Top Things to do in Sandakan Division
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6 Multi-day Tours in Sandakan Division That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Sandakan Division, Malaysia including Stray Asia: 10 Day Borneo Explorer Tour, 2D1N Sandakan Private Tour with Kinabatangan River Cruise, Singapore and Sabah, Borneo Private Tour, Borneo 4 Days 3 Nights Tanjung Bulat Jungle Camp Combo Sandakan, 3 Days Selingan Sepilok Sunbear Kinabatangan Gomatung Cave, Sabah Highlights Adventure 7D/6N.
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1. Stray Asia: 10 Day Borneo Explorer Tour
Overall Ratings
4.8 based on 6 reviews
Get further off the beaten track and see more than the average tourist with Stray in Borneo! This 10-day small group adventure tour starts in Sandakan and finishes in Kota Kinabalu, and takes you to the hot spots of Borneo, as well as some secret locations where the wildlife is insane. Home to Orangutans, carnivorous plants, gorgeous beaches and some of the world's oldest rainforest (at 130 million years old!) and top dive sites - Borneo is one of Asia's last wild frontiers. This is not just a holiday - it's an adventure! Snorkel and watch the sunset off the northern tip of Borneo, where you won't see another soul, and spend a few days cruising Kinabatangan river, looking out for rare and wonderful wildlife (think proboscis monkeys, crocodiles, long-tail macaques, and so much more). We take you away from the crowds so you see more wildlife, and even take you on a night wildlife cruise!
Inclusions: Experienced, local Stray Guide, Dinner, Breakfast, Breakfast, Lunch, Breakfast, Lunch, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast, Dinner, Breakfast, Dinner, Breakfast, Breakfast, Dinner, Transport by air-conditioned minivan, boats and ferry, 8 Nights' Accommodation (standard twin-share, private upgrades available), Bottled water, Simpang Mengayau: Borneo Honey Bee Centre, Gong Making Village, Simpang Mengayau: Watch the sunset at the tip of Borneo, Mt Kinabalu: Park entrance fees and hiking, guided tour of the botanical gardens., Sepilok: Entry to the Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre and Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre , Sepilok: Sandakan Rainforest Discovery Canopy Night Walk, Kinabatangan River: Wildlife cruise, night cruise. , Kinabatangan River: Morning wildlife cruise, tree planting. , Turtle Island: Turtle conservation presentation, kayaking
Exclusions: Extra food and drinks, Extra optional activities which can be booked directly with your Guide, Flights and insurance
Reviewed By AngryAnonymousdude
What to say about this tour! To begin with it took less than 24 hours to realise that the activities our travel company had promised in the brochure did not match the activities listed by Stray. Although this was probably an advertising fault with our tour company (STA Travel - I HIGHLY recommend not booking with them) the Stray representative refused to assist us with the issue claiming he was not a ‘Stray representative’ even though he was literally wearing a Stray t-shirt! The Thailand leg of the trip is utterly pointless as you barely see any of the country, and there are basically no activities payed for by Stray so I really have no idea what we payed for. Laos was much improved, we had two different tour guides throughout our days there who were both brilliant and the activities were really good. We had a good sized group as well which helped! Cambodia however was by far the worst part of the trip. The perhaps main reason for this was our tour guide was extremely weird and made us all feel very uncomfortable. He made a lot of sexual jokes which weren’t funny, he would make inappropriate remarks and also get drunk and act very strangely around us all. There were only 3 of us for most of the Cambodia leg (all guys), however when some females did join, as you can imagine he made more uncomfortable remarks. Considering I’ve heard from other travellers that Cambodia is their favourite place they’ve traveled, I believe Stray did the country a huge disservice as the route round the country made no sense, we hardly got to see any of the beautiful country and spent almost half the tour at the same Hostel in Siem Reap with nothing to do. Also I’d heard so much about the delicious (and cheap) street food Cambodia offered however not once did we go to any such place and instead were pressured to go (by our guide) to places which were more costly and coincidently our guide would get a free meal for taking us there! The final leg of the tour was Vietnam which we didn’t get to go to as the borders had closed due to the pandemic. Although of course, this could not be helped, our Cambodian guide did not sufficiently keep us informed on what was going on and when we inevitably asked the question “now what?” we were never given a helpful answer, and were essentially abandoned once the Cambodia leg of the tour was over. Overall, the tour was mostly awful. Before this tour started, me and my friend who I was travelling with went on a Trutravels Sri Lanka tour which was absolutely brilliant. This was mostly down to our guide who I felt really wanted to show us the best parts of his country and give us the best time possible and wasn’t trying to squeeze as much money from us as he could. This was similar to the Laos part of the tour, in which I truly felt the tour guides wanted us to have a great time (an example was one of them set up a football game for us to play against the locals which was amazing). However this trip was wildly inconsistent as the Thailand leg was utterly pointless, and the Cambodia leg was uncomfortable and massively underwhelming. And of course the part that will leave a bitter taste in my mouth will be how we were essentially left stranded in Cambodia without any real help or advice from Stray. Considering we payed for the most expensive package, I truly have no idea what that money went towards for most of the trip, particularly some of the accommodation. I don’t recommend stray at all.
2. 2D1N Sandakan Private Tour with Kinabatangan River Cruise
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 15 reviews
Join this 2 days adventure tour in Sandakan to experience best wildlife. At this tour you get chance to visit Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, Borneo River cruise, Gomantong Cave and much more. Private basis round transfers and meals are included.
