Southeast Asia Budget Wildlife Viewing Tours & Packages Tours & Trips

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.

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• Spot orangutans and proboscis monkeys
• Visit Mulu National Park, home to the impressive Deer Cave bat exodus
• Enjoy a river cruise in Kinabatangan

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• 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

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• Experience Malaysia’s two faces: the cosmopolitan Malaysian Peninsula and the natural wonders of Borneo
• Get your culture fix in the historic cities of Penang and Malacca
• Witness the great spectacle of feeding time at the Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary

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• 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.

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• 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.