First day
19. August in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
Well, today was a big day starting with the Sepilok Orangutang Sanctuary. This is where the staff take on abandoned or illegally caught Orangutans and try to rehabilitate them so that they can returnWeiterlesen
Sandakan to Bilit Rainforest Lodge
20. August in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
We left Sandakan and visited the Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary, arriving at feeding time.
We had good views of 3 males. The family troupe were off in the forest and hadn’t been seen for a few days. WeWeiterlesen
Kinabatangan River
21. August in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
We rose early for a boat ride on the Kinabatangan River.
Leaving at 6am the mist was still on the river.
We saw a variety of wild life, including, Proboscis monkeys, long tailed Macaques, a fewWeiterlesen
Bilit Rainforest Lodge to Mt Kinabalu
22. August in Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
We took the water taxi to our coach and then drove for 3 hours with a couple of stops to a fish foot massage. The fish were pretty heavy on the massage as you could feel their teeth scraping away. InWeiterlesen
Mt Kinabalu to Kota Kinabalu
23. August in Malaysia ⋅ 🌙 29 °C
We awoke to a clear day with great views of Mt Kinabalu.
The first stop was the Kundasang War Memorial Park. This was a very sobering experience, commemorating the Sandakan Death Marches of WW2 whereWeiterlesen
Manukan Island snorkelling and other photos
24. August in Malaysia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
After an amazing buffet breakfast - which had European, Indian, Korean and Malaysian dishes along with fruits and a wide selection of pastries - we took a short ferry ride to Manukan Island in theWeiterlesen
Mari Mari cultural village
25. August in Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
We visited the Mari Mari cultural village. The village has traditional houses for the 5 major tribes in Sabah:
Kadazan-Dusun
Bajau
Murut
Rungus
Lundayeh
The Murut were the most feared and wereWeiterlesen
Kota Kinabalu to Mt Kinabalu
26. August in Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
We caught an Uber to the airport to pick up our hire car. The Uber was the princely sum of AUD$3 for the 15 minute ride!
We then drove south from Kota Kinabalu before turning back in land. This was aWeiterlesen
Mt Kinabalu
27. August in Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
We rose in search of coffee and managed to find a cafe that did good tea and a good breakfast, unfortunately the same couldn’t be said for the coffee.
We did an enjoyable walk through the forest atWeiterlesen
Mt Kinabalu to Kota Kinabalu
28. August in Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
We decided to throw the towel in with our digs in Kundasang and head back to Kota Kinabalu.
Enough of comparatively expensive accommodation with thread bare towels, sheets with holes, mattress withWeiterlesen
Kota Kinabalu
29. August in Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
We had a very enjoyable game of golf at the Sutera Golf and Country Club.
The course has 27 holes and the fellow directing the players did a good job of keeping people moving.
Having said that, theWeiterlesen
Kota Kinabalu to Mulu
30. August in Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
We caught a flight to Mulu in Sarawak after dropping our hire car off at Kota Kinabalu airport.
Driving in Sabah was pretty straightforward.
Our flight to Mulu was 50 minutes on a 70 seater planeWeiterlesen
Gunung Mulu National Park Day 1
31. August in Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
We tool a long boat with our guide from the hotel to explore the Wind and Clearwater caves.
The 30 minute ride on the river was very enjoyable and even more so as we were the first people on theWeiterlesen
Gunung Mulu National Park Day 2
1. September in Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
We left early from the hotel to take the 7:00 Tree Top Walkway tour. This went along 420m of walkway high up in the forest anchored by some very large trees.
The experience was well worth it.
IWeiterlesen
Mulu to Kuching (not quite)
2. September in Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
We went off to the airport to catch our flight to Kuching at midday, but no cigar.
The visibility has been steadily getting worse since we arrived in Mulu, due to fires in Kalimantan (the IndonesianWeiterlesen
Mulu to Kota Kinabalu
3. September in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
The weather was far clearer first up with the sun even casting a shadow - which was not the case yesterday. So, fingers crossed for our flight.
A lot of the people from the cancelled flights wereWeiterlesen
Kota Kinabalu
4. September in Malaysia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Booked 18 holes of golf at Sutera Harbour Golf and Country Club which was just under 15mins from the hotel.
Had an enjoyable if somewhat warm round.
Passed a street vendor selling shark’s finsWeiterlesen
Kota Kinabalu to Lahad Datu
5. September in Malaysia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
What better way to start the day than with Malva pudding?
Mags was very happy and helped herself to…… well, less said the better.
The previous day we had bread and butter pudding which DaveWeiterlesen
To Tabin Wildlife Reserve
6. September in Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
We were picked up at our hotel at 8:00 for the 1 1/2 hour drive to Tabin. The drive took us through more palm oil plantations.
Having settled into our room we sat on the balcony overlooking a littleWeiterlesen
Tabin Wildlife Reserve
6. September in Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
We took an early morning walk and were rewarded with sightings of the resident troop of Gibbons high up in the trees.
We also saw a couple of Hornbills including a Rhinoceros hornbill with its largeWeiterlesen
Tabin Wildlife Reserve to Lahad Datu
8. September in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
We did our early morning walk and saw the resident troop of Gibbons and a large flock of Rhinoceros Hornbills.
After a relaxing morning watching the Gibbons from our veranda we departed to LahadWeiterlesen
Lahad Datu to Deramakot Nature Reserve
9. September in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
We went to reception to get a cab or ride share to the airport for our flight to Sandakan. There was an old man in an old tee shirt, shorts a thongs hanging around in the lobby who seemed to beWeiterlesen
Deramakot Nature Reserve
10. September in Malaysia ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
We went on an early game drive, but without much luck spotting any wildlife.
It was however very enjoyable driving through the great jungle and looking at some of the many species of ginger.
One ofWeiterlesen
Deramakot to Sandakan
11. September in Malaysia ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
We went out for an early morning walk from the camp spotting a Serpent Eagle on a power pole just as we started. It was an enjoyable walk including a section of suspended walkway. Mags decided to giveWeiterlesen
Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu
12. September in Malaysia ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
We took an early flight from Sandakan, picking up our hire car and slowly wending our way to the Nexus Resort about 30kms north of Kota Kinabalu. Nexus has an impressive main building, with the resortWeiterlesen



















































































































































































































































































































































































































great stuff!! [Robin McConchie]
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