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📍 Kuching airport to Cove 55, Damai (30km): 40 minutes

On arrival at Kuching airport your meet and greet assistant will take care of getting you through customs quickly and help you with your baggage claim. After receive a warm welcome by the private guide and driver be transferred to your hotel located on the beach area of Kuching.

Welcome to Kuching , the capital of Sarawak. No other city in Malaysia has such a romantic and unlikely history.  The residents of Kuching (pop. 650,000 approx.) enjoy living here, they its own business in a relaxed manner that hasn’t changed in 160 years. Transfer to Damai area located within the world’s oldest tropical rainforest and with its idyllic setting on the shores of a tropical sea, surrounded by the rainforest-clad slopes of the legendary Mount Santubong

Overnight in Kuching at Cove 55

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📍 Cove Hotel to Bako National Park (38km): 50 minutes per way

At 08:00, depart Kuching for a 45-minute drive to Bako Fishing Village.  Continue by motorized boat for a 30-minute cruise along the beautiful coast to reach Bako National Park. 

The oldest of Sarawak’s national parks, Bako offers the perfect introduction to Sarawak’s forests and wildlife. Bako is also home to 275 rare proboscis monkey, found only in Borneo. Observe the fabulous proboscis monkeys, silvered langurs, bearded pigs and monitor lizards. Despite its seemingly small size, Bako contains a wide range of vegetation – swamp forest, scrub-like padang vegetation, mangrove forest, dipterocarp forest, delicate cliff vegetation and beautiful sandy beaches.  

Explore the rainforest on a variety of walking trails from mighty 80-metre dipterocarps to dense mangrove forest.  For birds enthusiasts, Bako is the home to many species such as the rufous-backed kingfisher, stork-billed kingfisher, red-crowned barbet, white-bellied woodpecker and many more.  During low tide, observe the mudskippers and blue-fiddler crabs coming out from their hideout for feeding on the beaches.

Take a simple lunch at the park café before returning to Bako Village by boat and onward transfer to Kuching.

(Depending on the tides the boats will pull up at the jetty or onto the beach for arrival and departure)

*Picnic lunch at Bako National Park.

Return to your hotel.

Overnight in Kuching at Cove 55

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch

📍 Cove 55 to Semenggoh Transfer (50km): 1h15 mins Semenggoh to Kuching: (23km) 45 min Kuching to Damai: (37km): 1h

Meet with the guide at 07:30 in the hotel lobby and depart to Semenggoh Orang Utan Wildlife Centre. Established in 1975 and just outside Kuching, Semenggoh Nature Reserve is home of many orangutans.  For over 20 years, the wardens here trained young orangutans, who had been orphaned or rescued from captivity, how to survive in the wild.

It is now a center for the study of orangutan biology and behavior and this is the primary reason that people visit the Semenggoh Wildlife Centre. However, the rangers also do work with other species including crocodiles and hornbills.

At 09:00, arrive at Semenggoh for the first feeding of the day. Take a short 15-minute walk through the rainforest to the feeding platform where the rangers will be put fruits out for the semi wild orangutans who spend most of their time roaming the forest but frequently come back to the center for a free meal.

Return to the hotel.

Discover Kuching, a veritable treasure trove of historical buildings and remarkable stories concentrated around the south bank of the waterfront.

At 15:00 meet the guide and wander the streets of this quaint town learning about history and traditions.

Start your walk exploring India Street, flanked by century colourful shop houses. Follow a narrow passageway and discover a hidden small Indian Mosque.

Next stop is the Old Kuching Courthouse, the first Brooke era administrative building, The Pavillion, originally used as a medical headquarter.  Take a photo at the Square Tower, served as a maximum security detention centre and later a dancing hall used by the Brooke’s officers.

Take a short walk at Main Bazaar, one of the oldest streets and observe the antiques and handicrafts outlets found here.

Make an offering at a 175-year-old temple, Tua Pek Kong Temple a singular Chinese temple and its dominant dragon. Continue with the Old Chinese Court, used by the Chinese community, today a Chinese History Museum.

The history of modern Sarawak began when the English adventurer James Brooke sailed up the Sarawak river in his schooner in 1839. Retrace this historic route with a sampan (traditional boat) ride down this same river which still bustles with its charm and enjoy some local snacks during the cruise.

Across the river enjoy 360’ panoramic views of Kuching and the historical landmarks. See the Astana, a romantic structure built by the Rajah Charles Brooke as a gift to his beloved wife, the Ranee Margeret and Fort Margherita, the ideal sentry point for the settlement. All set against a background of picturesque Malay Villages and distant mountains.

Your experience ends after the sunset. Return to your hotel.

