Most visitors to Brunei arrive by plane, bus or ferry. We chose the ferry for its low cost and smooth ride to Brunei (60 ringgit/ person) with a stop at Labuan Island. The ferry terminal is located at Jesselton Point in Kota Kinabalu, which is within walking distance of the D’Borneo Hotel where we stayed. …
I read in one of the travel magazines that Kota Kinabalu (KK) claims to have the best sunsets in the world. So we had to have dinner at a restaurant with ocean view (which there are plenty of along the waterfront) and watch the sunset. And it was amazing! The clouds in the Borneo sky …
We spent the day on Sapi Island (one of the islands in Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park). It’s a little paradise just a 15 minute boat ride from Kota Kinabalu. It was a wonderfully relaxing retreat, like taking a vacation from vacation :D. The snorkeling was awesome! And just right off shore, so it was super easy. We rented …
After emerging from the jungle it was time for us to catch our Air Asia flight from Sandakan back to Kota Kinabalu. We had spent one night in Kota Kinabalu, but didn’t have a chance to look around, so we were headed back for another day. We had booked the very nice D’Borneo Hotel in …
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On our final day at Uncle Tan’s we got a bonus trip- a morning boat safari. I was feeling like sleeping in, rather than getting up at 6am for the safari, but George reminded me that we might see wild Asian elephants, and I would hate to miss that! There is a place up river …
After dinner (which we did get to eat) it was time for our night hike so we had to put on another thick coat of bug repellent, grab our flash lights and tromp off into the dark swampy humid forest surrounding camp. I wasn’t so sure heading into the jungle at night was a good idea because we now …
After lunch there was some more down-time before our evening activity. Some of the campers and staff played a muddy football (soccer) game that resulted in a couple injuries. We just rested and chatted with some of the other campers. Here are the photos from our evening boat safari on the Kinabatangan River: You can …
During the heat of the day, while most wildlife is hiding away resting, we headed out in search of insects and other creepy crawlies. From camp we took a short boat ride to one of the government protected patches of jungle. The guide explained about the conservation areas by drawing the river and 10 patches …
At 6am it was time to rise and shine for our morning boat safari. The two best times of day to see wildlife are the early morning, before the heat of the day, and the evening. We did not really get any sleep the night before because of the anxiety of being in the middle …