Malaysia Borneo Sabah 3 Days 2 Night Good to be through Sandakan  

Overview

Malaysia Borneo Sabah 3 Days 2 Night Good to be through Sandakan

Pulau Selingan

Selingan, one of the composition of Turtle Island Park, houses the park’s headquarters, a turtle hatchery, tourist accommodation and basic facilities. Turtles lay their eggs throughout the year, but the best time to head there is between July and October. As turtle landings usually occur after dusk, an overnight stay would be the best plan to see the turtles as they come ashore to lay their eggs, but shining a light on them or using camera flashes should be avoided as either can be stressful on the creatures.



Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre

The SOURC giving tourists the opportunity to watch the orang utan up close in their natural habitat. A boardwalk leads you to a viewing gallery and feeding platform where the apes are fed by rangers.The center taking care of about 80 apes, keeping the endangered Sumatran rhinoceros, elephants and other rare animals as well.



Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre

The sun bear is the smallest, most arboreal and least known of the bear family , measuring between 120–150 cm long and between 60-78 cm high at the shoulder. Males tend to be larger than females, the former normally weighing between 30 and 70 kg, and the latter between 20 and 40 kg. They unlike other bears, the sun bear’s dark brown or black fur is short and sleek, probably due to the lowland climates it lives in. On their chest sits a pale beige horseshoe shape marking which gives the sun bear its name being said to resemble a setting or rising sun. Similar colored fur can be found around the muzzle and the eyes.

Here, allowing you to better understand why we want to protect them all. Some sun bears have the basic ability to survive. Conservation Centre will restore and release back into the wild bear appropriate orphans. For captive bear can not be released to provide an improved long life environment. To protect the sun bear, Conservation Centre must continue to increase research and habitat protection, increased knowledge and awareness, to further protect habitat, so that they live a peaceful life.



Kinabatangan River

Stretching 560 km from the Crocker Range in the southwest of Sabah to the Sulu Sea in the east, the Kinabatangan River sustains one of the world’s richest ecosystems. The lower basin of the river itself is the largest forest covered floodplain in Malaysia and has the largest concentration of wildlife in the South East Asian region. A trip up the river at dawn or dusk is the best opportunity to see the wildlife, eg. Proboscis monkeys, langurs, orang utan, hornbills, kingfishers, mangrove snakes and etc. You might even sight an Asian elephant or a Sumatran rhinoceros wandering through the trees.

Itinerary
1st Day
09:00
Pick up from hotel and transfer to Jetty for Selingan Turtle Island. This journey by motorized boat will take about 1 hour.

10:00
Go to reception counter at the Visitor’s Centre and check in to Chalet.

12:30
Lunch will be served at the cafeteria.

After lunch, free at leisure! You may grab your mask, fins and snorkel and head to the beach where you can find lots of juvenile marine life or you can choose to relax or sun bathing by the beach.

Before dinner, treat yourself to a slide show featuring information of the Turtle Park and turtles.

After dinner, stand-by at the cafeteria. Wait for park ranger’s signal before proceed in a small group to the egg-laying site to witness the mother turtle laying eggs, transferring of eggs to the hatchery and releasing of hatchlings to the sea.

Stay overnight at Island Chalet (Twin Room Basis).

2nd Day
Wake up early in the morning for breakfast in the cafeteria.

07:00
Surrender your key to the Reception Counter and depart the island.

08:00
Estimated arrival time at the jetty.

08:30
Drive approximately 40 min to Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Center. Upon arrive at the center, trek 10 min through the rainforest on wooden boardwalk to the Feeding Platform.

10:00
Witness the morning feeding of Orang Utans. Return to reception center, to watch the nature video programme at the Nature Education Center, and view the display at the Exhibition Hall.

10:30
Advance to Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre.

12:00
Enjoy lunch at local restaurant.

12.30
Overland to Kinabatangan River for 2.5 hours.

15.00
Expect arrive at Bilit, Kinabatangan. Check in and free at own leisure.

16:00
Afternoon river cruising for 2 hours.

18:00
Return to lodge for dinner.

20:00
After dinner, enjoy a night drive safari in search of nocturnal animals. It may approximately 1 hour.

Overnight at Bilit, Kinabatangan.

3rd Day
Wake up by the calls of nature.

06:30
Early jungle walk to MERBAU TRAIL. Fascinated by more than 100 years old Merbau Tree.

08:00
Return to the lodge for breakfast.

08:30
After breakfast, check out and transfer to back Sandakan

11:00
Transfer back to Sandakan airport or your respective hotel.

Warm Remind
Things to bring : cap/hat, insect repellent, sun cream, swim wear, torch light, sandals, comfortable cotton T-shirt with short pant, towel, camera, personal toiletries and medications.
Photographing of turtles only with camera of unaided flash.
Snorkeling gears are available to hire (please refer to the island).
There is no camera fee will be charged for taking photos on daytime, you need only to pay MYR10/camera if you wish to take photos during watching the turtles at night.
You would need to book half a year in advance for peak-season visiting due to limitation of 25 rooms on the island.
Each room could accommodate 2 persons only, the kid could stay with parents in one room, otherwise the 3rd person would have to pay Single Supplement Surcharge at MYR300 to stay in another room.
Each chalet will charged on 2 adults price rate basis.
* Full payment is required. Kindly understand that payment is not refundable.