£2,801 per person
Wild Borneo
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Seeking out wildlife such as proboscis monkeys, orang-utans and pygmy elephants as you cruise along remote Kinabatangan River.
Join us for a wild adventure to the rivers and rainforests of Borneo. We’ll discover the cultures that have influenced two of the island’s cities, breathe in the thick, humid forests and spy a variety of wildlife. Explore gardens of exotic flowers and climb into ancient tree canopies. Search for proboscis monkeys and pygmy elephants as we leisurely cruise remote rivers. And discover how centres are caring for the orang-utan and the world’s smallest bear. If you're looking for an unforgettable wildlife holiday, our Borneo tours are perfect.
- VIP door-to-door travel service
- Knowledgeable tour managers
- Selected meals and international flights
- Included excursions
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From £2,801pp - £3295
£395 deposit per person
14 excursions & visits
23 meals
Group size up to 15
Adventurer pace
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Your itinerary
Day 1 - UK - In flight
Titan’s VIP door-to-door travel service collects you from home, for your flight to Kota Kinabalu.
UK - In flight
Day 2 - Kota Kinabalu
On arrival, we’ll transfer to our hotel on the South China Sea coast.
Kota Kinabalu Marriott Hotel (5-star)
Day 3 - Kota Kinabalu
A tour takes us through a city of old-world charm and modern hopes, friendly locals and a fine food scene ranging from street food to a revolving restaurant. The city mosque is a resplendent masterpiece large enough to hold 12,000 worshippers. The Sabah State Museum offers insight into the city’s rich history and modern art, while a stop at a handicraft market and bazaar shows the working life of the city.
Kota Kinabalu Marriott Hotel (5-star)
Today includes…
Excursions & visits: City tour of Kota Kinabalu (morning)
Day 4 - Kinabalu National Park
We drive along the ridges of the Crocker Range to Kinabalu National Park, a UNESCO-protected area of tropical lowland and hillside rainforest dominated by Mount Kinabalu. It has an exceptionally rich variety of plants, including over a thousand species of orchid. The majority of Borneo’s mammals, birds, amphibians and invertebrates (many threatened and vulnerable) can be found here too. We make our way along the mountain’s garden trails with naturalist guides, which showcase the diversity of plant life here. We’ll also visit a handicraft market, before arriving at our hotel for two nights - within the national park, in the heart of the action.
Nepenthes Lodge, Mount Kinabalu National Park (3-star)
Today includes…
Excursions & visits: Visit Kinabalu National Park (morning)
Day 5 - Kinabalu National Park
The Poring Hot Springs are an excellent place to view lowland birds and some mammals. Those with a head for heights and nature will love the Canopy Walkway, taking you 43m up into the treetops, where around 75% of rainforest animals spend their time. We then stroll around the Butterfly Garden, an excellent place to watch for beautifully coloured butterflies, birds, and maybe even a flying lizard! We proceed to the Kundasang War Memorial Park, dedicated to the British and Australian prisoners of war who perished on the Sandakan Marches during World War II. We’ll complete our day at Kundasang Market, where local farms sell their produce, including fruits unknown to the British table.
Nepenthes Lodge, Mount Kinabalu National Park (3-star)
Today includes…
Excursions & visits: Visit the Canopy Walk and Butterfly Farm at Poring Hot Springs (morning)
Visit Kundasang War Memorial Park and market (afternoon)
Day 6 - Kinabatangan River
Travel overland to the tiny village of Sukau on the Kinabatangan River, where we spend two nights in an authentic, basic wooden lodge deep in the Borneo jungle. The greatest concentration of wildlife in Malaysia is found in this area, including rare orang-utans, proboscis monkeys and endangered birds, pygmy elephants and saltwater crocodiles. We’ll take a cruise along Menanggol River to see what we can spot, with our naturalist guide on hand for all your questions.
Bukit Melapi Lodge, Kinabatangan River (2-star)
Today includes…
Excursions & visits: Cruise Kinabatangan River (all day)
Day 7 - Kinabatangan River
We have more opportunities to spot Borneo’s incredible array of wildlife as we cruise to a nearby oxbow lake this morning and along the river this afternoon. Maybe a gibbon, red or silvered leaf monkey, hornbill or Oriental darter will be on the cards today.
Bukit Melapi Lodge, Kinabatangan River (2-star)
Today includes…
Excursions & visits: Cruise Kinabatangan River (all day)
Day 8 - Gomantong Caves - Sandakan
The Gomantong Caves support swiftlets and a million bats within the cathedral-like chamber, while serpent eagles, bat hawks and kingfishers can be seen lingering on the outer walls. The caves are harvested for the bizarre edible bird’s nest. Next we visit Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary, the perfect place to watch a pendulous nosed proboscis monkey leaping amongst the trees or dining on young leaves. We stay in Sandakan, amidst the tropical rainforest.
Sabah Hotel, Sandakan (4-star)
Today includes…
Excursions & visits: Visit Gomantong Caves and Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary (all day)
Day 9 - Sandakan
See orang-utans in their natural habitat at Sepilok Orang-utan Rehabilitation Centre. The centre was founded in 1964 to rehabilitate orphaned, injured or displaced orang-utans and return them to the wild. Today nearly 80 can be observed while roaming freely in the reserve, while others are cared for in nurseries. Next is the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre, which rehabilitates the world’s smallest bear. These bears continue to be threatened by forest degradation and poaching. Large forest enclosures provide a natural environment while the bears prepare for the wild. Our last visit is to the Rainforest Discovery Centre to learn of the tropical flora and fauna which attracts an astounding 300 species of bird to the reserve, plus unique forest mammals such as flying squirrels.
