Flight: MH2522 Kuala Lumpur - Kuching 19.30 - 21.20

Meet & greet: Upon arrival at Kuching airport, you will be welcomed to Borneo by your private English-speaking guide, and then transferred to your hotel.

Accommodation: Stay tonight at the Hilton Kuching (Deluxe River View Room)

Full day tour of the Bako National Park: This morning proceed by road to Bako National Park. After visiting the Park's information and exhibition centre, start an easy trek through mangrove forest to observe the mud skippers and blue-fiddler crabs. You will then enter a forested trail where it is possible to see the curious looking proboscis monkeys, before arriving at the plateau which is home to various botanical delights and several species of the carnivorous pitcher plants. This is a fascinating hike through several different ecosystems and vegetation along the way, from mangrove swamp to rainforest, then kerangan and padang forest. Return to Kuching in the afternoon.

Please Note that today’s schedule may change depending on the tide and sea conditions. This tour is not always possible during the wet season (November to February) owing to sea conditions. The duration of this tour during the wet season is shorter (approx. 5 hours) as it is often necessary to leave the park earlier owing to sea conditions.

Accommodation: Stay tonight at the Hilton Kuching (Deluxe River View Room)

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Road journey from Kuching to the Batang Ai National Park: After breakfast you will set off by road for the Batang Ai National Park. This is a drive of around four hours with stops at a native market and a pepper farm
en-route.

Evening activities at Nanga Sumpa: Upon arrival at Nanga Sumpa settle in to the lodge and enjoy a local dinner. This evening you will have time at leisure to wander around the Longhouse and interact with the Iban community. Visitors should never venture into the forest away from the lodge without a guide.

Accommodation: Nanga Sumpa Lodge (Standard Room)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Full day exploring Batang Ai National Park: Following breakfast at the lodge, set off with your guide to trek along the jungle trails near the river. After an hour or so, you will reach your private long-boat and continue upriver. Your destination is the scenic Enseluai waterfall. Along the way (if conditions are suitable) your boatman may stop to demonstrate fishing Iban-style using a jala or throw net. Arrive at the waterfall and have some time to relax, swim and enjoy the rainforest surroundings while your Iban hosts prepare a riverside Barbecue lunch. Return to the lodge in the afternoon and an opportunity to spend more time with the residents of Nanga Sumpa longhouse or do some more walking in the jungle with your guide (please do not set off on a walk away from the lodge without your guide). After dinner this evening, relax on the ruai (common verandah), spend time with the Iban people and enjoy some local rice wine.

Accommodation: Nanga Sumpa Lodge (Standard Room)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Boat & road journey from Batang Ai to Kuching: After breakfast this morning, travel back downriver and cross the reservoir to meet up again with your driver. Once back on dry land, set off to Kuching by road, stopping en-route to see the afternoon feeding at the Semonggoh Orang-utan centre. Depending on conditions and stops, the boat journey today is about two hours, and the drive is about four hours.

Afternoon tour of Semonggoh Orang-utan centre: En-route back to Kuching you will stop at the Semonggoh Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, located 22 km from Kuching. Set up in 1975, this sanctuary is set in 740-hectares of virgin forest and home to orangutans, honey bears, hornbills, porcupines, storks, barking deer and monkeys. Most of the animals were rescued from captivity and are being rehabilitated back to health in a natural environment. The highlight of the visit is to observe the orangutans being trained to fend for themselves before being released into the wild. After visiting the centre continue to Kuching.

Accommodation: Hilton Kuching (Deluxe River View Room)

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Private transfer to the airport: At the locally advised time today you will be collected from your hotel by your guide, and transferred to Kuching Airport in time for your onward flight.

Domestic flight: Depart Kuching Airport on AirBorneo flight MY3752 to Mulu Airport.  The flight departs at 10:05 and arrives at 11:45.

Private transfer to your hotel: Upon arrival at Mulu airport you will be met by a guide, and transferred to your hotel in a private car.

Afternoon tour of Deer Cave: This afternoon take a three kilometre long walk along a raised wooden platform to reach Deer Cave, the largest cave passage in the world. Also explore Lang Cave, regarded as the most beautiful cave formation in Mulu. If weather permits you will be taken to the bat observatory point to watch millions of bats flying out from Deer Cave. Return on the same walkway and settle in to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Mulu Marriott Resort & Spa (Deluxe Rainforest Room)

Meals: Breakfast & Dinner

Full day visit to Mulu National Park: After breakfast at your lodge travel by longboat to visit Penan Settlement to witness the lifestyle of the Penan community. Continue by longboat to Mulu National Park and visit Wind cave, Young Lady Cave and Clearwater Cave. Take a picnic lunch at Clearwater Hut and if you wish, you may enjoy a swim at the Clearwater pool.

