Exclusive Kinabatangan

📍 Sandakan Yacht club Jetty to Sukau Rainforest lodge by boat: 2 hours Cruise times: PM – 16:00 (Join in Basis) Cruise duration will depend on wildlife spotting: approx. 2 hours

08:30 Pick up at Sandakan/Sepilok hotel. Have luggage ready for the vehicle and depart for the Sun Bear Conservation Centre nearby. This centre aims to increase awareness of this endearing, but little-known bear species – named after the crescent shaped patch of fur on their chests that resembles the rising sun. From here walk to Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in time for the morning feeding session at 10:00.

Meet and greet at Sandakan Yacht Club Jetty to check in and departure at 13:30.

On arrival take a river cruise using electric motor in search of wildlife and birds. Enjoy candle light dinner overlooking the riverbank followed by slide presentation and interpretation by naturalist guide.

Overnight in Sukau Rainforest Lodge

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch, 🍗 Dinner

📍 Distances and journey time Cruise times: AM – 06:30, PM – 16:00. (Join in Basis) Cruise duration will depend on wildlife spotting: approx. 2 hours

06:00 Rise early in the morning along with the birds and other animals of the river for a cruise to Kelenanap Oxbow Lake, a crescent shaped lake that formed when the river’s meander became so wide that it cut itself off.

After breakfast, proceed for an educational tour along the lodge’s Hornbill Boardwalk with our in-house naturalist. After lunch, join our in-house Orang Utan Talk activity. In the afternoon, proceed for another river cruise for more wildlife.

Overnight at Sukau Rainforest Lodge

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch, 🍗 Dinner

📍 Sukau transfer by boat Sandakan: 2 hours

After breakfast, return to Sandakan by boat journey. After lunch we will proceed to airport for the 1430hrs flight to Kota Kinabalu. For those taking the evening flight:

SIC Option : Visit Rainforest Discovery Centre. Take a bird view of the centre from the canopy walk and hanging bridge, explore the botanical garden, home to various species of flora. Proceed to Sandakan Memorial Park for a short visit before taking the flight.

PRIVATE OPTION: HD Explore Sandakan: Meet your driver and guide. On arrival in Sandakan walk to the Sandakan Memorial Park. Adjacent to the site of the original Sandakan Prisoner of War (POW) Camp, the park commemorates the sacrifice and suffering endured by both Australian and British soldiers who were held as prisoners by the Japanese between 1942 and 1945.

Visit the Puu Jih Shih Buddhist Temple, located on a steep hilltop which offers magnificent views overlooking Sandakan Bay and the town centre.

Visit the Agnes Keith house, an old British colonial government quarter, which was once occupied by famous American writer, Agnes Newton Keith, who penned Land Below The Wind in 1939. Today it has been turned into a heritage house, providing interesting insights into life during the time of British North Borneo. It is furnished with a reproduction of colonial furniture and antiques. A gallery on the first floor tells the story of this remarkable woman, her books and her family. Agnes Keith was the author of three famous books, ‘Land Below the Wind’, ‘Three Came Home’ and ‘White Man Returns’ – semi autobiographical accounts of her life in Borneo in the mid-20th Century, when her husband Harry was the first conservator of the Forestry Department in Sabah.

Stop at the nearby English Tea House for more spectacular views of Sandakan and enjoy a local lunch here. Located on the grounds of the Agnes Keith house, experience the lush greenery and cool breezes while you enjoy spectacular views of the town and bay.

Return to your hotel Sandakan airport for your onward journey.

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch