| Itinerary: |
4 Days 3 Nights Sandakan Wildlife Wonder - Turtle Island / Sepilok / Sukau Bilit / Oxbow / Cave / City Tour
Airport Pick Up : Your flight arrival time
Hotel Pick Up : 08:30 hrs
Promotional Tour Rates:
(No hidden or extra costs unless otherwise stated)
| Tour Validity: 01 Apr 2012 - 31 Mar 2013 |
| GROUP SIZE |
RATES PER ADULT |
| Min. 2 PAX |
RM 2000 |
| Single Supplement |
RM 525
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| Single Traveller |
Additional 100% Surcharge |
Infant 0 - 2 Years Old : FOC
Child 2 - 12 Years Old : 50% Of Adult Rates When Sharing Room With 2 Paying Adult
(Without Bed)
Child 2 - 12 Years Old : 75% Of Adult Rates When Sharing Room With 1 Paying Adult
(With Bed)
*Turtle Island Peak Season Surcharge:
RM180.00 nett per person applicable from 01 July - 31 Sept 2012
Please email
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to enquire for group rates of 10 pax and above.
Tour Highlights
Selingan Turtle Island
Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre
Kinabatangan River Cruise
Oxbow Lake
Gomantong Cave
Sandakan City Tour
Sukau Bilit Rainforest Lodge
Sample Tour Itinerary:
| DAY 01 |
SANDAKAN / SELINGAN TURTLE ISLAND |
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Pick-up from Sandakan airport (08:00hrs) or hotel (08:30hrs) and transfer to the Sandakan seafront jetty. At 09:30hrs, speed boat departs for Selingan Island, the main nesting area for green turtle, which lies 40km north of Sanadakan in the Sulu Sea off Sabah's east coast. Boat journey is approximately 1 hour. Check into simple accommodation facility and relax by the beach or take up snorkel at the nearby reefs.
After dinner, Park Ranger will signal the appropriate time to view huge Green turtles coming ashore to lay eggs. Witness the eggs being transferred to hatchery from the nesting site. Offer help to release baby turtles onto the shore and be overwhelmed by the emotion of seeing the turtles scrambling to the open sea by some natural instinct. Since the introduction of a conservative program in Selingan Island in 1967, a large number of turtles are now returning to lay their eggs and the chance to see the sea creature is almost certain every night. Overnight at the Island Chalet.
(Lunch, Dinner)
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| DAY 02 |
SEPILOK / KINABATANGAN RIVER CRUISE |
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After breakfast, depart at 07:00hrs to return to Sandakan. Transfer to Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre (30 mins journey) situated in the Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve for video show. Visit the Nature Education Centre and watch video documentary show to learn about the rehabilitation of orphaned orang utan before taking a boardwalk through the lowland rainforest to view the feeding platform. Trek ten minutes through the rainforest on wooden plank walks to witness the feeding of the orang utans at 10am.
Continue the journey (approximately 2 hours drive by land) to one of the world's richest ecosystems Kinabatangan River, Sukau. Journey to Sukau will pass by Oil Palm Plantations and rustic countryside studded with villages (*Option to change journey by boat transfer at a surcharge - 2.5hrs boat ride). Arrive at Kampung Bilit, Sukau jetty. Take a short boat transfer to Sukau Bilit Rainforest Lodge. Time for orientation briefing, a welcome drink and check in. Lunch will be provided in the lodge restaurant.
At 16:00hrs, take a river cruise in search of endemic proboscis monkeys, different species of birds & other wildlife along the river bank. One may also catch a glimpse of a wild Orang Utan, leaf monkeys, gibbons, macaques or the newly discovered “Borneon Pgymy Elephants”. Return for solar heated hot shower and buffet dinner. After dinner, you can go for an optional night safari cruise (at a surcharge) where you can spot nocturnal animals, crocodiles and birds. Overnight at Sukau Bilit Rainforest Lodge.
(Breakfast, Buffet Lunch, Buffet Dinner)
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| DAY 03 |
OXBOW LAKE |
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Wake up to the calls of gibbons and hornbills at 6am. A morning river cruise up the Kinabatangan River Ox-Bow Lake for bird watching and jungle walking along the trails. Experience the wilderness of Borneo. Cruise back for late breakfast. Free at leisure. Afternoon lunch will be served at Sukau Bilit Rainforest Lodge restaurant.
At 16:00hrs, take another river cruise in the late afternoon to see more wildlife along the Sukau Kinabatangan River Bank. Overnight at Sukau Bilit Rainforest Lodge.
(Buffet Breakfast, Buffet Lunch, Buffet Dinner)
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| DAY 04 |
CHOICE OF OPTION A, B OR C |
| OPTION A: |
GOMANTONG CAVE |
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After breakfast, proceed to Gomantong Cave located within the Gomantong forest reserve. Upon arrival, 15 minutes walk on the plank walk to the cave. Explore the largest bird's nest cave in Sabah, home to millions of bats and swiflets. The nest of the swiflets are collected for the famous Chinese edible bird nest soup. After lunch, transfer to Sandakan Airport or your respective hotel. Tour ends at 13:00hrs.
(Buffet Breakfast, Lunch)
~ END OF TOUR ~
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| OPTION B: |
SANDAKAN CITY TOUR |
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After breakfast, proceed for Sandakan City Tour. Visit various landmarks and historical points in Sandakan, once known as the "Little Hong Kong." The landmarks include:-
1) Puh Jih Syh Buddhist Temple which offers a panoramic view of Sandakan Bay situated on the hilltop Tanah Merah,
2) Sandakan Central Market, the most amazing variety of fresh seafood and agricultural products.
