MALAYSIA
6D5N ULTIMATE SANDAKAN EXPERIENCE TOUR @ SANDAKAN SABAH
DAY 1 -
Sepilok Orang Utan/Sun Bear/Rainforest Discovery Centre/Sepilok Jungle Resort
Meet on upon arrival at SDK airport or pick up at respective hotels as listed on above. Transfer to Sepilok Jungle Resort (SJR). Unpack. Then, take a 5mins leisure walk to the nearby Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre, watching one of the nature’s most endangered animal species, the ‘Orang Utan’, in local language swing from branches to branches towards to the feeding station in the forest. Watch the scheduled video show programme, visit to the Exhibition Hall. After Sepilok, proceed to Sun Bear Conservation Center to see the world’s smallest bear in its natural environment. Lunch en route at SJR.
Afternoon, second visit to the sanctuary for the afternoon feeding. After Sepilok, continue a visit to Rainforest Discovery Centre situated within the famous Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve. The Exhibition Centre & Plant Discovery Centre will bring you lots of information about the nature in the area. After that, a chance to walk on a suspension bridge and ending it with the only Canopy Walk in Sandakan. Dinner & stay overnight at SJR.
DAY 2 -
Sepilok Jungle Resort/Turtle Island (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
Breakfast. By 0815hrs, depart SJR, transfer to Jetty for a boat ride to Selingan Turtle Island. This journey by motorised boat will take about 1 hour. After lunch, grab your mask, fins and snorkel and head to the beach where you can find lots of juvenile marine life. Or, you can choose to relax or sun bathing by the beach. Before dinner, treat yourself to a slide show featuring information of the turtle island park and turtles. After dinner, standby at the Cafeteria. Wait for Park Ranger’s signal before proceed in a small group to the egg-laying site to witness the mother turtle laying eggs, transferring of eggs to the hatchery and releasing of hatchlings to the sea. Stay overnight at Selingan Island Chalet. (Standard AC Room)
Note : Photographing of turtles only with camera of unaided flash.
Snorkelling gears are available to hire (Please refer to the Island).
DAY 3 -
Turtle Island/Sandakan Nature City/Cave & Bats watching/Kinabatangan River
After breakfast, depart island by 0700hrs and return to mainland. Then, proceed for the Sandakan Nature City Tour. Visit to Sandakan Memorial Park, Puu Jih Shih Buddhist Temple, located on a steep hill top where you can have a magnificent view overlooking Sandakan Bay & the Town Centre. Then, continue to one of the oldest church in Sabah, St. Michael's Church. Drive to the Central Market where you can see the local produce and fresh seafood being sold. Visit to the Agnes Keith Museum. Stop at the nearby English Tea House. Lunch enroute. After lunch, we will continue overland to Gomantong Cave to explore the largest limestone and bird nests cave in Sabah where millions of swiftlets make the cave their home. After visiting the cave, wait at the cave entrance to witness the feeding of bathawk on millions of bats that merge out from the cave in search for food. After that, transfer to Bilit Adventure Lodge. Check into your accommodation. Dinner & overnight stay at Bilit Adventure Lodge. (Standard AC Room)
Optional: Evening guided board walk & insects screen, pay locally @ RM50.00 nett p/pax.
Tree planting also can be arranged, pay locally @ RM20.00 nett p/tree.
DAY 4 -
Kinabatangan River/Jungle Walk/Night Walk/Kinabatangan River
Wake up at 0530hrs. 0600hrs, depart for an early morning river cruise to see wildlife. After the 1hours boat cruise, return back to Bilit Lodge for breakfast. Late morning, depart for a guided nature jungle walk to experience the riverine forest. Trek back to lodge. Freshen up. Lunch. By 1530hrs, have an afternoon tea break before we depart for second afternoon river cruise. Dinner. Tonight, we proceed for a guided night walk in search of nocturnal wildlife. After night walk, return to Bilit Adventure Lodge for your second night stay.
DAY 5 -
This morning, we walk up to the observation deck for an eye view of the riverine forest and birds watching. Perhaps, you can observe the sunrise from the deck. Later on, we go for a traditional cooking lessons how to make ‘roti jala’ and/or local kuih (cake) for your breakfast. Thereafter, you can create a beautiful and elegant batik art painting from our pre-drawn batik designs. Afternoon, have an educational visit to our herbs garden to learn the herbs that we use for cooking or for our homemade toiletries and medicines. Follow by a guided board walk to see wildlife. Late afternoon, we have our final boat
cruise in search for more wildlife gather along the Kinabatangan River. Third night stay at Bilit Adventure Lodge. (Standard AC Room)
DAY 6-
Kinabatangan River/Sandakan (Breakfast)
After breakfast, depart Bilit by 0830hrs and return to Sandakan. Transfer back to your respective hotel or airport in Sandakan.
Airlines
Hotel Accommodation
Hotel Details
- Sepilok Jungle Resort (SJR)
- Selingan Island Chalet (SEL)
- Bilit Adventure Lodge (BAL)
Package Pricing
ADULT TWIN
RM 3,700
RM 3,700
ADULT SINGLE
N/A
CHILD W/BED
N/A
CHILD NO BED
N/A