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- Day 1
- Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 2:05 PM
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 212 m
AustraliaJoe Crafts Creek33°35’30” S 151°8’24” E
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.
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- Day 2–5
- April 7, 2024 at 8:00 AM - April 10, 2024
- 3 nights
- ☁️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 19 m
MalaysiaSungai Napas5°56’52” N 116°3’33” E
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.
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- Day 3–6
- April 8, 2024 at 1:00 PM - April 11, 2024
- 3 nights
- ☁️ 31 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- MalaysiaKota Kinabalu Airport5°56’33” N 116°2’53” E
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.
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 8:00 AM
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
- MalaysiaSungai Sindil5°55’24” N 116°2’58” E
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
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 9:00 AM
- ☁️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 58 m
- MalaysiaSepilok5°51’51” N 117°56’49” E
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.
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 10:06 AM
- ⛅ 31 °C
- Altitude: 54 m
- MalaysiaSepilok5°51’46” N 117°57’1” E
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.
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 4:45 PM
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Altitude: 31 m
- MalaysiaSepilok5°52’26” N 117°56’41” E
Rainforest Conservation Centre
April 10, 2024 in Malaysia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Giant Flying Squirrel
Provost Squirrel
Elevated Treetop Walkway
Night walk
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- Day 6
- Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 12:59 AM
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitude: 18 m
- MalaysiaMount Robertson5°50’26” N 118°7’3” E
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
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- Day 6
- Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 4:00 AM
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 19 m
- MalaysiaSungai Menungal5°29’52” N 118°16’46” E
Sukau Wilderness Lodge Day 1
April 11, 2024 in Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Late Afternoon River Cruise
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- Day 7
- Friday, April 12, 2024 at 6:57 AM
- ☁️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- MalaysiaSungai Tamegang Kecil5°29’20” N 118°16’33” E
Sukau Rainforest Lodge Day 2
April 12, 2024 in Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Morning and Afternoon River Cruises and a Night Cruise for dessert.
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- Day 8
- Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 5:45 AM
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
- MalaysiaSungai Tamegang Kecil5°29’14” N 118°16’50” E
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
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- Day 9
- Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 6:00 AM
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- MalaysiaSungai Maruap5°25’9” N 118°56’32” E
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.
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- Day 10
- Monday, April 15, 2024 at 7:19 AM
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 22 m
- MalaysiaLahad Datu5°20’58” N 118°56’49” E
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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- Day 10
- Monday, April 15, 2024 at 7:24 AM
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitude: 22 m
- MalaysiaLahad Datu5°20’58” N 118°56’49” E
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
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- Day 10
- Monday, April 15, 2024 at 4:25 PM
- ⛅ 31 °C
- Altitude: 19 m
- MalaysiaLahad Datu5°20’49” N 118°56’59” E
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
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- Day 12–18
- April 17, 2024 at 2:04 PM - April 23, 2024
- 6 nights
- ⛅ 30 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- MalaysiaTanjung Aru5°57’23” N 116°2’31” E
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