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast

📍 Hotel to Kuching airport (30km): 40 minutes Kuching to Mulu (by flight) 1 hour 35 minutes Mulu Airport to Hotel (Join in transfer) (5 km): 10 mins HQ to Lang & Cave (by foot, boardwalk – 3km) EASY

Our driver will pick you up from your hotel transfer to Kuching Airport

Suggested flight: MH3752 KCH-MZV 10.05-11.40 – Airfare is not included

11.40 - Arrive at Mulu Airport and meet with the guide and driver for a join in transfer to the hotel for the next two nights. (standard check-in 1400 hrs)

Depending on the arrival time, there is a variety of free options to undertake prior to meeting back up with the guide in the afternoon. These include a wander to the Tree Top Tower for views across the roof of the national park, a stroll along the boardwalk to Pukau Waterfall or taking the Nature Heritage Trail for 1.5km.

After lunch, depart for Mulu National Park Headquarters, for a 3.5km elevated plank-walk to Lang Cave -the longest cave passage in the world (2,161 metres long) – which adjoins Deer Cave. Explore Lang Cave with its magnificent stalactites and stalagmites before proceeding to Deer Cave, where the biggest attraction is a colony of thousands of free-tailed bats. At dusk, witness an amazing spectacle of nature as thousands of these bats emerge from the cave in formation to forage for insects in the rainforest.

Experience night trekking through the jungle to the park headquarters. From luminescent fungi to blinking fireflies, the jungle comes alive at night time and this is a fabulous opportunity to view creatures not visible in daylight

Return to the hotel.

Please Note: If staying at Mulu Marriott check in will not be until 3pm and so upon arrival it may be necessary to go straight to Mulu National Park to start the day’s activities before having access to the room. Please be prepared with a packed day bag and walking attire for the day upon arrival.

Overnight in Mulu at Mulu Marriot Resort & Spa             

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☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch, 🍗 Dinner

After breakfast, which is accompanied by the sound of the jungle’s morning chorus, take a 15-minute longboat ride up the Melanau River to experience two more of Mulu’s ‘must-see’ limestone caves: Wind Cave and Clearwater Cave. These form part of the Sarawak Chamber - the largest connected cave system in the world. If water levels are low, it’s also possible to get there along a beautiful 4km hike. Explore the “King’s Room” before proceeding to Clearwater Cave. Walk on plank walkways that were built on the sides of limestone cliffs leading to Clearwater Cave. Then, climb up steep steps that were carved into the side of the hill to get to the entrance of Clearwater Cave. Inside the cave, check out the details of its various features and limestone formations.

Return to Mulu HQ by boat and this afternoon take to the treetops on a canopy walkway.

The rest of the afternoon at leisure or head out on some of the self-guided walking trails in Mulu National park.

Return to the accommodation, dinner at leisure.

Overnight in Mulu at Mulu Marriot Resort & Spa

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☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch, 🍗 Dinner

📍 Mulu Hotel to Airport (Join in transfer) (5 km): 10 mins Kota Kinabalu Airport to Hotel (7km): 15 min

After breakfast, day at leisure till your departure transfer to the airport

Packed lunch.

Suggested flight: MH3252 MZV-BKI 12.00-12.55 – Airfare is not included

Upon arrival at Kota Kinabalu Airport, our airport representative will meet to assist you for your transfer to the hotel.

Experience a breath-taking sunset on a privately chartered power yacht. Be pampered by experienced crews while enjoying the breath-taking sunset over Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park.

This bespoke experience begins with a private transfer from the hotel at 16:15 to Sutera Harbour Marina for an evening sunset cruise on the privately chartered Amazing Love power yacht. Enjoy a welcome cocktail upon boarding before a leisurely cruise out of the marina and along the Kota Kinabalu coastline to the islands of Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park. Make the most of being pampered by the yacht’s professional crew and savour a selection of wine and beers to the backdrop of a breath-taking sunset. There will be time to relax onboard while gingerly cruising around the bay before returning to the marina. After the cruise, transfer back to the hotel for 20:45.

Overnight in Kota Kinabalu at Hyatt Regency     

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch

📍 Sandakan Airport to Sepilok (17km) 20 min

Suggested flight : AK6492 Kota Kinabalu  08:45 – Sandakan 09:35  - Flight is not included

On arrival at Sandakan meet your driver and guide and transfer 45 minutes with an air-conditioned vehicle to visit the Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary in time for the 11:30 feeding. The proboscis monkey is one of the most unusual looking monkeys in the world. The remarkable males sport big dangling noses, reddish flat-top hairstyles, white tails and markings, and pot bellies. The females on the other hand, are much smaller and have up-turned noses.

Transfer to Sandakan.

Enjoy an exclusive private visit of the Agnes Keith House. Now a museum, this former British colonial government quarters, Newlands, was once occupied by the famous American writer, Agnes Newton Keith, who wrote ‘Land Below The Wind’ in 1939. The house became home to Agnes and her husband, Henry George Keith, along with their son, George Today their home has been turned into a heritage house, providing interesting insight to life during British North Borneo A gallery on the first floor tells the story of this remarkable woman, her books and her family.  Enjoy a walk through the garden and proceed to the English Tea House where you’ll be served lunch.