3) The Sim-Sim Water Village where houses are all built close to the water surface while observing the fascinating view of the sea.
After lunch, transfer to Sandakan airport or your respective hotel. Tour ends at 13:00hrs.
(Buffet Breakfast, Lunch)
~ END OF TOUR ~
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| OPTION C: |
COMBINATION OF OPTION A AND B - GOMANTONG CAVE + SANDAKAN CITY TOUR
(Additional charge of RM 50/- per person) |
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After breakfast, proceed to Gomantong Cave located within the Gomantong forest reserve. Upon arrival, 15 minutes walk on the plank walk to the cave. Explore the largest bird's nest cave in Sabah, home to millions of bats and swiflets. The nest of the swiflets are collected for the famous Chinese edible bird nest soup.
Continue the journey and proceed for Sandakan City Tour. Visit various landmarks and historical points in Sandakan, once known as the "Little Hong Kong." The landmarks include:-
1) Puh Jih Syh Buddhist Temple which offers a panoramic view of Sandakan Bay situated on the hilltop Tanah Merah,
2) Sandakan Central Market, the most amazing variety of fresh seafood and agricultural products.
3) The Sim-Sim Water Village where houses are all built close to the water surface while observing the fascinating view of the sea.
After lunch, transfer to Sandakan airport or your respective hotel. Tour ends at 16:00hrs.
(Buffet Breakfast, Lunch)
~ END OF TOUR ~
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| Meals |
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03 Breakfasts, 04 Lunches, 03 Dinners |
| Includes |
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Meals as Stated, Entrance Fee, Land Transportation (Seat-In-Coach), Return Boat Transfer, English Speaking Guide, 03 Nights Accommodation, 03 River Cruises, Turtle Island National Park Conservancy Fee
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| Accommodation |
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02 Nights Sukau Bilit Rainforest Lodge or Similar, 01 Night Turtle Island Chalet |
| Excludes |
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Domestic Airfares (BKI/SDK/BKI), Camera and Video Fees, Alcoholic Drinks, Any Items Not Mentioned |
Things You Should Bring:
- Good walking shoes
- Light raincoat
- Insect repellent
- Sun block
- Sun hat
- Binoculars
- Camera
- Leech socks
- Personal toiletries
- Torchlight
Things You Should Know:
- Departure time varies from different hotels, please reconfirm with our staffs.
- If you are arriving at Sandakan Airport on the day of your tour, our friendly guide will greet and pick you up from the airport with a placard bearing your good name.
- Amazing Borneo Tours does not guarantee wildlife sightings.
- Amazing Borneo Tours reserves the right to alter routes, timetables, itineraries and accommodation reserved should conditions beyond our control render it necessary.
Things To Note:
- Please ensure you are holding air ticket to Sandakan.
- Recommended flights from Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan: Malaysia Airlines MH2042 (ETD 0710hrs / ETA 0750hrs) or AirAsia AK6092 (ETD 0700hrs / ETA 0745hrs).
- Recommended flights from Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu: Malaysia Airlines MH2047 (ETD 1350hrs / ETA 1435hrs) or AirAsia AK6097 (ETD 1425hrs / ETA 1510hrs) - For Tour Option A & B.
- Recommended flight from Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu: Malaysia Airlines MH3094 (ETD 1815hrs / ETA 1905hrs) - For Tour Option C
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About Sukau Bilit Rainforest Lodge:
Situated on the river bank of Lower Kinabatangan River, approximately 2 hours drive from Sandakan Town, the lodge is built on stilts from local hardwood materials and are beautifully designed to blend into nature giving a unique local native ambience in the midst of the tropical rainforest. A boardwalk connects the jetty, restaurant and all the chalets. It offers comfort and peaceful relaxation as well as a base for exploration of the incredible diversity of plant, mammal and bird life at the Kinabatangan region.
Birdlife is especially rich here including eight species of hornbills, kingfishers, egrets, darters, owls, kites, eagles, broadbills, doves, storm storks, herons, hawks, ospreys, falcon, pheasants, parakeets, bee eaters, woodpeckers, pittas, bulbuls, forktails, babblers, warblers, flycatchers, orioles, flowerpeckers, spiderhunters, among others.
A chance to get close with the wildlife of Borneo here including the endemic Borneon pygmy elephant, endemic proboscis monkeys, gibbons, macaques, orang utans, Sumatran rhinos, estuarine crocodiles, wild boars, sun bears and many others.
Lodge Facilities
> 12 semi-detached and 12 detached chalets.
> All rooms come with two queen size beds while 6 detached chalets come with a king sized bed.
> All rooms equipped with air-conditioning, private attached bathroom with hot and cold shower facilities, towels and toiletries.
> The restaurant comes with a bar by the riverside provides an ideal setting for dining and relaxation.
> Internet facilities and WIFI facilities are available at the restaurant.
> The lodge provides a family lounge, gift shop, an enclosed garden and river jetty.
> Hair Dryer
> Laundry Services
> Amenities
Daily Activities
> Guided jungle trekking
> Jetty fishing
> River cruises along the Kinabatangan River. River tours are conducted by boats powered by electric motors and four stoke outboard engines.
> Lodge programs
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