Top Malaysia Wildlife Viewing Trips & Packages In 2025/2026

Highlights

• Visit endangered orangutans at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre – a facility that provides care for orphaned and confiscated primates and other local wildlife.
• Learn about a social enterprise that empowers women in the mountainous village of Kampung Kiau and enjoy a traditional lunch of regional favourites.
• Soak up the calm beach vibes with two relaxing days on Manukan Island where you’ll get up close to diverse marine life on a snorkelling trip.
• Search for pygmy elephants and proboscis monkeys as you cruise the Kinabatangan River on a water safari.
• Savour local cuisine, like roticanai and teh tarik, during food tastings on a heritage walk in Sandakan.

Highlights

• Climb Mt Kinabalu – the literal pinnacle of all treks in South East Asia – with local guides whose families have trekked the mountain for generations. Watch the sunrise at the peak after a morning hike and spot diverse flora and fauna along the way.
• Spend time getting to know the unique wildlife of Borneo at conservation sanctuaries for orangutans and sun bears.
• Join a local ranger to witness the life cycle of sea turtles, who come ashore on Turtle Island to lay their eggs on the beach. At night, you’ll watch the hatchlings make a dash down the beach on their way to their new life.
• Cruise down the Kinabatangan River and search for wildlife in this rich and unique jungle ecosystem – if you’re lucky, you may see wild pygmy elephants!
• Spend two nights in a Dusun village in the shadow of Mt Kinabalu – the highest mountain between the Himalayas and New Guinea. Spend time with your friendly hosts, explore a local vegetable farm and watch a cultural performance.

Highlights

• See wild orangutans at the Semenggoh sanctuary and look for proboscis monkeys in Bako National Park. One of the last truly wild places on earth, Borneo offers rare treats for nature lovers.
• Explore labyrinthian cave systems, some of the largest in the world, and watch as millions of bats emerge from their depths at sunset, darkening the sky like a plume of black smoke.
• Follow in the infamous footsteps of tribal warriors on a trek through wild, dense jungle on the Headhunter’s Trail – rich with wildlife like hornbills and monkeys.
• Gain some unique insights into Berawan people, indigenous to Mulu region, learning about their life and food through a family visit and home-cooked dinner. Unwind after days spent trekking through jungle with a stay on tranquil Labuan Island. Relax with a well-earned drink or a good book at your beach resort accommodation.
• Kick back in Kuching and maybe try a bowl of the local laksa – Anthony Boudain called it 'the breakfast of the Gods' – and explore the neighbourhoods full of Chinese and Malay influences.

Highlights

• Take a leisurely walk along the scenic canopy walkway at Poring Hot Springs.
• Stay overnight among the birds and beasts of the jungle, right next to an oxbow lake, at Kinabatangan Eco Camp.
• Visit the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre and, if you're lucky, watch baby orangutans learn to swing in a special enclosure.
• Enjoy a special opportunity to watch protected turtle hatchlings scatter across the beach to the water under the cover of night.

Highlights

• Watch young orangutans learning to climb for the first time at the Sepilok Sanctuary
• Keep your eyes peeled for local wildlife on a cruise down the Kinabatangan River
• Grab a snorkel or soak up the relaxed beach vibe on glorious Dinawan Island
• Experience the hospitality of the Dusun people while enjoying lunch in a rural village
• Look over rolling green hills of tea with a night at a tea plantation, including a sampling of delicious local varieties

Highlights

• See wild orangutans at the Semenggoh sanctuary and look for proboscis monkeys in Bako National Park. One of the last truly wild places on earth, Borneo offers rare treats for nature lovers.
• Follow in the infamous footsteps of tribal warriors on a trek through wild, dense jungle on the Headhunter’s Trail – rich with wildlife like hornbills and monkeys.
• Climb Mt Kinabalu – the literal pinnacle of all treks in South East Asia – with local guides whose families have trekked the mountain for generations. Witness the sunrise at the peak after a morning hike and spot diverse flora and fauna along the way.
• Join a local ranger to witness the life cycle of sea turtles, who come ashore on Turtle Island to lay their eggs on the beach. At night, you’ll watch the hatchlings make a dash down the beach on the way to their new life.
• Cruise down the Kinabatangan River and search for wildlife in this rich and unique jungle ecosystem – if you’re lucky, you may even spot wild pygmy elephants!

Highlights

• Spot orangutans and proboscis monkeys
• Visit Mulu National Park, home to the impressive Deer Cave bat exodus
• Enjoy a river cruise in Kinabatangan
• Stay at a luxury jungle lodge in Danum Valley

Highlights

• Stay at a Kinabatangan jungle lodge with jungle walks and wildlife river cruises
• Visit Kinabalu National Park, trekking and bathing in hot springs
• See the orangutans of Sepilok and proboscis monkeys of Labuk Bay
• Spectacular snorkelling and relax on white-sand beaches in Tunku Abdul Marine Park