Optional Mulu Night Walk: This evening there is the option to join a small group led by an official Mulu Park guide on a tour of the forest at night. Walk along the 1.5km plank-walk which meanders through kerangas forest, home to Borneo’s famous pitcher plants, riverine, swamp and limestone vegetation. The guide will use an audio transmitter to relay information without disturbing the timid wildlife. Immerse yourself in the night sounds of the rainforest; you may have the chance to see blinking fireflies floating before you or search for luminescent fungi. Quietly move through the forest looking for animals that hide during the day but emerge in the darkness which protects them from being seen by predators. Please note that this excursion is only operated in good weather conditions, so you need to book this locally at the National Park HQ - please ask your guide for assistance if you would like to do this.

Accommodation: Mulu Marriott Resort & Spa (Deluxe Rainforest Room)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Mulu Skywalk: Today you have the chance to discover Mulu’s Skywalk, the world’s longest tree-based canopy walk. This 480-metre walkway is suspended 20 metres above the forest floor, and winds among the lush treetops. Get a glimpse of life in the high canopy and enjoy views of the river below and the soaring heights of the nearby limestone cliffs in the distance. This small group tour is conducted by a Mulu Park guide and takes around two hours.

Private transfer to the airport: At the appropriate time today you will be collected from your hotel by your guide, and transferred to Mulu Airport in time for your onward flight.

Domestic flight: Depart Mulu Airport on AirBorneo flight MY3252 to Kota Kinabalu Airport.  The flight departs at 12:10 and arrives at 13:05.

Private transfer to your hotel: On arrival at Kota Kinabalu Airport you will be met by your English-speaking driver and transferred to your hotel.

Accommodation: Hyatt Regency Kinabalu (Deluxe Sea View Room)

Meals:

 Breakfast

Full day tour to Kinabalu National Park: This morning depart Kota Kinabalu by road for the 2-hour journey through scenic countryside, small towns and scattered villages to the Kinabalu National Park. Established in 1964, this was one of Malaysia's first National Parks and is now a World Heritage Site due to the diversity of habitats present on and around the slopes of SE Asia's highest mountain, Mount Kinabalu. The surrounding forests are some of the richest in the world with more than 2000 flowering plants including 1200 species of Orchids, various species of Rhododendron, Pitcher Plants and the largest of them all, Rafflesia. This afternoon your guide will lead you on an optional hike on one of the many graded trails into the montane forest. This is a good opportunity for bird-watching, nature photography, and learning the medicinal uses of the forest plants. You will then have the chance to visit the information centre in the Park Headquarters, and the Mountain Botanical Garden to see the unique flora that can be found in the National Park.

Accommodation: Hyatt Regency Kinabalu (Deluxe Sea View Room)

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Private transfer to the airport: At the appropriate time today you will be collected from your hotel by your guide, and transferred to Kota Kinabalu Airport in time for your onward flight.

Domestic flight: Depart Kota Kinabalu Airport on Air Asia flight AK6490 to Sandakan Airport.  The flight departs at 11:35 and arrives at 12:20.

Shared transfer to Sepilok: Upon arrival you will be met by a local guide and transferred to your hotel in Sepilok in a vehicle shared with other guests.

Afternoon visit to the Rainforest Discovery Centre: This afternoon, you will be taken on a visit to the Rainforest Discovery Centre which has an information centre focusing on the flora and fauna of Sabah, and an impressive canopy walkway.  The exhibition covers a wide range of subjects, from various plant groups and adaptations to forest types. The section on animals covers the iconic mammals in Sabah, such as the Bornean pygmy elephant, primates, cats, deer, reptiles and the main groups of birds. The Canopy Walkway is about 620 m long and 25 m high at its highest point, with two towers (named Bristlehead and Trogon respectively) and a single-column shelter.  At dusk there is a very good chance of viewing the Borneo Giant Flying Squirrel gliding from tree to tree.

Accommodation: MY Nature Resort (Standard Chalet)

Meals: Breakfast & Dinner

Morning visit to the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre & the Sun Bear Centre: This morning you will visit one of only four Orangutan sanctuaries in the world. Founded in 1964 the Centre helps once captive Orangutans learn to climb and fend for themselves in the wild with the hope that one day they may return to the forest. To start the tour there is a short film shown at the information centre giving some background on the history of the project, and the day-to-day work being carried out. Then proceed on foot along raised boardwalks through the rainforest to a series of platforms where milk and bananas are provided twice a day to the semi-wild Orangutans who are in the process of returning to the forest. There is an excellent chance that Orangutans and several species of monkeys will arrive in numbers, which is a spectacular sight and provides the opportunity to photograph these amazing creatures at close range. After seeing the Orangutans, you will visit the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC), located very close to Sepilok’s Orangutan Sanctuary, where there are around 28 rescued bears.  Sun bears are the smallest and least known members of the bear species, and their populations are rapidly diminishing in Southeast Asia. Habitats are being destroyed by deforestation and sun bears are being brutally killed for commercial exploitation. Baby sun bears are one of the cutest young animals in the world, so after their mothers are killed they are captured as pets and are locked in tiny cages. The mission of the BSBCC is to rescue these captured Sun Bears, and promote conservation through animal welfare, conservation, rehabilitation, research and education.

