Sepilok, home of the Orangutan Sactuary in Sabah, Borneo, is a common stopover for many travellers – and that’s all it ever tends to be – a stopover. With many package tours in the area including a visit to the sanctuary, visitors pop in and out of Sepilok for just a few hours. What they don’t realise, is that it’s… Read more →
The Kinabatangan river in Sabah, eastern Malaysia on the island of Borneo is the second longest river in Malaysia, at 560 kilometres long. Home to Borneo’s highest concentration of endemic species – such as the proboscis monkey, Borneon orang-utan and pygmy elephants – we knew that a visit to Borneo would not be complete without visiting this spectacular part of… Read more →
Has it really been three months already?! Our travels are flying by yet at the same time it feels as though we have been away forever. The last month definitely feels as though it’s been the longest – we’ve covered so much more ground compared to our other trips and at a slower pace so that we are really getting… Read more →
The Borneo part of our Malaysian adventure started in Kota Kinabalu. With originally 2.5 days to spend in the area, this quickly reduced to one full day – delays with our flight meant we didn’t arrive until evening on our first day, and our last day was taken up by a visit to the Aussie pub in KK to watch… Read more →
