Malaysia Borneo Sabah 5 Days 4 Night The Ultimate Sandakan Tour  

Overview

Malaysia Borneo Sabah 5 Days 4 Night The Ultimate Sandakan Tour

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 mission of the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre in Sabah, Malaysia, is to promote sun bear conservation in Borneo through animal welfare, conservation, rehabilitation, education and research - giving captured sun bears a better home and restoring their right to live in the wild, by:

Creating the capacity to confiscate, rehabilitate and release suitable orphaned and ex-captive bears back into the wild.
Providing an improved long-term living environment for captive bears that cannot be released.
Educating the public and raising awareness about this species.
Achieving increased protection for sun bears and their habitat through ongoing research, increased knowledge and awareness, and further protection of habitat.


Rainforest Discovery Centre

RDC is the gateway getting to know the uniqueness and importance of Borneo’s rainforests. Its main highlights are its exhibition halls, the Plant Discovery Garden, the Kapili-Sepilok Forest Reserve, environmental education programmes and a small lake for boat rides. Birdwatchers will be fascinated by this place as it has one of the rarest birds in Sabah, The Borneon Bristlehead and another 250 species of other birds.


Turtle Island Park

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.



Sandakan City

Sandakan is located on the eastern seaboard of Sabah. It is a city which is steeped in history. Its character is shaped by the hinterland that embodies Sabah’s rich and diverse biodiversity in all its glory.

The city tour includes :

Australian War Memorial : commemorates the sacrifice and suffering endured by both Australian and British soldiers who were held by the Japanese as Prisoners of War between 1942 and 1945.
Sandakan Central Market : see the local produce and fresh seafood are being sold.
Sim-sim Water Village : houses built close to the water surface , which at that time was a narrow , uninhabited coastal fringe of jungle and mangroves
Puh Jih Shih Buddhist Temple
Agnes Keith House : may have your own choices of refreshment (own payment).
St. Michael’s Church : The oldest church in Sabah where you can see a century old building where Christianity is preached.

Gomantong Cave

Described by WWF as ’the best-managed edible birds’ nest cave in the world’, Gomantong Caves in the heartland of the Gomantong Rainforest Reserve have been the focus for birds’ nests for centuries. There are two cave complexes - Simud Hitam (Black Cave) soaring up to 90 metres high and the more accessible of the two, and Simud Putih (White Cave), where the more valuable nests are found. A well-maintained boardwalk gives you easy access to do some exploring or watch the skilled harvesters at work.


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
08:15
Pick up from Airport/hotel and transfer to Sepilok Jungle Resort (SJR).

09:15
Take 5 minuted leisure walk to the nearby Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Center. After registration, trek 10 mins through the rainforest on wooden boardwalk to the Feeding Platform.

10:00
Witness the morning feeding of Orang Utans. Return to reception center, watchthe scheduled video programme (25 mins) at the Nature Education Center, andnvisit to the Exhibition Hall.

11:00
Advance to Borneon Sun Bear Conservation Centre.

12:00
Lunch enroute.

15:00
Visit Sepilok for the second feeding.

16:00
Transfer to Rainforest Discovery Centre.

17:30
Transfer back to Sepilok Jungle Resort (SJR).

18:30
Enjoy dinner.

Overnight at Sepilok Jungle Resort (SJR)

Overnight at Sepilok Jungle Resort (SJR)

2nd Day
07:30
Enjoy breakfast.

08:15
Transfer to Jetty for Selingan Turtle Island. This journey by motorized boat will take about 1 hour. 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).

Stay overnight at Island Chalet (Twin Room Basis).

3rd 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.

08:30
Proceed for the city tour.

Sandakan Memorial Park, Puu Jih Shih Buddhist Temple, The Parish Of St. Michael and All Angels Church, Central Market , Agnes Keith House, English Tea House.

12:00
Lunch enroute.

13:00
Proceed to Kinabatangan River.

15:00
Stop at Gomantong Cave.

17:30
Wait at the cave entrance to witness the feeding of the Bat Hawk on millions of bats that merge out from the cave in search for food.

18:15
Transfer to Bilit Adventure Lodge.

20:00
Dinner & stay overnight at Bilit Adventure Lodge (Twin Sharing Basis).

4th Day
05:30
Wake up to the calls of gibbons and birds and start the day with an early river cruise.

07:00
Proceed back to the lodge for breakfast.

09:00
A guided jungle walk in the late morning for wildlife sighting.

11:00
Trek back to the lodge.

12:00
Reach lodge to freshen up.

12:30
Lunch at dining hall.

13:30
Free and leisure time.

16:00
Take an afternoon cruise along the Kinabatangan River where you can observe wildlife on the boat.

18:00
Finish cruising, back to room for a rest / shower.

19:30
Dinner and overnight at Bilit Adventure Lodge.

5th Day
08:30
After breakfast, depart to Sandakan city.

11:00
Transfer back to hotel or airport.

Warm Remind
Things to bring : raincoat (wet season Nov - Feb), cap/hat, insect repellent, sun cream, good walking shoes, socks, a pair of sandals, torch, comfortable cotton T-shirt, coat, binocular, camera, personal toiletries and medications.
Camera fee is not included.
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.
Recommend to bring : raincoat (wet season Nov - Feb), cap/hat, insect repellent, sun cream, good walking shoes, socks, a pair of sandals, torch, comfortable cotton T-shirt, coat, binocular, camera, personal toiletries and medications.
Camera fee is not included.
Special tip : Birds’ nest collecting is done usually between February and August.
An optional Night Walk can be arranged and pay locally at the lodge.