Sabah Tourism Awards ~ Best Tour Package - 2005

4 DAYS / 3 Nights     SANDAKAN SAFARI ADVENTURE

Day 1                  SELINGAN ISLAND Meet at Hotel Lobby 09.45OR preferably SDK Airport (MH2042) ( 9:45 to jetty for boat ride to Selingan Island. It takes approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour to the Island. Upon arrival, check into chalet and lunch at cafeteria, then free at own leisure e.g. swimming or snorkeling. After dinner, wait for rangers signal’s to see turtle laying eggs. Reburied and releasing the baby turtles. Overnight at chalet (Common or Attached Bathroom).

 ( Lunch / Dinner )

Day 2    SEPILOK ORANG UTAN / KINABATANGAN, SUKAU

0700 depart island for Sandakan. After breakfast, drive for approximately 30 minutes to Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Center. Proceed to the free roaming area feeding platform. 1000 hrs feeding of Orang Utans. At this center, observe man’s closest relative “the Orang Utan” being rehabilitated to become wild in their natural habitat and experience a walk in the Tropical Lowland Dipterocarp Forest of Borneo. 1100 hrs depart Sepilok and transfer to jetty in Sandakan. 1145 hrs take an hour boat cruise up to the Lower Kinabatangan River Sanctuary where you will take your lunch at Abai Jungle Restaurant. This is a wonderful journey of discovery which starts from the waters of Sulu Sea of Sandakan Town through a magnificent scenery of the Mangrove Forest. After lunch, cruise UP river to Sukau village in search of primates especially the Endemic Proboscis Monkeys, birds and other wildlife. Arrive Sukau, check in at Kinabatangan Riverside Lodge. Late afternoon, an option to take another river cruise to Menanggul River, a small tributary of the Kinabatangan. Return lodge for dinner and overnight at Kinabatangan Riverside Lodge. ( Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)

Day 3              OXBOW LAKE / PM RIVER CRUISE / SUKAU

Wake up by the calls of gibbons and hornbills. Early morning, take a river trip to the Ox-Bow Lake to observe wildlife and experience the early morning river ambience of the longest river of Sabah. Return lodge for breakfast then free at own leisure. After lunch, late afternoon, another river cruise to search for more wildlife. Dinner and overnight at Kinabatangan Riverside Lodge.

 (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner )

Day  4                TRANSFER OUT BY BOAT / SANDAKAN

After breakfast, river cruise down by boat back to Sandakan. Another chance for wildlife sightings with this approximately 2.5 hours journey. Upon arrival at jetty, drive up hill to the Puh Jih Syh Chinese Buddhist Temple, which offers a panoramic view of the Sandakan Bay. after lunch, transfer to airport for your flight MH 2709 (ETD1415hrs) or Hotel.. (Breakfast / Lunch)

END OF TOUR

Recommended Personal Gear

Torch, swim wear, insect repellent, raincoat (umbrella not recommended), hat, binocular and sun screen (sweat proof). Use good walking shoes and comfortable cotton T-shirt with long or short pant.

IMPORTANT

1.     Please take note that Sabah Parks allow only camera of unaided flash to take photograph of the turtle. Video/Digital Video 

       Camera are not allowed.

2.     Sabah Parks also forbid visitor from going around the island on their own from 6:00pm – 6:00am.

 You may look for me to book on behalf  of you because KRL & AJL  lodges are owned by my relatives .  Recently, Star rating given by Sabah Tourism Board to Kinabatangan Riverside Lodge is 3 orhid and Abai Jungle Lodge is 2 orhid.  I will try to get cheaper rate compare to S.I.website online.