Inclusions: Overnight accommodation (As per your selection), Private basis transportation with English Speaking Driver , 1 Boat ride, Sightseeing as per itinerary, Meals as stated (2-course lunch,1-course dinner,1-course breakfast)
Exclusions: Other food & drinks, Extra Tours/Activities than mentioned
Reviewed By 17loganroad
Great collections! It's a must see in Penang! Thanks to Ricky for a wonderful tour and history of the museum.
3. Singapore and Sabah, Borneo Private Tour
A quick visit to Singapore on your way to Borneo, then dive into the nature and wildlife adventure. Visit Kinabalu National Park, walk on a canopy walkway 40 metres above the jungle, visit the Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitations Centre and discover wildlife in the Kinabatangan region.
Inclusions: All entrance fees as mentioned in the program, Dinner, Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch, Breakfast, Breakfast, Lunch, Lunch, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Dinner, Flight from Singapore to Kota Kinabalu, Accommodation on a twin-sharing basis in the hotels mentioned in the itinerary, Transfers and tours with local driver and guide in private air-conditioned vehicle
Exclusions: Anything not specifically mentioned above., Personal costs such as drinks, laundry, etc., Travel insurance., Peak season surcharges, Tips to the guide and driver, porters and waiters., Optional tours, camera fees., Gratuities
4. Borneo 4 Days 3 Nights Tanjung Bulat Jungle Camp Combo Sandakan
Tanjung Bulat Jungle Camp is far unique from other lodges in kinabatangan is because this jungle camp is totally own and operated by the local people come from the river people tribe. Coming to TBJC means supporting the local community product as well. Beside that TBJC also situated in a very isolated place in Kinabatangan river compare to other lodges, for example, if you go to the other part of kinabatanga river lodges, 1 monkey will be 10-15 boat watching, but in TBJC, 1 monkey only 1 boat, which is US. We also implement NO MASS TOURIST policy in our jungle camp, which means, in a moment we only allowed 12 traveler maximum to come to our simple and basic jungle camp yet special. This is because we want to give such an authentic privilege for our clients. We also, implement our conservation project called rainforest carbon offset project (tree planting), some of your money we get, we will invest it back to environment by buying tropical seedlings from the local community.
Inclusions: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Dinner, Breakfast, Morning Cruise 1x, Afternoon Cruise 2x, Night Cruise 1x, Night Jungle Walk 1x, Gomantong Cave tour 1x, Orang utan sanctuary 1x, Sun bear centre 1x, Proboscis monkey sanctuary 1x
Exclusions: All camera fees is NOT included, long pants, long sleeves, shoes, Rain coat, Mosquito repellents, Simple torch lights, Towel, Personel toiletries, Binocular
Reviewed By lissywyn
My boyfriend and I stayed for the 2 nights 3 days trip. We had the best time here and couldn't recommend it more. From the moment we were picked up from our hotel in Sepilok we were seamlessly looked after by all the amazing staff. The journey there consisted of a private mini bus, followed by two boat trips with a short walk between them through the jungle. Our accomodation in one of the private rooms was basic, and most of our free time was spent relaxing on the hammocks or sitting on the balcony dining area watching the river and looking for wildlife. You're totally disconnected from the outside world here with no phone signal or WiFi (which is so rare!). Trips through the jungle by foot, or down the river by boat happen at day and night, and are so well thought out. The guides were so good at what they do, and it was such a luxury to have such well informed people show us around. We spotted so many different animals and learnt so much about the rainforest. It's also amazing value for money! Food was plentiful and there was unlimited tea and filtered water available. If you're after the luxury of a hot shower, electricity and AC/fans this is not for you. But I must say that I was hesitant about the basic nature of this camp before I went, but it was completely forgotten about while I was there, as it was overshadowed by the incredible experience of being at the heart of the rainforest.
5. 3 Days Selingan Sepilok Sunbear Kinabatangan Gomatung Cave
Discover the beauty of Malaysia’s natural world on this 3-day Sandakan sightseeing and wildlife experience in Sepilok, SunBear Conservation and Selingan from Sabah. Learn of the life cycle of green sea turtles on Selingan Turtle Island and trek through lowland rainforest to the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre. Take a boat safari along the Kinabatangan River and admire native wildlife along the riverbank. Explore the Gomantong cave system with your guide.
Inclusions: 2x lunches, Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch, Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast, 3x Dinners, 2x Breakfasts, All Fees and Taxes
Exclusions: Tipping
Reviewed By Borneowalaitobilung
Nice walai tobilung cultural village and support for community effort to preserve their culture and heritage.
6. Sabah Highlights Adventure 7D/6N
Spend a week exploring remarkable Sabah, one of the most stunning corners of the planet with turquoise seas, unparalleled snorkelling and pristine natural jungles packed with hundreds of bird and animal species, plus over 5000 plant species, hot springs and caves to boast! Highlights: -Snorkel in the stunning Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park -Discover Mount Kinabalu National Park and Poring Hot Springs -Take river cruises and go trekking in Kinabatangan -Visit the Gomantong Caves & Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary
Inclusions: Lunch, Lunch, Breakfast, Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch, Breakfast, Dinner, Breakfast, Breakfast, Entry fees
Exclusions: Other meals & drinks, Tips, Personal expenses, Travel insurance
