Introduction

Experience the best of Sandakan! Visit Sepilok Orangutan & Sun Bear Centers, cruise the Kinabatangan River, and explore Sandakan’s historical sites on this unforgettable wildlife and city adventure.

Itinerary

DAY 1 ARRIVAL SANDAKAN / SEPILOK ORANG UTAN + BORNEAN SUN BEAR / KINABATANGAN RIVER (L / D)
Meet on upon arrival at SDK airport (Arrival 0800am). Transfer 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 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 (4.00pm) 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 2 KINABATANGAN RIVER / SANDAKAN CITY TOUR / DEPARTURE (B / L)
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, depart Bilit for 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 tour, transfer to Sandakan Airport for flight departure (Suggested after 6pm).

Includes

-1 nights' stay at Bilit Adventure Lodge, Kinabatangan River (Superior A/C Room)
-Meals as per itinerary (1 Breakfast / 2 Lunch) / 1 Dinner)
-English Speaking Guide
-Land and boat river cruise as per itinerary
-All tour based on joining basis

Terms and Condition

-Above rates based on Strictly for Malaysian Market only.
-Subject to Peak Season Surcharge

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