Discover Malaysia Food & Adventure Tour
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Overview
Highlights
- Exploring the wilds of Borneo and the lux of Kuala Lumpur
- Explore the central market of the town, filled with new sights, sounds, and smells
- Visit the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Center where you'll enter the reserve at feeding time to see orang-utans
- Opportunity to sunrise river cruise, once again keeping our eyes peeled for the abundant wildlife
- Explore Kuala Lumpur
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- Boutique accommodations (4 star hotels and eco resorts)
- Airport meet & greet with private transfers
- Ground transportation during tour (including domestic flights)
- All meals
- Entrance fees for all sightseeing
- English speaking local guides
- 24/7 wi-fi access*
- Bottled drinking water
- Basic travel insurance with optional upgrades
- All taxes & gratuities
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Itinerary
Meal: Dinner
Upon your arrival on the island of Borneo our driver will be waiting to take you to our hotel, approximately 15 minutes drive from the airport.
After settling in you will meet your tour leader and tour group in the hotel lobby for a short introduction. And then the adventure begins! We'll take a small, commuter boat approximately 30 minutes to a nearby island where we'll have our welcome dinner on a private beach, experiencing local flavors and dishes for the first time.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
With some local friends we will explore the central market of the town, filled with new sights, sounds, and smells. We'll pick out some local tropical fruits to try before wandering through the downtown area for a quick lunch stop at a kopitiam or "coffee shop." Have ...
We’ll meet at the famous sunset bar where we'll watch the sun dip below the horizon of the South China Sea before venturing out for dinner at a night market with various vendor options.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Rise and shine for an early departure from our hotel to catch a quick 50-minute flight to the small town of Sandakan, our home base as we discover the wonders of Borneo wildlife.
Upon arrival we will visit the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Center where you'll enter the reserve at feeding time to see orangutans and learn how Malays are fighting to protect these endangered animals and their natural habitat. We will also have a special educati...
Meet our guide in the hotel lobby for a short drive to a restaurant for a local seafood dinner. Sandakan is well known among Malaysians for its delicious seafood since it has a major fishing port.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
We will start our day with a 2-hour boat ride, entering the second-longest river in Malaysia through the Sulu Sea. Accessible by boat only, we will arrive at our eco-lodge where we will spend one night in a secluded, quiet area of the lowland rainforest. All our meals will be provided by the lodge.
Around sunset we will set off cruising the river, looking for proboscis monkeys, birds, crocodiles, and a multitude of other wild animals with our naturalist guide.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Start your early morning with a sunrise river cruise, once again keeping our eyes peeled for the abundant wildlife that is very active around sunrise.
We return by boat to the town of Sandakan. With our guide we will stop for a quick lunch in a modern cafe before continuing on to reflect on history at the Sandakan Memorial Park which commemorates the death march suffered by 2,400 British and Australian POWs during W...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Pack up and say goodbye to Sandakan as we travel by air-conditioned private van past the palm-oil plantations to arrive in a small town about 2.5 hours away.
There we will stop at the office of the eco-lodge where we will be staying for two nights to have a simple lunch and check in briefing. Onward we go in 4x4 vehicles through one of the world's oldest rainforests until we reach our eco-lodge, approximately 2.5 hours awa...
Enjoy a fabulous dinner by the in-house restaurant, where fresh food is brought in daily from town.
We’ll join our guide for a relaxed night safari drive, spotting nocturnal animals who are on the move.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Start your morning early with a cup of coffee or tea before we explore the canopy walk with our guide. We'll watch the mist rise about the rainforest, getting a bird's eye view of the morning wildlife activity. And if you're a birder - this is the perfect time to bring your binoculars and enjoy the quiet opportunity to spot some rare species.
We'll return to the lodge for breakfast and preparation for an optional hike up to a beautiful viewing platform, passing waterfalls and a tribal coffin built into a cliff. The hike is approximately 3 hours roundtrip and upon return we'll head straight to lunch. Altern...
Although dinner is included in your tour package, you are welcome to arrange for your own table and time this evening if you’d like to eat separately from the group on your own schedule.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Prepare for a long travel day as we set out from the lodge and say goodbye to Borneo. Our drive to the airport is approximately 2.5 hours. We'll board a regional flight with a short stopover in Kota Kinabalu before arriving in Malaysia's capital city of Kuala Lumpur.
Upon arrival at the airport, our private driver will pick us up and take us to our hotel in the heart of the city center, overlooking the entire city and the famous Petronas Twin Towers.
Since we will spend most of the day traveling, after we check in to our hotel you'll have dinner on your own to rest and relax. We recommend the on-side restaurant with spectacular views of the night skyline.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
This morning we meet our local guide for a climb up 272 colorful steps to the Batu Caves where we'll explore one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India. We'll explore some of the historical industry which brought wealth to Kuala Lumpur before we return to the hotel approximately 4:00 PM.
We'll meet our private tour guide who will take us on a walking tour through Little India and Chinatown, picking up tasty treats along the way and trying the local fare.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Journey by private van to Chef Ana's long-house inspired kitchen where her team will teach us how to prepare a few traditional Malaysian dishes with local spices and herbs. We'll spend the morning preparing all the ingredients and cooking up a storm before enjoying our own dishes for lunch.
From there we will head onwards approximately 2 hours by private van to the small town of Melaka, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We’ll check in to our colonial-inspired hotel along the river before dinner.
Meet our local guide who will begin to explain the significance of this port city once colonized by the Portuguese and Dutch. Let the town's streets come alive with stories as we make our way to a local home where we will be hosted for a delicious meal.
Our guide will meet us in the morning to walk us through Jonker and Heeren streets and to have a private tour of the Baba Nyonya Museum. You'll learn how immigrants from China created their own local culture which has endured through modern times. For lunch we'll stop...
For those folks who are ending their tour in Malaysia we will bid them farewell as their private driver takes them back to the Kuala Lumpur airport.
For the rest of the group continuing on to Singapore we will board our private van for approximately a 3-hour dr...
We'll begin our exploration by meeting our chef friend for a dinner like the locals eat - at the hawker centre! Then we will tuck in to our boutique hotel in the city centre.
Included Meals: Breakfast and Lunch (Dinner if on Singapore Extension).
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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