Sabah Hotel, Sandakan (4-star)
Today includes…
Excursions & visits: Visit Sepilok Orang-utan Rehabilitation Centre, Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre & the Rainforest Discovery Centre (all day)
Day 10 - Sandakan - Kota Kinabalu
Return to civilisation for a tour of Sandakan. Religious relics, colonial mansions and reminders of World War II dot the city, which has grown on trade. We visit the market and see the colourful interior of the magnificent Chinese Temple, before heading to Sim Sim, where the stilt houses of local tribes sit above the water. We transfer to the airport for our flight to Kota Kinabalu and our luxury property close to the tropical forest.
Shangri-La Rasa Ria Hotel, Kota Kinabalu (5-star)
Today includes…
Excursions & visits: City tour of Sandakan (morning)
Day 11 - Kota Kinabalu
A day to relax in our luxurious resort or on the beautiful two-mile crescent beach of pale sand.
Shangri-La Rasa Ria Hotel, Kota Kinabalu (5-star)
Today includes…
Day 12 - Kota Kinabalu - In flight
We transfer to the airport for your overnight return flight to the UK.
Kota Kinabalu - In flight
Today includes…
Day 13 - UK
Upon arrival, your Titan vehicle will be waiting for the journey home.
UK
Day 1 - UK - In flight
Day 1 - UK - In flight
Titan’s VIP door-to-door travel service collects you from home, for your flight to Kota Kinabalu.
UK - In flight
Day 2 - Kota Kinabalu
Day 2 - Kota Kinabalu
On arrival, we’ll transfer to our hotel on the South China Sea coast.
Kota Kinabalu Marriott Hotel (5-star)
Day 3 - Kota Kinabalu
Day 3 - Kota Kinabalu
A tour takes us through a city of old-world charm and modern hopes, friendly locals and a fine food scene ranging from street food to a revolving restaurant. The city mosque is a resplendent masterpiece large enough to hold 12,000 worshippers. The Sabah State Museum offers insight into the city’s rich history and modern art, while a stop at a handicraft market and bazaar shows the working life of the city.
Kota Kinabalu Marriott Hotel (5-star)
Today includes…
Excursions & visits: City tour of Kota Kinabalu (morning)
Day 4 - Kinabalu National Park
Day 4 - Kinabalu National Park
We drive along the ridges of the Crocker Range to Kinabalu National Park, a UNESCO-protected area of tropical lowland and hillside rainforest dominated by Mount Kinabalu. It has an exceptionally rich variety of plants, including over a thousand species of orchid. The majority of Borneo’s mammals, birds, amphibians and invertebrates (many threatened and vulnerable) can be found here too. We make our way along the mountain’s garden trails with naturalist guides, which showcase the diversity of plant life here. We’ll also visit a handicraft market, before arriving at our hotel for two nights - within the national park, in the heart of the action.
Nepenthes Lodge, Mount Kinabalu National Park (3-star)
Today includes…
Excursions & visits: Visit Kinabalu National Park (morning)
Day 5 - Kinabalu National Park
Day 5 - Kinabalu National Park
The Poring Hot Springs are an excellent place to view lowland birds and some mammals. Those with a head for heights and nature will love the Canopy Walkway, taking you 43m up into the treetops, where around 75% of rainforest animals spend their time. We then stroll around the Butterfly Garden, an excellent place to watch for beautifully coloured butterflies, birds, and maybe even a flying lizard! We proceed to the Kundasang War Memorial Park, dedicated to the British and Australian prisoners of war who perished on the Sandakan Marches during World War II. We’ll complete our day at Kundasang Market, where local farms sell their produce, including fruits unknown to the British table.
Nepenthes Lodge, Mount Kinabalu National Park (3-star)
Today includes…
Excursions & visits: Visit the Canopy Walk and Butterfly Farm at Poring Hot Springs (morning)
Visit Kundasang War Memorial Park and market (afternoon)
Day 6 - Kinabatangan River
Day 6 - Kinabatangan River
Travel overland to the tiny village of Sukau on the Kinabatangan River, where we spend two nights in an authentic, basic wooden lodge deep in the Borneo jungle. The greatest concentration of wildlife in Malaysia is found in this area, including rare orang-utans, proboscis monkeys and endangered birds, pygmy elephants and saltwater crocodiles. We’ll take a cruise along Menanggol River to see what we can spot, with our naturalist guide on hand for all your questions.
Bukit Melapi Lodge, Kinabatangan River (2-star)
Today includes…
Excursions & visits: Cruise Kinabatangan River (all day)
What's included
23 meals
10 breakfasts
7 lunches
6 dinners
Transport from the UK
International and internal flights as detailed. Prices are based on return flights with Malaysia Airlines from London Heathrow via Kuala Lumpur.
Accommodation
10 nights in hotels and 2 in flight
Transport
Travel in destination by coach
Plus
Included drinks 6-9pm in Kinabalu National Park; glass of wine with the final group dinner
Tour highlights
14 excursions & visits
City tours of Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan
Visit Kinabalu National Park
Visit Canopy Walk & Butterfly Farm at Poring Hot Springs, and Kundasang Market
3 cruises on Kinabatangan River
Visit Gomantong Caves and Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary
Visit Sepilok Orang-utan Rehabilitation Centre, Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre & the Rainforest Discovery Centre
2 days free time
Enjoy time to explore independently, relax at your hotel, join our optional excursions or ask your tour manager for their recommendations.
Adventure made effortless with Titan Travel
VIP experience
Titan's VIP door-to-door travel service
Experts
Local Titan tour manager
Porterage
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