MH122
April 6, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Two flights totalling 18 hours inc stopover in KL. Arrived Kota Kinabalu 12.30am (3.30am Sydney time). A long tiring day.
Kota Kinabalu
Apr 7–10, 2024 in Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
A free day to visit the Sunday Markets and to settle into our hotel - Le Meridien.
Mari Mari Cultural Village
Apr 8–11, 2024 in Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Last full day in KK spent visiting this village in the hinterland. Drinks in the Club Lounge and the Sunset Bar followed.
KK to Sandakan to Sepilok Nature Resort
April 9, 2024 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
In Sandakan, we visited a War Memorial and were told quite a moving story about the 2,434 Australian prisoners who lost their lives here during WW2. They were forced to march 220km (bare foot) toRead more
Sepilok Orang-utan Centre
April 10, 2024 in Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
The centre exhists to rehabilitate injured or sick orang-utans before they are returned to the wild.
Bornean Sunbear Conservation Center
April 10, 2024 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
The Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre is a wildlife conservation and research centre for improving animal welfare and rehabilitation of the Malayan sun bear.
Rainforest Conservation Centre
April 10, 2024 in Malaysia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Giant Flying Squirrel
Provost Squirrel
Elevated Treetop Walkway
Night walk
Sepilok to Sukau
April 11, 2024 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Tai Chi for Kim, then a bus to Sandakan followed by a 2.5 hour speed boat from Sandakan to Sukau Wilderness Lodge. We then experienced a late afternoon game cruise highlighted by some great views of aRead more
Sukau Wilderness Lodge Day 1
April 11, 2024 in Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Late Afternoon River Cruise
Sukau Rainforest Lodge Day 2
April 12, 2024 in Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Morning and Afternoon River Cruises and a Night Cruise for dessert.
Sukau Rainforest Lodge Day 3
April 13, 2024 in Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Another 2 Game Cruises (morning and afternoon) with significant time spent looking for the elusive pigmy elephants. Fortunately, there was plenty of other wildlife to see. The highlight was a whiteRead more
Sukau to Tabin Rainforest Resort
April 14, 2024 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Small bus to Lahad Datu, then 4WD to Tabin Rainforest Lodge. Then lunch and snooze. Late afternoon walk and a cruise to see dolphins and fire flies.
Tabin Rainforest Lodge 2
April 15, 2024 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Early am to two bird hides, then off to the river again to find the elusive Irrawaddy Dolphin. The African Queen then found us a tree full of bats, fanning themselves because of the oppressive heat.
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Tabin Rainforest Lodge 1
April 15, 2024 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
We arrived here after a 4 hour road trip from Sukau.
Guide Vincent - excellent.
We had a late afternoon walk to the wharf and then a cruise down river to the sea. We saw a fishing village, a sunset, aRead more
Last morning in Tabin
April 15, 2024 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Up early to visit a remote bird hide. The trek thru the jungle to the hide (and back again) would have been too much for many of our age. This, too, was a fruitless exercise as the peacock like birdRead more
R & R at the Shangrila
Apr 17–23, 2024 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
We had 5 full days of kicking back at this excellent resort. Membership of the "Horizon Club" gave us child free a la carte breakfasts and 3 hours of free beverages with snacks each afternoon. SakinaRead more
