Head hunters & Orang-utans
11, 14 or 17 Days
You can...
- See turtles & orang utans
- Take a jungle river safari
- Meet the head-hunters of Borneo
You'll dine out on this trip for years - unless the locals dine out on you first! A varied adventure: fishing villages, turtle watching on Selingan Island, a visit to the famous Orang Utan Centre at Sepilok, a look inside the caves of Gomantong and a cruise on the Kinabatangan River in search of Proboscis monkey.
You can extend your stay too. Either to Sarawak, to visit the Dayak river people and learn about their communal lives in a traditional 'longhouse'. Or to Lankayan Island for a week of scuba-diving.
- Day 1. Fly to Kota Kinabalu
- Day 2/3. Kota Kinabalu
- Kota Kinabalu; visit Mengkabau fishing village and Tunku Abdul Rahman Island; snorkelling, walks.
- Day 4. Kinabalu Park
- Kinabalu Park & Poring Hotsprings.
- Day 5. Drive to Sandakan
- Drive to Sandakan.
- Day 6. Selingan Island
- Boat to Selingan Island; turtle watching.
- Day 7. Sepilok - see Orang Utans
- Return to Sandakan and drive to Sepilok; see Orang Utans. Continue to Kinabatangan River.
- Day 8. River safari
- Kinabatangan River safari; drive to Ox Bow Lake & Gomantong (bat caves!)
- Day 9. Sandakan
- Boat to Sandakan; fly to Kota Kinabalu
- Day 10/11. Overnight flight to London.
- Is it right for your family?
- Accommodation is in a mix of hotels and rustic lodges. Although these are comfortable, don't expect Western standards. Included activities are possible for children of almost any age (white-water rafting and tree canopy walks are both available but optional). There are also dive opportunities for children.
- Extensions & tailor-making
- You can extend your stay in Sarawak to spend time with the Dayak river people.
Trip Code: FBORe Add: £329. - Dive Extension
- You can also combine this trip with a
7 day Lankayan diving extension
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- Accommodation and meals: Hotels (4nts), lodges (3nts), chalets (1nt). 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches and 4 dinners included.
- Flight details: Scheduled flights from Heathrow with Malaysian airlines.
- Departures 2008: 22 Mar; 05 Apr; 12, 26 Jul; 09 Aug; 18 Oct; 20, 27 Dec.
- Departures 2009: 14, 21 Feb; 04 Apr; 12, 26 Jul; 09 Aug.
- Prices: Land only from £789. Including flights from London from £1,899 adult, £1,669 child.
- Age Guideline: 5+
- Trip code: FBOR