MH122
6 april 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 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
7–10 apr. 2024, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
A free day to visit the Sunday Markets and to settle into our hotel - Le Meridien.
Mari Mari Cultural Village
8–11 apr. 2024, 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
9 april 2024, 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) toLäs mer
Sepilok Orang-utan Centre
10 april 2024, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
The centre exhists to rehabilitate injured or sick orang-utans before they are returned to the wild.
Bornean Sunbear Conservation Center
10 april 2024, 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
10 april 2024, Malaysia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Giant Flying Squirrel
Provost Squirrel
Elevated Treetop Walkway
Night walk
Sepilok to Sukau
11 april 2024, 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 aLäs mer
Sukau Wilderness Lodge Day 1
11 april 2024, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Late Afternoon River Cruise
Sukau Rainforest Lodge Day 2
12 april 2024, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Morning and Afternoon River Cruises and a Night Cruise for dessert.
Sukau Rainforest Lodge Day 3
13 april 2024, 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 whiteLäs mer
Sukau to Tabin Rainforest Resort
14 april 2024, 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
15 april 2024, 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
15 april 2024, 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, aLäs mer
Last morning in Tabin
15 april 2024, 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 birdLäs mer
R & R at the Shangrila
17–23 apr. 2024, 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. SakinaLäs mer












































































































