Day 01: Sandakan/Sepilok Orang Utan/Sun Bear/Kinabatangan River (Lunch/Dinner) (Standard AC Room)
Meet on upon arrival at SDK airport or pick up from respective hotels in Sandakan. Proceed to Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre, watching one of the nature’s most endangered animal species, the ‘Orang Utan’ or ‘Man of the Jungle’, in local language swing from branches to branches towards to the feeding station in the forest. Watch the scheduled video show programmes (25 mins), visit to the Exhibition Hall. After Sepilok, proceed to the nearby Sun Bear Conservation Center to see the world’s smallest bear in its natural environment. Lunch enroute at SJR. After lunch, we drive overland to Bilit, Kinabatangan River. Arrive at Bilit around 1430hrs, check into your accommodation. By 1530hrs, have an afternoon tea with some local bites. After a short briefing by the nature guide, take an afternoon cruise along the Kinabatangan River (Sabah’s longest river at 560km) where you can observe wildlife on the boat itself. Dinner & overnight stay at Bilit Adventure Lodge.
Optional:
- Night walk can be arranged, pay locally @ RM10.00 nett p/pax/hrs.
- Tree planting also can be arranged, pay locally @ RM10.00 nett p/tree.
Day 02: Kinabatangan River/Morning Cruise/Sandakan Nature City/Airport (Breakfast/Lunch).
Wake up to the calls of gibbons & birds and start the day with an early river cruise at about 0600hrs. After the 1 hours boat cruise, proceed back to Bilit Lodge for breakfast. By 0830 hrs, we depart Bilit, return to Sandakan for lunch. Afternoon, depart for Sandakan Nature City Tour. The City Tour includes a 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 & Town Centre. Then, continue to one of the oldest church in Sabah, St. Michael’s Church where you can see a century old building where Christianity is preached. Drive to the Central Market where you can see the local produce and fresh seafood being sold. Visit to the Agnes Keith Museum to learn about the life in the colonial days on Agnes & Harry Keith. Harry was the first conservator of the Forestry Department in Sabah. Final stop at the nearby English Tea House where you may have another spectacular view of Sandakan Nature City. Here, you may have your own choices of refreshment (own account). After tours, drop off at hotel in Sandakan or SDK Airport for flight MH/AK (?) ETD (?) hrs. End of servic.
Inclusions:
- Tours & land transfers (Ex-SDK)
- Boat cruises x 2 trips
- English speaking guide
- Meals (1B2L1D)
- 1Night stay BAL based on twin sharing basis
- Parks entrance fees where applicable only
Exclusions
- Airfares
- Camera fees
- Beverages
- Tipping
What to bring (recommendations):
- Raincoat (wet season Nov-Feb) or Umbrella
- Wear a cap/hat
- Sun glasses
- Wear a pair of good walking shoes and/or sandals
- Comfortable cotton T-shirt with long or short pant
- Insect repellent & Sun cream
- Torch light
- Binocular & Camera
- Personal toiletries & medications
