Borneo Adventure
Overview
Facilities
Tour Features
- Round trip trans-airfare via Singapore Airlines coach class from San Francisco
- Local airfare, coach class, as per itinerary
- Round trip seat-in-coach airport transfers
- 3 nights stay in a double occupancy room at the Park Royal in Kuala Lumpur
- 2 nights stay in a double occupancy room at Hyatt Regency in Kota Kinabalu
- 2 nights stay in a double occupancy room at Hilton in Kuching
- 1 night stay in a double occupancy room at Bilit Rainforest Lodge at Kinabatangan River
- 1 night stay in a double occupancy room at Island Chalet on Selingan Island
- 1 night stay in a double occupancy room at Seri Simanggang in Sri Aman
- Extensive seat-in-coach sightseeing tours by coach/car/boat with English-speaking guide and admission fees per itinerary, including: half-day city tour of Kuala Lumpur; tour of Kinabalu National Park; tour of Semenggok Orang Utan Rahabilitation Centre; longboat ride on Lemanak River, including vist to an Iban Longhouse; visit to Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Center; cruise on Kinabatangan River in search of wildlife
- Breakfast daily, 6 lunches, 3 dinners
- Hotel taxes and service charge
- Airline fuel surcharge (subject to change) and government taxes and fees
Rates do not include
- Any expenses of personal nature such as tips, laundry, table drinks, telephone calls, etc.
- Optional Travel Insurance
- Any item not mentioned above
Remarks
- If listed hotels or Singapore Airlines are not available at the time of reservation, alternative hotels at the same category or airlines could be used. Prices may differ.
- During trade fairs season and during Christmas and New Year’s days, some hotels may require surcharges. The prices may increase.
- Ticket(s) must be issued and full payment must be received 90 days prior to departure
- Major credit cards accepted; credit card authorization required
- Change and cancellation penalty (₹20,968-₹50,323per person) apply once ticketed; Triwalk Tours’ general cancellation policy applies
- Hotel upgrades, air upgrades, additional hotel nights, extensions to all Asian destinations, and add-on air fares from various US cities are available
Itinerary
Depart via Singapore Airlines trans-flight to the Orient. Cross the International Date Line.
Arrive in Kuala Lumpur and transfer to your hotel. (Park Royal)
Half-day city tour includes King's Palace, National Monument, Merdeka (Independence) Square, National Mosque, and KL Tower.
After breakfast, transfer to the airport and fly to Kota Kinabalu Sabah's capital, in the northern part of Borneo. Arrive and transfer to your hotel. (Hyatt Regency)
Drive to Kinabalu National Park, a World Heritage site, traveling two hours overland along the mountainous countryside, a botanist's paradise. Visit Mountain Garden and enjoy a nature trail.
Fly to Sandakan and transfer overland through rustic countryside studded with villages.Arrive at Gomantong Caves in the Gomantong Forest Reserve, and explore Sabah's biggest bird's nest cave. Continue the drive to Bilit Village, on the Loer Kinabatangan River, and check into your lodge. A river cruise takes you in search of wildlife, including Proboscis monkeys. (Bilit Rainforest Lodge)
After breakfast, reture to Sandakan. Transfer by boat to Selingan Turtle Island, located off Sabah's east coast. The island is the main nesting area for the Green turtles and Hawksbill turtles. After lunch, you may swim or snorkel. After dinner, observe turtles laying eggs, and perhaps the release of turtles into the sea. (Island Chalet)
Return to Sandakan by boat and travel overland to Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre. Take A boardwalk through the lowland rainforest and witness the feeding of orangutan.Continue on for a visit to the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre. Transfer to the airport for a flight to Kuching, Sarawak's capital, on Borneo's west coast. Arrive and transfer to your hotel. (Hilton)
This morning, visit Semenggoh Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre. From here, depart for Sri Aman, stopping en route at Serian Town for a visit to the local/native market. After a local coffee break, visit the pepper garden. Lunch stop in Lachau. Arrive Sri Aman and check in to hotel. (Seri Simanggang)
After breakfast, depart for the Lemanak River and board native longboats to visit an Iban longhouse, where you have lunch and learn about local traditions. Depart for Kuching. (Hilton
After breakfast, transfer to the airport and fly to Kuala Lumpur. Arrive and transfer to your hotel. (Park Royal)
Board Singapore Airlines flight and return to USA the same day.
