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WILDLIFE & NATURE TOURS OF SARAWAK & SABAH
 
 
     
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DAY 01: ARRIVAL KUCHING
Meet on arrival at Kuching International Airport and transfer to the hotel, overnight.

DAY 02: KUCHING – CITY TOUR ( B)
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning, free at leisure at the hotel.

At 14:00hrs, depart for Kuching City tour. The tour includes the visit of the Tua Pek Kong temple, view the Fort Margarita from Kuching Waterfront and drive by St. Joseph`s Cathedral, the Syariah (Muslim) Court, traditional Malay houses built on stilts and the mosque built along the riverbank.

The highlight of the tour is the visit of the Sarawak Museum, one of the finest in South East Asia. It is a treasure house of artifacts and exhibits with great archaeological and cultural significance. Return to the hotel, overnight.

DAY 03: KUCHING – BAKO NATIONAL PARK - (B/L)
Breakfast at the hotel. At 08:30 hrs, pick-up from your hotel to commence a fullday trip to Bako National Park, a scenic drive this morning will bring you to Bako Fishing Village Jetty, where you will board an exciting motorized boat ride takes you to marvel at the abundant natural beauty of Sarawak`s most popular National Park. Trek along the trails to spot wildlife in its natural surroundings including the proboscis monkeys, the monitor lizards, bearded pigs, silver leaf of monkeys and more than one hundred species of birds. The stunning tropical rainforest ranges from the mangrove swamp forest to kerangas (Health forest) to cliff and beach vegetations. Exotic plants found along the trails include the several species of pitcher plants and wild orchids. You may end your trekking at a beautiful secluded swimming beach. Local lunch will be served in the Park`s canteen.

After lunch you will have your time to explore the wildlife and vegetation around the Parks Headquarter on your own or take a walk together with your guide along one of the other short trails around the Headquarter. After tour, return to the hotel, overnight.

DAY 04: SEMENGGOH ORANG UTAN / KAMPUNG PERAYA -(B/L/D)
Breakfast at the hotel. At 08:00hrs, start your journey to Semenggoh Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre situated about ½ hour drive from Kuching, here, the orang utans are being nurtured to readapt themselves to the jungle life. You will have the chance to observe the Semi-Wild Orang Utans coming out of the forest for the feeding time. Before arriving at the feeding platform, you will have a brief experience walking through the amazing untouched rainforest. After which, proceed to Kampung Peraya 3D/2N fullboard package. Upon arrival, introduce to the host family, lunch and continue with caving, visiting the ancients head house where hosted houses the hundred skull and continue to visit waterfall. Back in late evening, dinner and ready for entertain and partake by Bidayuh cultural traditional musician. Settle for the night.

DAY 05: ROMANTIC TRADITIONAL BAMBOO RAFTING - (B/L/D)
Breakfast, gear start for the trekking to the rafting starting point passing by secondary and primary forest. Shopping along trekking trip for wild vegetables that going to be prepare for lunch. Apply your skill in helping the Bidayuh to prepare the raft. Rafting down and enjoy life time experience. If the water level were below the limit, your honorable help were needed for the adventure. Stop at one of the beautiful pebbles beaches for midday. Traditional picnic lunch will be on the moved.Continue rafting after lunch until reaching Peraya villa. Mingle around and meet the village peoples and having dinner with the family. Good night.

DAY 06: ANNAH RAIS LONGHOUSE - (B/L)
Breakfast, say good bye to the host family and continue the journey with visiting traditional Annah Rais Longhouse (Bidayuh). The Annah Rais Longhouse which stands on the same site where the longhouse was first built 200 years ago still stand with its unique architecture built largely of bamboo, wood and leaves. The Bidayuh are absolutely warm and gentle people whose previous generations once lived as farmers and believed in animism. After tour, return back to Kuching with lunch at local restaurant and transfer to the hotel.

DAY 07: KUCHING – MULU - (B/D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Kuching International Airport for flight (preferably morning flight) to Miri and connect flight to Mulu and transfer to Royal Mulu Resort for check- in.

In the afternoon the tour continues with a 3-km plankwalk through the jungle to the Deer & Langs Caves. After visiting the caves we will wait on the observation platform for the bats coming out of the Cave. Return to the Resort late evening for dinner and overnight.

DAY 08: MULU SHOW CAVES TOUR - (B/L/D)
Breakfast in the resort. This morning you will be taken for a longboat ride up the Melinau river to visit the Wind and the Clearwater Caves. En route stop at the Penan settlement of Batu Bungan who offer handmade handicrafts for sale. Low water level may require pushing the boat over rapids. Cruise past the Batu Bungan cliff with its charming myth. After exploring Wind and Clearwater Caves, have lunch at Clearwater shelter. You can opt to swim at the Clearwater pool or just enjoy the rainforest tranquility. Return to Royal Mulu Resort late evening for dinner and overnight.

