tun Mustapha Tower, and City Mosque. If you need, the driver guide will pull over and leave some time for you to take photos. Then send you to the hotel to check in.
Accommodation: Grandis Hotel (4 stars)
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Day 2: One Day Trip to Kinabalu National Park
After having breakfast in the hotel, the driver guide will escort you to the Kinabalu National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The environment there has been protected very well and it is home to various plants from tropical zone to frigid zone. The park guide will accompany you to walk through the rainforest and canopy walkway. If the canopy walkway is closed, it will be replaced with a visit to the Tropical Garden.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Grandis Hotel (4 stars)
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Day 3: Fly to Sandakan, Private Transfer to Sepilok
Today, move on to the next destination. Pack your luggage and the driver guide will offer you an airport see-off service. Then, fly to Sandakan on your own. The flight trip takes about 40 minutes. Once landing, you will see our local driver guide waiting for you with a welcome board. He or she will then send you to the hotel in Sepilok for dinner and overnight stay.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: My Nature Resort
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Day 4: Visit Orang Utan Rehabilitation Center, Take a Boat to Sukau Village
Today's highlight will be Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Center, the largest Orang Utan sanctuary around the world. In the center, you'll have a chance to feed Orang Utans at 10 o'clock at the feeding platform. You'll also have a chance to observe the Orang Utans at close quarters. According to research, Orang Utan is one of the primates having the closest genetic relationship to humans. The park guide will also lead you to hike in the Tropical Lowland Dipterocarp Forest of Borneo and visit the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre. After that, the driver guide will send you to the jetty in Sandakan and accompany you to take a boat to reach the Lower Kinabatangan River Sanctuary. On arrival about an hour later, eat lunch at the Abai Jungle Restaurant. After lunch, continue the boat trip to Sukau Village to enjoy a Kinabatangan River adventure. Arriving there, check in the lodge and take a break. Later this afternoon, together with other tourists, follow the local guide to the Menanggul River, to see different wild animals and plants. At the end, return back the lodge for dinner. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Kinabatangan Riverside Lodge
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Day 5: Visit Sukau Village
Gibbons and hornbills will wake you up with their ringing sounds. In the early morning, the local guide will lead you to the Ox-Bow Lake by boat, when the wild animals are active and the Kinabatangan River is beautiful. Then return to the lodge to have breakfast and enjoy some free time. After lunch, hike in the surroundings to discover the natural beauty and then follow the local guide to find more wild creatures by another cruise. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Kinabatangan Riverside Lodge
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Day 6: Transfer to Lahad Datu and then to Danum Valley
After breakfast, transfer you to Lahad Datu around 2 hours’ drive away, and then to the Borneo Rainforest Lodge in the Danum Valley through a gravel road, which is also 2 hours’ drive away. Have lunch in the lodge after checking in. Later, follow the local guide to hike in the jungle with canopy walkway and trace the footsteps of wild lives. At night, you and other travelers will be accompanied to look nocturnal animals by an open-air truck, if the weather is great. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Borneo Rainforest Lodge
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Day 7: Visit Danum Valley
Today, our local guide will lead you to experience a jungle adventure. You'll see the hanging coffins in the Kadaza Ndusun Burial Site, and overlook the Danum Valley and the Borneo Lowland Rainforest at the View Point. Tonight, go to find nocturnal animals again if the weather is fine. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Borneo Rainforest Lodge
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Day 8: Fly Back to Kota Kinabalu, Enjoy Leisure Time on Dalit Beach
On the 9th day, fly back to Kota Kinabalu and enjoy some leisure time on the beach there, which is a good way to restore energy for the following trip.
