Full Day Sandakan - Gomantong Cave &
Sukau Bilit
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Your flight arrival time |
| Hotel Pick Up |
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08:30 hrs |
Promotional Tour Rates:
(No hidden or
extra costs unless otherwise stated)
Tour Validity:
01 Jan - 31 Mar 2011
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GROUP SIZE
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RATES PER ADULT
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Min. 2 PAX
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RM 480
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Single Traveller
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Additional 50% Surcharge
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Infant |
0 - 2 Years Old |
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FOC |
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Child |
2 - 12 Years Old |
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50% Of Adult Rates When Accompanied By 2 Paying Adults |
Please email info@amazingborneo.com.my to enquire for group rates of 10 pax and above.
Tour Highlights
Gomantong
Cave
Kinabatangan River
Cruise
Sukau Bilit
Rainforest Lodge
Sample Tour Itinerary:
Meet and pick up from Sandakan airport or
hotel. Proceed for about 2 hours drive through rustic countryside studded with
villages 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
(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.
Arrive at Kampung Bilit, Sukau jetty. Take a short boat transfer to Sukau Bilit Rainforest
Lodge. Welcome, a short briefing will be conducted upon arrival. 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” along the river bank.
(Buffet Lunch)
(20:30hrs) After tour, return
to Sandakan airport or your respective hotel.
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Meals |
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01 Buffet Lunch |
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Includes |
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Meals as Stated, Entrance Fee, Land Transportation (Seat-In-Coach), English
Speaking Guide, 01 River Cruise |
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Excludes |
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Airfares, Camera and Video Fees, Alcoholic Drinks, Any Items Not Mentioned |
Things You Should Bring:
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Good walking shoes
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Light raincoat
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Insect repellent
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Sun block
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Sun hat
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Binoculars
Things You Should Know:
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Departure
time varies from different hotels, please reconfirm with our staffs.
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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.
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Amazing
Borneo Tours does not guarantee wildlife sightings.
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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:
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Please ensure you are holding
air ticket to Sandakan.
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Recommended flights from Kota Kinabalu to
Sandakan: Malaysia Airlines MH2042 (ETD 0700hrs / ETA 0740hrs) or AirAsia AK6092 (ETD
0705hrs / ETA
0750hrs).
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Recommended flight from
Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu: Malaysia Airlines MH3105 (ETD 2105hrs / ETA 2155hrs)
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Full Tour Experience
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 9 detached chalets.
> All rooms come with two queen size beds while 3 detached chalets
come with a king sized bed.
> All rooms equipped with air-conditioning and mosquito netting, 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