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Borneo – East Sabah Adventure

8 Days
From CAD $1,426 Was CAD $2,129

Best Rate
Guarantee

Trip Type
Small Group

Activity Level
Light

Rating

(20 reviews)

Experience Overview

Between its intriguing wildlife, skyscraper-height jungle canopies, and gorgeous coastlines teeming with tropical fish, this magical stretch of Borneo is positively bursting with stuff to see and do. This eight-day adventure promises to keep you busy; time spent marvelling at nature’s glory on Libaran Island, close encounters with orangutans at a rehabilitation centre, prowling the streets of Kota Kinabalu by night, and otherworldly wonders in the jungle. Borneo has it all, and in east Sabah, it’s all close at hand.

Highlights

Gather fresh local ingredients for a cooking demonstration
Embark on a river safari
Keep an eye out for proboscis monkeys and other wildlife
Visit a turtle hatchery on Libaran Island

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Trip Details

Product Code: 1487

Tour Type: Small Group

Accommodation: Budget

Transport: Private vehicle, plane, speedboat, walking.

Guide Language: English

Travel Styles: Classic

Supplier Code: AAES

Starts: Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

Finishes: Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

Duration: 8 days

Departures: Guaranteed

Physical rating: Light

Includes

Activities

Your G for Good Moment: D'Danau Homestay, Kota Belud Your G for Good Moment: Libaran Island Village Walk, Pulau Libaran Your Welcome Moment: Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group Your Foodie Moment: Local Farms and Cooking Demonstration, Tambatuon Village
Morning and evening Kinabatangan River safaris
Guided oxbow lake visit and wildlife spotting (Kinabatangan)
Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre visit
Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre Visit
Turtle hatchery visit
Internal flight
All transport between destinations and to/from included activities

Accommodation

Hotels (2 nts), homestay (1 nt, multi-share), jungle lodge (3 nts, twin-share), permanent tented camp (1 nt, twinshare).

7 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 4 dinners

Transport

Private vehicle, plane, speedboat, walking.

Group Leader

CEO (Chief Experience Officer) throughout, local guides.

Price

Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD $1426 (CAD $178 /day)

Itinerary

Day 1: Kota Kinabalu

Arrive at any time.

Exclusive inclusions: Activity - Your opportunity to meet your CEO and fellow travellers, and learn more about your tour. Opt to join the group for a local meal afterwards. Don't forget to see the notice in the lobby (or ask reception) for the official time and place to meet up with the group.Accommodation - Howard Johnson by Wyndham Kota Kinabalu City Centre

Day 2: Kota Kinabalu to Kota Belud

From Kota Kinabalu, travel to Tambatuon village and meet the local community. Walk to a nearby river, exploring the landscape surrounding the village along the way. Visit a local farm and gather fresh ingredients for an included dinner. Learn how to cook some local recipes with the host.

Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner

Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.Activity - D’danau’ Homestay is a beautiful homestay located in Kota Belud Sabah, Malaysia. It provides job opportunities for locals offering great experiences to travellers like hiking, water tubing, cooking classes and other activities. The income generated from tourism allows the community to collect fees that are invested in the nature conservation and development of the village. Visitors can also learn about the lives of the Borneo people, and enjoy the cool climate and peaceful atmosphere. D’danau’s mission is to promote their culture and way of life, protect the environment and enhance their livelihood.Activity - Visit a farm and learn of their contrasting techniques while picking fresh vegetables, later used when learning to cook local recipes with the villagers. First visit Kundasang Aquafarm, a community-led farm that uses fish waste instead of chemical fertilizer for a hydroponic system. Then you are off to Onis farm that practices more traditional farming.Accommodation - D'Danau Homestay

Day 3: Kota Belud to Sungai Kinabatangan

Travel towards Sandakan and continue to the immersive jungle lodge on Kinabatangan River, Sabah's longest. After settling in, head out on a river cruise to experience the serenity of evening river life (keep your eyes peeled for birds and monkeys and crocodiles, oh my!). Enjoy dinner then opt for a guided night walk through the jungle.

Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner

Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.Activity - Cruise through the crocodile-infested waters with an expert boatman. While wildlife-spotting can't be guaranteed there's a good chance you will spot some monkeys, birds and the occasional saltwater crocodiles.Accommodation - Borneo Natural Sukau Bilit Resort

Day 4: Sungai Kinabatangan

Begin the day with a river safari to witness the morning wildlife activity. After breakfast, visit the nearby oxbow lake with a professional guide and seek out proboscis monkeys, pygmy elephants, macaques, and gibbons. Enjoy another river cruise for a second chance to spot more wildlife (you never know what you may see) before returning to the lodge for dinner.

Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner

Exclusive inclusions: Activity - Jump into a boat and explore the muddy river; keep your eyes peeled for monkeys, birds, and crocodiles.Activity - Enjoy a guided trek along the lake and seek out proboscis monkeys, pygmy elephants, macaques, and gibbons.Activity - Cruise through the crocodile-infested waters with an expert boatman. While wildlife-spotting can't be guaranteed there's a good chance you will spot some monkeys, birds and the occasional saltwater crocodiles.Accommodation - Borneo Natural Sukau Bilit Resort

Day 5: Sungai Kinabatangan/Sepilok

Depart in the morning and travel to Sepilok - a wildlife haven. Enjoy a visit to the orangutan rehabilitation centre and the adjacent sun bear conservation centre.

Meals included: Breakfast

Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.Activity - The orangutans at the centre were either rescued as orphans or from illegal domestication. Once rehabilitated, they are set free to live in the wild. Watch these creatures being fed or roaming the grounds along with other animals such as macaque monkeys.Activity - Visit the conservation centre and see the world’s smallest bear. Learn more about the sun bears and the conservation efforts being made to protect them.Accommodation - Borneo Sepilok Rainforest Resort

Day 6: Sepilok/Pulau Libaran

Transfer to Sandakan and continue by boat to Libaran Island, also known as Turtle Island because thousands of sea turtles return to nest each year. Take a guided tour of the island's turtle hatchery and learn about the turtle conservation program. Later, visit the local village and experience what life is like on the island. Opt to go snorkelling or kayaking with some free time.

Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner

Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.Transport - Cut swiftly through the water en route to the next stop (and hang on to your hat).Activity - Accompany Island rangers to learn more about these amazing creatures and the threats to their existence. Depending on the time of year, observe turtles laying their eggs on the beach, follow the park rangers as they transfer the eggs to the hatchery, or stand on the shore and witness the release of baby turtles to the open sea. Activity - Visit the friendly village of Libaran Island, part of a Planeterra Foundation community development project. View demonstrations by villagers who make flower souvenirs from plastic bottles, master Pandanous weaving, and meticulously knit fishing nets. Also see how local snacks are prepared and enjoy the delicacies.Accommodation - Walai Penyu Resort

Day 7: Pulau Libaran/Kota Kinabalu

After breakfast, depart Libaran Island and travel back to the Sandakan jetty. From the jetty, transfer to Sandakan airport for a flight to Kota Kinabalu. On arrival, enjoy a free afternoon to walk and shop at Jesselton Point, a waterfront district lined with shops and street food. Opt to visit the famous Filipino market.

Meals included: Breakfast

Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Cut swiftly through the water en route to the next stop (and hang on to your hat).Transport - Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... yup, it is a plane, actually.Free_time - Take advantage of your free time to stroll and shop along the waterfront.Accommodation - Howard Johnson by Wyndham Kota Kinabalu City Centre

Day 8: Kota Kinabalu

Depart at any time.

Meals included: Breakfast

Exclusive inclusions: Activity - Not ready to leave? Your CEO can help with travel arrangements to extend your adventure.

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Tour Operator

G Adventures

G Adventures, founded in 1990 by Bruce Poon Tip, is a global adventure travel company specializing in small-group tours that emphasize authentic, sustainable, and culturally immersive experiences. Originally launched as GAP Adventures (“Great Adventure People”), the company pioneered the concept of community-driven travel by offering affordable trips that connect travelers with local communities while minimizing environmental impact. Today, G Adventures operates in more than 100 countries, offering a wide range of itineraries across themes such as active adventures, wildlife, wellness, family, and National Geographic–partnered tours, while maintaining a strong commitment to responsible tourism and social enterprise through its Planeterra Foundation.

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Reviews

Barbara May R - Traveled, December 2023

Loved everyday. Exceeded my expectations

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/31/2023

Viviana L - Traveled, November 2023

Amazing guide and hospitality

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/31/2023

Margaret H - Traveled, November 2023

The G Adventures trip was fantastic and such a fabulous experience.

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/31/2023

Joshua M - Traveled, November 2023

Unique activities and travel style that the average traveller would miss out on.

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/31/2023

Michael E - Traveled, November 2023

This trip had amazing points but also had negative unlike other G Adventures trips we've done before it would have been 10.

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/17/2023

Jacqueline R - Traveled, November 2023

Well organised. Good relationship between CEO and local people involved in service delivery

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/03/2023

Bruce M - Traveled, November 2023

G have consistently delivered for me in terms of trip quality of tour, accommodation, transports, guides and attracting an adventurous group of fellow travellers

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/03/2023

Alexandra B - Traveled, November 2023

Very good all round

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/26/2023

Daniel G - Traveled, November 2023

I believe it could have more explicitly stated the accomodatuons and what is entailed such as shared bathrooks, lack of airconditioning etc. Also, i had an airport transfer that never showed up and stressful flights because connection tike was too small to even transfer the luggage. ( Airline lost my luggage for 1 day). Also it seems they should know some things. I was driven to airport at 2 am but the airline counter did not open until 330 am. Overall though it was an excelent gtoup of people and well layed out in terms of sites ad places and use of time.

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/26/2023

Rachel W - Traveled, October 2023

G Adventures makes traveling to destinations that I would not feel comfortable doing on my own very easy. I also love that the tours take you to locations that aren',t the usual tourist destinations and actually give back to the community.