Name: Into The Jungle: Wildlife Adventures in Borneo | June 5, 2022
Brand: Culture Trip
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Price: 2329 USD
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Rating: 5.0 (1 reviews)

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My first U30X trip took me through amazingly beautiful landscapes and scenery in Bali. I anticipated the trip of a lifetime, what I didn't anticipate was the friendships I would build while I was there! Traveling with U30X has inspired me to live passionately doing what I love; it's truly incredible to be apart of a likeminded community who supports this! If you are on the fence about traveling, or maybe you're a single traveler like I was, go for it! Choosing to go to Bali with under 30 was one of the best decisions I've made in my adult life. I enjoyed my first trip so much that I booked my next trip with U30X only 2 weeks after I got home! I look forward to many more years of exploration and adventure with the under 30 community!

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I was very excited to support a Canadian company, but unfortunately, this trip was anything but blissful.

The tour guide was unprofessional, incompetent, and inappropriate. He was reported in the middle of the trip because of how vulgar he was being with the girls on the tour. Guided tours are supposed to be a haven for young, solo travelers and, unfortunately, this tour was the nightmarish opposite. If you plan on booking a trip with this company, please dig into who your guide will be, how many trips they have done, and what kind of reviews they have had. 

Additionally, the accommodations, activities, and transportation included in this trip cost a sliver of what I paid. I completely understand the additional cost of paying the full-time guides, and the price of convenience that comes from a trip being planned for you, but unfortunately, I did not get my money’s worth with LBW. 

Following my friends and my dissatisfaction with the tour and the inappropriate guide,  LBW’s customer support team was unfortunately slow to respond, disorganized, and inconsistent with their suggested solutions.

Please, save your money, and book with another company.

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Although aged 80 I was probably at least 15 years older than anyone else, 
however this in no way spoiled my experience of this holiday. The group was 
fantastic, the best I have experienced over the last 20 years of trekking. It 
was certainly added to by the local 'guides' who were excellent and very 
friendly to all the group. I and 2 others were not able to get to the summit 
of Mount Kinabalu as we ran out of time although we had passed the last 
checkpoint. We should have left the Laban Resthouse earlier. We did not sleep 
anyway!
The whole holiday experience was far better than I expected although I did 
need to buy a new camera in Kuala Lumpur (a waterproof one). The humidity and 
going through the 'rapids'  on the river was too much for my old camera!
The whole trip was full of new experiences and I suppose the lasting 
highlight was the time at the end spent at the complex by the sea. I have 
never experienced such warm seawater!


As I have said above the 2 we had, the first at KL and the second on Borneo 
could not have been more encouraging and friendly to all the group.


Humidity and shooting the rapids is not good for cameras unless waterproof. I 
was not alone with the problem! Insects were not a problem even in the 
evening, in fact I don't think I got bitten at all - not like in the garden 
at home in the UK!


Lastly I did feel that the climb was more difficult than what I experienced 
18 months earlier in Ethiopia although not so high. In Ethiopia there was 
plenty of time to get aclimatised whereas in Borneo there was none at all. 
Yet this was graded 4 and the climb of Ras Dashen in Ethiopia as Grade 5. The 
altitude there did not seem a problem as we reached the height of 4543m over 
a period not 2 consecutive days as in Borneo.

Trekking Borneo & Beyond

To be honest its a bit of a task to sum up everything that we experienced on 
this one. We did and saw so much. And there really were no dull moments.
We were told that we were the first group to try out the all new “Trekking 
Borneo &amp; Beyond” trip and I reckon that none of it really needs any 
tweaking for future trips. It was all good. In fact better than good at 
moments.
The street food tour of KL gave a little flavour of the clash between the old 
and the new, of one of the fastest growing economies and cities in the world.
Love that or hate it, KL is a wonderfully fascinating place.

The jungle treks.
In between moments of deep concentration, whilst scrambling over roots and 
humps, you could not help but realise that… “Yes.! I really am in the 
jungle.”
Buzzing - literally - with life.
Plants, trees and vegetation like you have never seen.
I didn’t think that I would, but I actually began to really like the 
humidity. It kinda just went so well with the environment somehow.

Then there was the amazing sight and experience of walking across the other 
worldly plateau that sits just below the summit on Kinabalu. It really was 
like… well, walking on another world actually.


We had two separate group leaders for this trip.
They were both really good, but it has to be said that Jeremy really did go 
the extra mile whilst we were over on the Malaysian Peninsula.


Im still digesting it all really.
Long lasting, fond memories that still resonate after the event. Thats what 
its all about.
I reckon If you are thinking about Malaysia/Borneo and fancy a real adventure 
then this is the one

I wasn't sure where I wanted to go away this year, but the itinerary of this 
trip just jumped out at me and certainly didn't disappoint!  You get to 
experience two distinct parts of Malaysia - the Malayan Peninsula and Borneo 
- and this allows you to see its diversity firsthand. KL is a city that never 
sleeps and is a treasure trove of culinary delights; the Cameron Highlands, 
with its rolling hills and tea plantations is a real highlight, particularly 
the trek with Jason. Our next stop in the Taman Negara National Park, where 
we were surrounded by ancient rainforest, allowed us to live with monkeys all 
around us and to experience some real jungle trekking and river rapids too! 
Borneo, is simply teeming with wildlife. You will not get tired of watching 
the orang-utans eating, playing, squabbling and doing ridiculous acrobatics. 
This goes for the sunbears and striking proboscis monkeys too. The Mount 
Kinabalu trek to follow is tough but totally worth it, especially when you 
get up to the clouds...and setting off for the summit to catch the sunrise is 
a surreal and exciting experience. The hotel right by the South China Sea is 
the perfect R&amp;R finish to a perfect holiday!
There were so many....the Cameron Highlands trek really let us experience 
nature by day, the night jungle walk showed us how the place was teeming and 
humming with life after dark, the orang-utans, the proboscis monkeys, the 
clouds at Laban Rata, summiting Mount Kinabalu, relaxing by the South China 
Sea with new friends...so virtually everything then!


