Borneo Travel - Tailor made itineries in Borneo from the Travel Trading Company.

EAST OF SABAH : Our basic tour. 8 days 7 nights

A 40 minute flight or 5 hours by road away from Kota Kinabalu is Sandakan, Sabah¹s second largest city, the former state capital from 1884 until the Japanese invasion in 1942. During the timber boom of the 60's and
the 70s, the city was once said to have contained the greatest concentration of millionaires in the world. Although still preserving some vestiges to the heady past Sandakan today has mellowed to a more sober period, acting as a market town for the growing agricultural spreads of the east coast.

Day 1 Pick up from hotel at 4.45am[sorry!] to KK airport for flight to Sandakan. Meet at airport & transfer to Sepilok Nature Resort beside the Orang Utan Sanctuary for breakfast. Continue 110 km to Sukau where we take a 10 minute boat ride to Sukau River Lodge for lunch. Late afternoon take a two hour river cruise using silent electric motor in search of wild Proboscis monkeys as they settle down on treetops along the Kinabatangan
River. Return for solar heated hot shower, candle light dinner and slide show conducted by naturalist. Overnight at Sukau River Lodge. ( F/B )

Day 2 After breakfast transfer to Sukau by boat and overland to Gomantong Caves. Trek 20 minutes through the rain forest to the cave entrance. Your guide will brief you on the cave fauna including bats, swiftlets and crabs
among others and their contribution to maintaining a balanced ecology and significance to the local economy. When in season, witness the collecting of birds' nests by the local people using bamboo ladders and poles. We have seen Orang Utans here too. Drop off at Sepilok Nature Resort, beside Orang Utan Sanctuary ( F/B )

Day 3 Early morning bird watching. After breakfast, transfer to Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary . Trek ten minutes through the rain forest on wooden plank walks to witness the feeding of the orang utans at 10.00am. Return to
SNR for lunch. Afternoon, a guided tour to Sandakan town, Water Village & Chinese Temple or return to the Sanctuary for afternoon feeding at the Orang Utan Sanctuary . Overnight at SNR. ( F/B )

Day 4 At 9.15am, depart to Jetty for the boat transfer to Lankayan Island
arriving for lunch. Lankayan divers. Diving in the afternoon. o/n ( F/B )

Day 5-6-7 Lankayan - diving ( F/B )

Day 8 Depart Lankayan Island 7.00am to Sandakan airport for flight to KK and onward travel.

Price guide from £680 per diver. [Non diver rate less 10%] includes one way transfer from hotel to KK airport. Air tickets - BKI / SDK & SDK / BKI .1 night Sukau, 2 nights SNR, 4 nights Lankayan Island. Included in the Lankayan element are transfers by boat, all accommodation on twin share basis in large air-con chalets with western style ensuite facilities with hot water, all meals and drinks [except alcoholic / carbonated]. 3 boat dives and unlimited shore dives per full day. Air, weights, tanks and belt.

As you can see from the above we like to combine different elements within a clients stay with us in Sabah. We believe that most people want to see Borneo¹s world class flora and fauna, especially the Orang Utans, do
something adventurous away from the main tourist train and then relax for a while, perhaps with some diving before returning home. With our local contact numbers not only do you have support close at hand within the same time zone but if you want to change your itinerary at some point for any reason then we will do what we can to accommodate your request.