The driver guide will drop you off at the Lahad Batu Airport for you to take the flight to Kota Kinabalu. On arrival, you will be transferred to the hotel surrounded by Rasa Ria Reserve beside the Dalit Beach, so during the rest time of the day, you can enjoy yourselves on the beach leisurely, to relax from the fatigue in the jungles.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Shangri-La's Rasa Ria Resort (5 stars)
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Day 9: Fly to Kuching, Half-day Kuching Tour
After having breakfast in the hotel, fly to Kuching. Airport see-off and pick-up will be provided on each side. After picking you up in Kuching airport, our local English-speaking driver guide will directly show you around in the city known as Water Capital. The first stop will be the Gigantic Cat Statue - the city's mascot. Then, drive through China Town to the Tua Pek Kong Temple, the oldest Chinese temple in Kuching, where you can see the Fort Margherita clearly. We'll also drive past many of Kuching's famous historic buildings: the South City Hall, the Square and Round Towers, the Colonial Courthouse and General Post Office. When driving by Malay villages, you will see the colorful India Street and traditional shop-houses. Finally, transfer you to the hotel we carefully selected for you. Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hilton Kuching Hotel (4 stars)
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Day 10: Day Trip to Semenggoh Wildlife Centre and Annah Longhouse
At the agreed time in the morning, the driver guide will pick you up from the hotel and head to Semenggoh Wildlife Centre. On arrival, the guide there will lead you to walk through the forest and get to the feeding platform to see breeders feeding the orangutans. Lunch will be on your own. The driver guide will be glad to offer you some recommendations per your taste. In the afternoon, the driver guide will send you to the Annah Rais Bidayuh Longhouse, to learn the lifestyle of Bidayuh people and visit wooden longhouses connected by bridges and plank walks. Return back to Kuching after the visits. Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hilton Kuching Hotel (4 stars)
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Day 11: Full Day in Bako National Park
Today, the driver guide will assist you to visit the Bako National Park. He or she will send you to the dock, where you can take a speedboat to enter the headquarters of the park. After registering at the headquarters, go inside to start the exploration with the park guide. There is not only pleasant scenery, but also a large number of rare plants and animals waiting for you, such as long-tailed macaques, gibbons, silver leaf monkeys, common nepenthes, etc. In the end, return to the dock by speedboat and the driver guide will send you back to the hotel. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hilton Kuching Hotel (4 stars)
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Day 12: Fly to Mulu, Afternoon Visit to Mulu National Park
Checking out from the hotel, the driver guide will send you to take the early flight to Mulu. The flight journey is 1.5 hours or so. Once landing, our local driver guide will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel to take a short rest and have lunch. In the afternoon, follow the local guide to visit the Mulu National Park featured by the world's largest natural stone cave. The Deer & Lang caves will must be on the visiting list, where you will see thousands of bats flying out for food in the evening. At the end, return to the hotel. Today’s dinner will be served in the hotel. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Mulu Marriott Resort & Spa (4 stars)
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Day 13: Full Day Tour to Wind & Clearwater Caves
Today, the local guide will escort you to visit the Wind & Clearwater Caves by longboat. On the way, make a short stopover at Penan settlement, where you can see the handicraft made by the Penan people. In the Wind Cave, you will see majestic stalactite pillars, and near the Clearwater Cave, you will have a chance to swim in the Clearwater Springs. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Mulu Marriott Resort & Spa (4 stars)
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Day 14: Fly to Kota Kinabalu, Take a Ferry to Manukan Island
In the morning, the driver guide will escort you to the airport for you to return back to Kota Kinabalu by air in 1 hour. After the airport pick-up upon arrival, our local driver guide will lead you to Chinese Poh Toh Tse Temple for a visit. If time permits, continue to the Tanjung Aru Beach to take photos. Finally, you'll be transferred to Jeselton Jetty for a boat ride to the Manukan Island. After going ashore, go to check into the hotel by yourself, which is not difficult to locate. Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Manukan Island Resort
Waterfall at Rainforest
Cave of The Winds
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Day 15: A Free Day on Manulan Island
Manulan Island is a popular destination for snorkeling and diving. If you are not interested in them, you may take a leisurely stroll on the beach, hike through the rainforest, swim in the sea, or just lie down on the soft sand to enjoy sun bath. Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Manukan Island Resort
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Day 16: Return to Kota Kinabalu by Ferry, Airport see-off
On the last day, please take the ferry to return back to the jetty in Kota Kinabalu on your own. Then our driver guide will transfer you to the airport and see you off. A pleasant and smooth trip home!
Meals: Breakfast
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