They offer fine teas from around the world, scones and fresh cream, delicious cakes and pastries and a wide selection of traditional English specialties and Asian favorites. Have fun with a traditional game of Croquet, often referred as ‘chess on grass’, hit some balls through the wickets and test your strategies and skills. Your lunch will be served in a romantic setting under the backyard gazebo.

After lunch leave for Sepilok in time for the afternoon feeding at Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre that takes place at 15:00. Watch a short video documentary of the rehabilitation activities before taking a stroll on the boardwalk through the lowland rainforest to witness the feeding of the Orangutans. This program includes an orang-utan adoption. For example, one of the characters up for adoption is Canyon, a very pretty and gentle orang-utan that was kept illegally as a pet until was rescued and brought to Sepilok.

Take a short 2-minute stroll over to 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. There are currently 44 rescued ex-captive sun bears residing at the BSBCC. The facility includes large forest enclosures to provide a natural environment suited to the needs and welfare of the sun bears and facilitate their rehabilitation back into the wild.

Meet with Dr. (Hon) Wong Siew Te, who founded the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation. Listen to a 45-minute private presentation on the Sun Bears before a personal tour around the facility from the founder himself. Your program includes a sun bear Adoption. One of the bears up for adoption is the adorable Noah, who was rescued in 2016. Your support will contribute to a successful rehabilitation allowing him to return to the wild, where he belongs.

Return to the hotel in the late afternoon.

Overnight in Sepilok at Sepilok Forest Edge 

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☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch

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

10.00 Leave from your hotel. The tour begins with a visit to the educational Rainforest Discovery Centre. It seats by a lake at the edge of Sepilok Forest. Aside from the Plant Discovery Walk, which features information about the medicinal and traditional use of herbs and leaves, there is a 347-meter-long 87-meter-high canopy walkway. Nestled high amongst the rainforest tree line, this provides a great opportunity to spot on the 250-300 bird species and maybe even a wild orang-utan. It’s the best outdoor classroom to learn about the rainforest biodiversity.

Return to your hotel.

After lunch leave to Sandakan Pier (Boat departs at 13:30) for a two and a half-hour journey by boat along the longest river in Borneo. With eight species of hornbill, Bornean pygmy elephants, over 300 bird species and a whopping ten species of primates, this area’s biodiversity is among the finest in the world. Check into the chalet and take some time to relax.

On arrival take a river cruise using an electric motor in search of wildlife and birds.

Enjoy candle light dinner overlooking the riverbank followed by a slide presentation and interpretation by a naturalist guide.

Overnight in Kinabatangan at Sukau Rainforest Lodge

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☕ Breakfast, 🍗 Dinner

📍 Cruise times: AM – 06:30, PM – 16:00 (SIC) 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.

Relax at the pool area and beat the heat whilst in the Bornean rainforest.

After lunch, join in-house Orang Utan Talk activity.

16.00 In the afternoon, proceed for another river cruise for more wildlife.

Overnight in Kinabatangan at Sukau Rainforest Lodge

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☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch, 🍗 Dinner

📍 Airport to Kota Kinabalu (7km): 15 min Transfer from Lahad Datu Airport to Borneo Rainforest Lodge by 4WD (100KM): 3hrs (bumpy unsealed road)

Leave very early today to explore the Unique and Tranquil Sights and Sounds of the Oldest Rainforests in Borneo at Danum Valley. Discover the pristine rainforest by foot, bathe in its rivers, spend time bird spotting and learn about the 320 species of trees found in just one hectare of jungle. Catch a glance of the Bornean Orangutan from one of the most spectacular Canopy walkways in Sabah.

Leave by land from Sukau to Lahad Datu.

From Lahad Datu depart for by 4WD into the thick virgin rainforest area of Danum Valley – one of the world’s most complex ecosystems. Around 30km of this 85km journey is on sealed roads, and the last two hours are along a gravel road – so expect a bumpy but interesting ride!

 On arrival at the Borneo Rainforest Lodge, check in late afternoon prepare yourself for an introduction to our nature activity for the day. Nature activities introduction includes guided nature trails, Canopy Walkway - 360m in length and 27m, high up in the 130-million-year-old rainforest which is literally humming with jungle sounds.

After dinner, board one of the open-top 4WD vehicles for an exhilarating night spotlighting tour. Accompanied by a local guide who shines a light into the jungle looking for nocturnal animals, spot a range of nocturnal animals that inhabit reserve, from samba deer to civet cats, leopards, and a stunning array of insects and frogs.

