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Tawau: 3D2N Maliau Basin Wildlife Tour
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The 3D2N Maliau Basin Wildlife Tour, also known...
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Continue Browsing TripsYour day starts with a private or shared tour pickup at 10 AM from your Sandakan hotel or Sepilok area. Meet your guide and embark on a journey into rural Bornean life and sets the stage for the natural wonders ahead over 2 hours or more.
Continue journey to Gomantong Caves, step into one of borneo most remarkable limestone cave systems, inhabited by millions of bats and swiftlets. The caves are famous for edible bird's nests, which are gathered by skilled local gatherers during the season. If your visit aligns with the harvesting season (usually February-April and July-September), you might have the opportunity to observe this bold traditional practice in person. Navigate the accessible Simud Hitam (Black Cave) along the well-kept boardwalks, get ready for a multisensory journey, the chorus of swiftlets and bats, the multitude of insects, and the unique scent of guano combine to create an unforgettable ambiance.
Drive to Kinabatangan Rive, hop on a boat for a short ride to a beautiful riverside for a welcome drink and lunch, subject to change. This meal usually features local cuisine and provides energy for the afternoon's activities and a chance to relax in the rainforest.
The highlight of your day comes around 4 pm when you set off on the Kinabatangan River cruise. This is the time when wildlife activity is at its highest along Malaysia's second-longest river, home to one of Southeast Asia's most diverse ecosystems. Go on a riverboat ride with binoculars and cameras, guided by a friendly expert who will help you spot and identify the amazing biodiversity. You may see proboscis monkeys, macaques, hornbills, wild crocodiles, pygmy elephants, orangutans if you are lucky.
As the sunset paints the sky, head back to the riverside for a cozy early dinner, this allows time to reflect on the day's amazing sights while eating dinner. After that, return back to Sandakan, with drop-offs at any hotels, airport or in the Sepilok area.
Fun and accommodating!
Our guide and boat driver were very friendly, dedicated, and knowledgeable! We had a wonderful time and were lucky enough to see so many animals! Communication was also great.
Excellent
Harrison our tour guide was very personable and helpful contributing to our trip being an enjoyable experience.
Our guide Harresun was absolutely amazing. He has great knowledge of wildlife and made the day fun interesting and memorable. Would highly recommend Harresun we had a blast. It was an experience we will not forget thanks to him.
Our day trip to Gomantong Cave and the Kinabatangan River Safari was absolutely unforgettable, largely thanks to our incredible tour guide, Sufri! From start to finish, Sufri went above and beyond to ensure we had an amazing experience. He is exceptionally knowledgeable, sharing fascinating insights about the cave's ecosystem and the rich wildlife along the river. Beyond his expertise, Sufri's warm personality, patience, and great sense of humor kept us engaged and smiling throughout the day. If you take this tour, pray that you get Sufri as your guide—he truly made the experience world-class!
We had a great time! Lunch and dinner were delicious and the cave was unbelievable! We saw 4 of the 5 of Borneo’s big 5 on our river tour. Highly recommended!
Harresun was a great tour guide. He was really knowledgeable and pointed out many things at the Gomatong caves. We got to see the Rhinoceros Hornbill and the Orang utan at the caves. The trip involved a lot of steps and was exhausting but worth the view at the top. The river cruise was also amazing. More orang utan and hornbills king fisher and eagles and lots of different monkeys including the proboscis monkey. Highly recommend
Amazing cruise trip experience
We had such an amazing cruise trip! Our boat guide knew exactly where to find the wildlife, and we were incredibly lucky to see elephants, orangutans, monkeys, hornbills, and so much more.
The driver was also very friendly and careful, which made the whole journey feel safe, relaxing, and enjoyable. Everything was well paced, with no rushing at all. An unforgettable experience and definitely worthy of five stars!
Very good activity with Harresun, it was very fun, we saw the big 5 amazing!!
Excellent day with HARRESUN, really enjoyed all aspects and made some great memories, thank you
Great guide.
Our guide was superb. Very knowledgeable. He spotted an orangutan and a rhinoceros hornbill for us on the walk into the cave which was fantastic. He was great company for the day. I do think the tour is expensive compared to other tours we have booked though.
Amazing tour with mr Harresun.
Had a wonderful day with our guide mr. Harresun. Saw multiple orangutans from very close, and also other different monkeys/animals. When at the cave, you have the option to also hike the stairs. It can be tiring but the view is amazing! Also the place where we saw 1 wild orangutan.
Highly recommend the tour!
Gomantong cave and orangutan
Gomantong cave with Abdul again a great day!! Perseverance paid off with a wild orangutan thanks to Abdul spotting this for us! What a privilege another great trip with Abdul on +60 11-1669 5114
Incredible experience.
The Kinabatangan cruise experience was great; we saw many animals and the guide was very nice.
The trip to Gamantong cave and K. river cruise was excellent, both of us preferring the river cruise to the cave. The cave is great and interesting (as well as very smelly) but it’s just a cave where one is confined to the path. Unless you arrive in the evening and go to the top of the hill to see the bats flying out you won’t see any of them in the cave from close.
But on the river you see quite a few animals and birds. Saw the macaque family playing from about one meter close, that was great!
Special thanks to our guide and driver Sufri.
Had a private tour which is definitely the best way to do it. Gomantong caves were amazing, although a little disappointed not to see swiftlets. Unfortunately plenty of cockroaches which luckily didn't bother us. Had a lovely lunch before boarding our boat on the Kinabatangan river. The safari was excellent, the boatman was a really good spotter and we saw everything apart from the pygmy elephants. Our guide for the day was very informative and looked after us well, nothing was rushed. The only unavoidable negative was the long (2hr) drive there and again back.
A great day trip
Harresun was a great tour guide. He was really knowledgeable and pointed out many things at the Gomatong caves. We got to see the Rhinoceros Hornbill and the Orang utan at the caves. The trip involved a lot of steps and was exhausting but worth the view at the top. The river cruise was also amazing. More orang utan and hornbills king fisher and eagles and lots of different monkeys including the proboscis monkey. Highly recommend
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