Arrive into Sandakan, a small city located in the heart of Sabah. Enjoy the day at leisure exploring the local shops and restaurants.

Sabah Hotel, Sandakan

From Sandakan travel by boat for your first night on Selingan Island, the an important nesting site for green and hawksbill turtles. Enjoy the day swimming, snorkelling and just relaxing on the island’s fabulous beaches.

After dinner, the park ranger will call everyone to the beach where you will have the chance to observe turtles laying their eggs, followed by a visit to the hatchery to see the babies just before they are released into the sea.

Turtle Island Resthouse or similar

Breakfast, lunch and dinner

The following morning return to the mainland and travel to Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, established in 1964 as a refuge for orphaned animals rescued from logging sites or being illegally kept as pets. Take the boardwalk through the forest to the feeding platform where you will have the chance to see this most graceful primates feed.

From the orangutan sanctuary you’ll visit the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre, also home to rescued animals that cannot be returned to the wild, but instead enjoy life in their large forested enclosures. Observe and admire these shy creatures, with their almost comically long tongues, used for extracting honey from bees nests!

Next, it’s a scenic drive through rustic countryside to Sukau, located in the Kinabatangan river basin, where you’ll head into the rainforest to your riverside lodge. After check in, enjoy a late afternoon river cruise, in search of primates, bird life and other wildlife.

Bilet Rainforest Lodge or similar

Breakfast, lunch and dinner

This morning, head back to Sandakan where there will be a short city tour and lunch, before transferring to the airport for your onward flight. After arriving in Sandakan hop on a short flight to Kota Kinabalu where you will be transferred to your chosen Borneo beach resort for a relaxing four night stay.

Your choice of Borneo beach resort

Breakfast and lunch

Enjoy your time at leisure. Perhaps explore Kota Kinabalu’s bustling city life, discover the natural wonders of Mount Kinabalu Park, unwind at Poring Hot Springs, or go snorkelling in Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park.

Your choice of Borneo beach resort

Breakfast

After breakfast, head to the airport to start your journey home. Alternatively, you can extend your time in Borneo or make a stop in Kuala Lumpur on the journey back.

Breakfast