We had two group leaders....Jeremy on the Peninsula and Rony in Borneo. Both 
were fantastic. Jeremy recommended so much great food and was so 
enthusiastic, especially about creepy crawlies! Rony's love for his mountain 
and nature was inspiring!


Don't worry about the leeches...I didn't 'get leeched' but I'm told it didn't 
hurt, plus they are weirdly fascinating. Definitely bring toilet paper. Mount 
Kinabalu is challenging, but go at your own pace and you will be fine, and 
you can get a massage afterwards!


I'm still thinking about the trip and wishing I was there...if you're 
deliberating about booking this adventure, just do it :)

If you're looking forward a holiday with a nice mixture of everything then I 
can't recommend this trip highly enough. We enjoyed the best part of two days 
and nights in the bustling and lively capital Kuala Lumpur where we sampled 
lots and I mean LOTS of different food and drink, Opium restaurant was 
delicious and the Sky Bar contained stunning views of the city at night. 
Elsewhere on the peninsula we explored the Cameron Highlands with its nearby 
tea plantations, even calling in for Tea and Scones, the weather was much 
cooler in the Highlands and nice and refreshing after the heat of Kuala 
Lumpur. We also spent 3 nights in Taman Negara in the jungle, the treks here 
were fun, especially the swinging canopy walkway one.

Our second week was spent on the Island of Borneo, which contained the two 
highlights of the holiday for me. The Orangutan sanctuary at Sepilok was a 
fantastic experience, so much so I went twice in one day, it was just so 
fantastic to see these apes in their natural habitats. Towards the end of the 
trip the trek up Mt Kinabulu is a demanding one but a thoroughly rewarding 
one, we were lucky enough to see a glorious sunset at Laban Rata hut the 
night before and got the all important sunrise at the summit of Mt Kinabulu, 
ending the holiday at a beach resort for two days is the perfect tonic, 
beach, pool, sunshine and RELAX.
The perfect holiday.
Summiting Mt Kinabulu, this was a new height for me and to share the moment 
with new friends was awesome.


We had two....Jeremy on the Peninsula and Rony in Borneo. Both were very 
good, and exactly what you'd want from a tour leader.


Don't forget your swimwear, lots of opportunities for swimming in rivers, 
swimming pools and in the sea.

Every time we go on a trip with Exodus we don't think the next can compete 
but this was unique and wonderful in its own way and another trip we shan't 
every forget. Mount Kinabalu summit was tough but well worth it and we were 
lucky to be rewarded with wonderful views. I never expected that we would get 
to see as much wildlife as we did and the orang-utans and optional visits to 
sun bears and probiscus monkeys were just amazing.
The orang-utan sanctuary was really quite emotional, and I felt inspired 
almost immediately to adopt an orang-utan, Bidu-Bidu to support the 
sanctuary. Submitting Mount Kinabalu was also incredible and showed me what 
the mind can help the body achieve when you are determined.


Both our group leaders in both Peninsula Malaysia and Borneo were brilliant. 
They clearly knew a lot about the country they live in and the wildlife and 
worked above and beyond throughout.


I would take some thermals for the summit climb as these are thinner and 
easier to pack than a big coat. Also, definitely avail yourself of massage 
services in Cameron Highlands and at the Kinabalu resort as they were great 
value for money and so worth it. We used laundry services of several of the 
places we stayed in as well and these were really handy and would allow you 
to pack light.

Absolutely fantastic and unforgettable experience

This trip has a good mixture of sightseeing and hiking. The street food tour 
of Kuala Lumpur was a great start to the trip. I enjoyed the food and I 
learned about the cultural and religious diversity of the country. The good 
food and drinks continued throughout the trip. There were a good variety of 
hikes ending with Mount Kinabalu. Watching the orangutans and probiscus 
monkeys eating and playing was great fun. The accommodations were very good.
I have to pick two. One has to be Mount Kinabalu, reaching the summit and 
completing the descent. It was a tough two day trek. The weather cooperated 
for us to see a sunset at the mountain and a sunrise at the summit. The 
second is watching the orangutans. It was fun watching them eating and 
playing. In particular it was great to see the senior male orangutan take his 
time peeling and eating a bunch of bananas.


Our two leaders, Wye and Rony, were great. It seemed effortless for them to 
keep everything well organized. They shared lots of local knowledge. We ate 
at a good variety of restaurants. They made sure we had opportunities to eat 
local seasonal fruits. They made it possible for us to take in the optional 
excursions of visiting the probiscus monkeys and having cocktails over 
looking the Petronas Towers.


Be prepared for Mount Kinabalu. It is not an easy trek.
Be prepared for hot, humid and wet weather.
Do not be scared off by the chance of being leeched.


No, just go and enjoy it!

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