DAY 09: MULU – KOTA KINABALU -(B)
Breakfast in the resort. After breakfast you`re free to explore the surrounding Mulu area on your own before your transfer from Mulu airport for flight (preferably afternoon flight) to Miri and connect flight (TBA) to Kota Kinabalu and transfer the hotel for check- in and overnight.

DAY 10: KINABALU PARK / PORING HOT SPRING / CANOPY WALK - (B/L)
Breakfast at the hotel.
After breakfast, drive 2 hours overland (88 km) through padi-fields and Dusun villages over the ridges of the Crocker Range to the foothills of Mt. Kinabalu at 5,000ft, to arrive at the park headquarters at Kundasang. Visit the Visitor Centre and Mountain Garden; home to some of the 24 species of flowering rhododendrons, 10 species of carnivorous pitcher plants, estimated 1,400 species of orchids, over 600 species of ferns, more than 40 species of oak trees and over 300 species of birds. Lunch at Park canteen.

After lunch, continue 40 km journey to Poring. Explore tropical rainforest among the jungle trail leading to the treetop canopy walkways suspended 41 meters above the forest floor before returning to Kota Kinabalu and transfer to the hotel, overnight.

DAY 11: KOTA KINABALU - SANDAKAN - GOMANTONG - SUKAU - (B/L/D)
After breakfast, early morning, transfer to Kota Kinabalu Airport for departure (preferably morning flight) to Sandakan. Drive for approximately 30 minutes to Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Center. Proceed to the free roaming area feeding platform. 1000hrs feeding of Orang Utan and see a video presentation of their rehabilitation. Have lunch at Sepilok Nature Resort. Continue your journey overland to Gomantong Caves, the largest birds nests cave in Sabah, famous for its swiftlets and their edible nests. Stay on until around 06:00 p.m. At most at sundown, a spectacular exodus of thousands of bats can be observed as they leave the cave in search of food. Proceed to Sukau for a short briefing on the Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, Overnight at the Kinabatangan Riverside Lodge.

DAY 12: OX-BOW LAKE MENANGGUL RIVER CRUISE - (B/L/D)
Take a second boat trip for bird watching and viewing wildlife at the Ox Bow Lake nearby. Trek(if weather permitted) the lush riverine forest along the lake and then return to the lodge for breakfast. In the afternoon, venture on another river cruise with electric motor down the
Menanggul River and along the Kinabatangan River. Return to the lodge at dusk, Overnight at the Kinabatangan Riverside Lodge.

DAY 13: SUKAU / RIVER CRUISE / FIRE FLIES - (B/L/D)
Early morning trek to the trail behind the lodge. After early breakfast, cruising down slowly in searching different kind of birds along the Kinabatangan River, the longest river in Sabah. Check in to Abai Jungle Lodge.

After Lunch, free and relax at our nature board walk before cruising for searching other wildlife or birds. After dinner, a night cruise leads you to witness the nature of fire flies as Christmas tree. Overnight at Abai Jungle Lodge.

DAY 14: PITAS OX-BOW LAKE / TREE PLANTING / RIVER CRUISE - (B/L/D)
Wake up by the calls of nature. Early morning take a river trip to the Pitas lake to observe more birds, wildlife and experience the unique of Pitas oxbow lake. After breakfast, an option to join our tree planting project with the locals and lunch with them at Abai village. This project especially to help the locals. Overnight at Abai Jungle Lodge.

DAY 15: NATURE BOARD WALK / SANDAKAN – KOTA KINABALU - (B/L)
This morning, you are free to view more birds/wildlife and enjoy a cup of coffee at our nature board walk. After breakfast, take another one hour boat cruise back to Sandakan. Upon arrival at jetty, drive up hill to the Puh Jih Syh Chinese Buddhist Temple, which is offers a panoramic view of the Sandakan Bay before lunch at local restaurant or hotel. Transfer to the airport for your flight (preferably evening flight) to Kota Kinabalu and transfer to the hotel for check in and overnight.

DAY 16: KOTA KINABALU - (B)
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer from the hotel to Kota Kinabalu International Airport for flight departure or extension stay in Kota Kinabalu.
Remarks : Packages Prices Includes:- • English speaking guide, return land/boats transfers, meals, entrances fees and hotel accommodation as stated in the program only Package Price Excludes:- • All airfares and airport-taxes, tipping, camera and video fees, travel insurance and what is not mentioned above program. Term & Conditions:- • For all package programs booked on SIC basis we reserve the right to change or alter the tour dates to fix the SIC tours without giving further notice to the agent concerned. However we guarantee that all tours booked will be carried out within the time frame/ period booked under all circumstances, even if the dates for some departures are altered. Anyway, we will provide the itinerary to all our clients on their arrivals. Validity :- • Till March 31, 2009.

     
   
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