Day 1 SEPILOK /BY BOAT TO SUKAU
08:00 AM Pick up at airport MH 2042 (ETA 08:10) drive for approximately 30 minutes to Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre. 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 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. (Lunch / Dinner)
Day 2 OXBOW /GOMANTONG/ PM RIVER CRUISE
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. free at own leisure. After lunch, proceed overland to Gomantong Birdnest Caves. Upon arrival, 15 minutes walk on the plank walk to the cave. Explore the largest bird's nest cave in Sabah, home to millions of Bats and swiflets. The nest of the swiflets are collected for the famous Chinese edible bird. Return back to the Lodge for late
afternoon river cruise to search for more wildlife. Dinner and overnight at Kinabatangan Riverside Lodge. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner )
Day 3 BY BOAT TO SANDAKAN/CITY TOUR
After breakfast, river cruise down by boat back to Sandakan. Another chance for wildlife sightings with this approximately 2.5hours journey. Upon arrival at the jetty, drive up hill to the Puh Jih Syh Chinese Buddhist Temple,which offers a panoramic view of the Sandakan Bay. After lunch, proceed to Airport for your flight back to Kota Kinabalu on MH2709 (ETD14:15hrs) (Breakfast / Lunch)
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