Overnight in Danum Valley at Borneo Rainforest Lodge    

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☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch, 🍗 Dinner

📍 Early Morning Jungle Trek: Approximately 3hrs Afternoon Jungle Trek: Approximately 2 hrs Night Walk: Approximately 1.5hrs

Wake up to the jungle’s cacophony of sounds ranging from birds to primates, such as the gibbons. Taking a packed breakfast, travel to a 200-year-old Kadazandusun Burial Site, known as “Coffin Cliff”, along the 2.6km Viewpoint Trail. At the end of the trail, be rewarded with spectacular views over an ocean-like million-year-old jungle – a truly spectacular sight. The return journey includes a trip to the waterfalls!

Return to the resort for lunch.

The rest of the afternoon is at leisure; however, there is a range of optional activities available, such as private trekking, tubing on the Danum River and specialized guided tours. There is also a series of tracks leading around the Canopy Walk are free to discover at will.

This evening, venture into the jungle on foot with a local guide. Quietly entering the jungle reveals a stunning array of wildlife, not to mention the variety and size of the many insects that flourish in the evening hours.

Overnight at Borneo Rainforest Lodge.  

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch, 🍗 Dinner

📍 Transfer Borneo Rainforest Lodge to Lahad Datu by 4WD (Join in Basis) (100KM): 3hrs (bumpy unsealed road) Kota Kinabalu Airport to Shangri La Rasa Ria (39km): 1hour

Enjoy a Breakfast with Nature in pristine Rainforest along the Riverbank. Meals on the “Nature Trail” lets you get as intimate as possible with nature, located on a sandy river bank just 100 meters from the main lodge. The shade from evergreen dipterocarp trees shelters you from sun. Enjoy a delicious private breakfast to the backdrop to the rainforest and the sound of the river running by.

After lunch, check out and transfer to Lahad Datu Airport for onward flight to Kota Kinabalu.

Please Note: Activities are subject to weather condition/departure time, and may be re-organised to best meet operational situation

Suggested flight: MH3019 at 1615hrs ETA BKI at 1710hrs

On arrival transfer to Kota Kinabalu.

Once in Kota Kinabalu, transfer to Shangri La Rasa Ria, arriving in the late afternoon. Don’t miss the sunset as the sky fills with the explosive colours of a glorious sunset surrounded by jungle. In the evening, choose from one of seven spectacular restaurants at Shangri La Rasa Ria.

Overnight in Kota Kinabalu at Shangri La Rasa Ria 

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch

Optional: Sabah’s lost World – Aerial tour of Maliau Basin

Sour above Sabah’s Lost World on a scenic flight over the Maliau Basin conservation area also known as Sabah’s Lost World on a round trip flight from Kota Kinabalu. Take in a bird’s eye view of the mighty Kinabatangan River on flight, the second largest river in Malaysia.

Pickup at 08:30 and take a private transfer to Kota Kinabalu Airport for a scenic 3.5-hour flight by a 4-seater B206B helicopter over Maliau Basin.

Maliau Basin Conservation Area, 58,840 ha, also known as Sabah’s Lost World is a huge bowl of pristine forests described as one of the few remaining relatively untouched wilderness areas in the world.

Bounded by a formidable escarpment reaching over 1,675m above sea level, the almost circular Basin, one of Malaysia’s finest remaining wilderness areas, encompasses 390 km² of pristine forest, a virtually self-contained ecosystem, never permanently inhabited and with large areas still remaining to be explored and documented. The whole Basin is a single huge water catchment, drained by only one river, the Maliau River, which flows out through a gorge in the southeast of the Basin.

An aerial view of Sabah’s lost world, Maliau Basin will be up to 3.5 hours. Return to Kota Kinabalu and catch a glimpse of the mighty Kinabatangan River, the second longest river in Malaysia where the surrounding rainforests are home to the Bornean Orangutan, Pygmy Elephant and endemic Proboscis Monkey.

Upon Landing at Kota Kinabalu Airport transfer back to the hotel. Time: 08:30 – 13:00

Overnight in Kota Kinabalu at Shangri La Rasa Ria      

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast

📍 Kota Kinabalu Airport to Shangri La Rasa Ria (39km): 1hour

'Breakfast with View'

Trek through the Bornean jungle, 90 metres above sea level, to enjoy an invigorating breakfast overlooking Malaysian Borneo. A professional ranger will lead the hike, carrying a hand-woven wakid (traditional Sabahan carrying basket) filled with fresh breakfast produce. Visitors will trek through the treetops, crossing a canopy walk on the way. They will know they are closer to reaching the summit when they see the day's first light breaking through the jungle ceiling. It is a truly sensory learning experience, in which the expert guide will show guests native flora and fauna, such as long-tailed macaque monkeys, deer, squirrels, hornbills and 30 species of butterflies.

Transfer to the airport for an onward flight.

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast