Day
1 London /Kuala Lumpur
Depart
London Heathrow by Malaysia Airlines.
Day
2 Kuala Lumpur
On
arrival transfer by private car to the luxurious Ritz-Carlton
Kuala Lumpur. Overnight in a deluxe room (with breakfast).
Day 3 Kuala Lumpur/Pangkor Laut
After
breakfast private car transfer to Lumut Jetty (approx. 3 hrs), followed
by a 15-minute ferry transfer to the Pangkor Laut Island. Shaped by
- and approachable only by - the sea, Pangkor
Laut Resort's Royal Bay is itself built out into the water. Designed
in the style of a Malay 'Kampong', Royal Bay Sea Villas are built
on stilts over the sea, with panoramic views from bedroom and bathroom.
4 nights Royal Bay Sea Villas (no meals).
Days
4/6 Pangkor Laut Resort
At
leisure amid the escapist surroundings of idyllic Pangkor
Laut, with over 300 acres of beautiful beaches and tropical jungle.
Royal Bay features sheltered waters where swimming and water sports
can be enjoyed. Marine Bay is a tiny cove with great snorkeling opportunities.
A short stroll to the west is Emerald Bay - voted one of the 100 best
beaches in the world.
Day
7 Pangkor Laut/Sandakan
After
breakfast transfer by ferry to Lumut Jetty for a private car transfer
to 'KL' and the flight by Malaysia Airlines to Kota Kinabalu and connection
to Sandakan. Transfer to the Sabah
Hotel for overnight (deluxe room with breakfast).
Day
8 Sandakan/Sepilok/Sukau
After
breakfast transfer by minibus from the Sabah Hotel to Sepilok.
Walk ten minutes through the rainforest to witness the feeding of
the orang- utans . Then drive on 100 kms to Sukau
and take the 10-minute boat ride to the Sukau
Rainforest Lodge for lunch. Later enjoy a 2-hour river cruise
in search of wild Proboscis monkeys along the Kinabatangan River.
Birdlife is especially rich here, including six species of hornbills,
and kingfishers, egrets, darters, owls and kites Return for a solar-heated
hot shower, candlelight dinner and slide show. Overnight Sukau
Rainforest Lodge (full board).
Day
9 Sukau
At
leisure at the Sukau Rainforest Lodge.
Day
10 Sukau/Danum Valley
After
breakfast transfer to the Gomantong Caves. Trek 20 minutes through
the rainforest to the cave entrance. Explore the chambers in search
of cave fauna, bats, swiftlets and crabs. In season you can witness
the collecting (with bamboo ladders and poles) of birds' nests by
the local people. Continue overland through forest, cocoa and soft-wood
plantations to the Borneo Rainforest
Lodge - set by the Danum River on the edge of 438 sq. km of undisturbed
lowland rainforest. The remote Lodge is home to all of Sabah's lowland
fauna, including the rare Sumatran rhinoceros, elephants, clouded
leopards and orang- utans. In the evening there's a slide show and
if the weather permits you can go game-viewing to see some of the
nocturnal animals by spotlight. Overnight Borneo Rainforest Lodge
(full board).
Day
11 Borneo Rainforest Lodge
Early-morning
birdwalk. Spend the day exploring the dense forest for birds and mammals.
Trek to a waterfall and take a dip in the refreshing rock pools. Lunch
at the lodge. In the afternoon enjoy a jungle walk through trails
leading to the canopy walkway. Overnight Borneo Rainforest Lodge (full
board).
Day
12 Borneo Rainforest Lodge/London
Morning
trek in search of mammals and birds. Lunch at the Field Centre. Then
transfer to Lahad Datu airport for the Malaysia Airlines flight to
Kota Kinabalu and connecting overnight flight.
Day
13
London
Morning arrival at London Heathrow
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