Sabah in Northern Borneo is one of the most amazing nature and wildlife destinations. Places like the Danum Valley are still largely unspoiled, yet Sabah is much easier to visit than you’d think or than other remote wildlife destinations. Once you have made your way to Sabah’s capital, Kota Kinabalu, (read my tips here) you have found […]
If you love wildlife and make your way to Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Northern Borneo, you should make the trip to the Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation center. It’ll be as close as you’ll ever get to Orang Utans in a natural setting, it’s one of the most amazing wildlife experiences and best photo opportunity you’ll
You have fallen in love with wildlife pictures from Sepilog or Danum Valley, are not bothered by the history of head hunters and can’t wait to visit Sabah in Northern Borneo – good choice, it’s one of the most amazing nature and wildlife destinations and it’s easy to reach as well! To help with your
Your work-life has been crazy and you have had enough of the traffic and the madness of the city! You just want to get away, far away and spend some time to enjoy nature, see some animals (you know, like real ones) and just relax! You really enjoyed that relaxing weekend in the mountains, looking
On my recent ASEAN Explorer trip, I had a short stop over on my return in Kota Kinabalu. With little time and an early morning departure, I wanted an affordable hotel near the airport and picked the C’haya Hotel. Having stayed at airport hotels many times on business trips, I had low expectations – and
If you have nature and adventure on your mind and you want to see wildlife in as untouched an environment as possible, then Borneo is a great destination. While you can now explore Malaysian Borneo easily from the two main cities, Kota Kinabalu in Sabah (read here), and Kuching in Sarawak (read here), it does
As part of my ASEAN Explorer trip, I booked 11 flights with AirAsia, courtesy of their ASEAN Pass +. I figured that if I’m going on a budget trip with AirAsia, I should also check out their budget hotel, Tune hotel (read an overview here). I had planned lots of activities for Kuching and with
Kuching is a great base to explore Sarawak, Southern Borneo, and all the scenery, wildlife and cultural sights it has to offer. But it’s a great destination on its own – it has a lot of character and a great place to go for an evening stroll along the waterfront, see the old buildings are
If during your stay in Kuching you haven’t had your fill of wildlife watching after Bako National Park and Semmengoh Wildlife Center, you should add the Kuching Wetlands National Park to your list. The park has mangroves along a network of rivers near the ocean with a chance to see proboscis monkeys, macaques, silver leaf
Bako National Park is one of the top attractions in Sarawak, Borneo, and was high on my list! It turned out to be the favorite tour of my trip to Borneo – that’s high praise, considering I went from one natural wonder to the next in Northern and Southern Borneo! Part of that amazing experience
The Semenggoh Wildlife Center has been handling orphaned or rescued Orang Utan for more than 30 years and currently has 37 Orang Utan in the area, 16 of them having been born at the center. The oldes one, a female, is 44 years old, has 3 offspring and 3 “grandchildren” already! The oldest male and
For my exploration of Sarawak, Southern Borneo, i chose the Hilton Kuching as my first base. It’s one of the top hotels in the capital of Sarawak, situated in a prime spot on the riverfront. I booked the hotel using Hilton HHonors points and enjoyed the extra comforts of being a Gold member – too