Road journey from Sepilok to Sandakan Jetty: After your visit to see the Orangutans, you will be transferred by road to Sandakan's jetty.

Shared river journey to Abai: On arrival at Sandakan jetty, board a shared boat for the journey to Abai, on the Kinabatangan River. Pass through pristine mangrove forests along the Kinabatangan River delta, with the chance to see proboscis monkeys, birds and reptiles en-route.

Shared afternoon wildlife excursion: This afternoon explore the surrounding area on the nature boardwalk before cruising up the Kinabatangan River in search of wildlife. Return to the lodge for dinner and then after dinner there will be an optional night cruise to witness the glittering Fireflies on the mangrove trees.

Accommodation: Abai Jungle Lodge (Standard Room)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Shared morning excursion: This morning you will be taken on an early morning boat trip on the river for more bird and wildlife viewing at nearby Pitas Lake. Afterwards, return to your lodge to have breakfast (outdoors if the weather is fine).

Shared speedboat journey from Abai to Sukau: After more time to explore the wildlife around Abai, checkout and travel by shared speedboat to Sukau, further down the Kinabatangan River.

Afternoon shared wildlife cruise: This afternoon you will be taken on a shared cruise along the Kinabatangan River with other guests from the lodge in search of the local wildlife. There is the chance of seeing orangutans, macaques, red and silver leaf monkeys, elephants, crocodiles, civet cats, otters and proboscis monkeys. The local bird life includes egret, kingfisher, oriental darter, bee-eater and hornbill.

Accommodation: Kinabatangan Riverside Lodge (Standard Room)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Shared road journey from Sukau to the Danum Valley: After breakfast you will be transferred by road to the Borneo Rainforest Lodge in the Danum Valley, a journey of approximately four and a half hours with a change of vehicle in Lahad Datu.

Afternoon / evening activities: After lunch you will take to the ‘treetops’ as you experience the sights and sounds of the jungle from a suspended walkway in search of the local wildlife. In the evening there will be the chance of experiencing a night-time drive in a jeep in search of nocturnal animals (weather and space permitting). Please note your excursions at the Borneo Rainforest Lodge will be operated by expert local guides and will be on a shared basis with other guests staying at the lodge.

Accommodation: Borneo Rainforest Lodge (Deluxe Forest View Chalet)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Full day shared wildlife excursions: After breakfast the lodge's expert team of naturalist guides will describe the wildlife excursions on offer for you to choose from. There are walking trails with varying lengths and degrees of difficulty from a gentle stroll along raised wooden platforms close to the lodge, to a more strenuous trek along the “Coffin Trail” that leads to an ancient Kadazan-Dusun burial site. Other excursions include an hour’s water tubing in the Danum River or trekking along the Segama River. Dinner will be followed by a night-time walk around the lodge in search of nocturnal animals (weather permitting).

Accommodation: Borneo Rainforest Lodge (Deluxe Forest View Chalet)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Morning excursion: This morning there will be the opportunity to take a trek along the Hornbill Trail before returning to the lodge for lunch.

Road journey from Danum Valley to Lahad Datu: After breakfast and some time to explore the area further you will be transferred to Lahad Datu airport in a private vehicle.

Domestic flight: Depart Lahad Datu Airport on AirBorneo flight MY3019 to Kota Kinabalu Airport.  The flight departs at 16:05 and arrives at 17:00.

Journey to Gaya Island: On arrival at Kota Kinabalu airport you will be met by staff from your resort on Gaya Island and transferred to Jesselton Point in the city. From Jesselton Point you will take the resort's speedboat to Gaya Island, a journey of just 20 minutes into the South China Sea.

Accommodation: Bungaraya Resort (Superior Villa)

Meals: Breakfast

Days at leisure on Gaya Island: These days are at leisure to relax in comfort on this wonderful tropical Island. A large range of watersports, including diving and snorkelling can be arranged through your resort for those who don't want to simply relax by the pool or on the beach. Or if you feel like an outing, the city of Kota Kinabalu is just a 20-minute speedboat ride away.

Accommodation: Bungaraya Island Resort (Superior Villa)

Meals: Breakfast

Journey to the airport: At the advised time today, join a speedboat to the mainland, then travel on to the airport in a private car.

International flight: Depart Kota Kinabalu Airport on Malaysia Airlines flight MH2645 to Kuala Lumpur Airport.  The flight departs at 17:45 and arrives at 20:25.

International flight: Depart Kuala Lumpur Airport on Malaysia Airlines flight MH2 to London Heathrow.  The flight departs at 23:30 and arrives at 05:55 the following day.

Overnight on board the aircraft.