Sandakan Tours & Packages
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Sandakan is Sabah’s second largest city. Rich with natural resources, the city is well known for its lush tropical forests, making it one of the country’s biggest timber exporters. Situated on the east coast of Sabah, Sandakan is a dream destination for nature lovers and wildlife enthusiasts. With three major conservation programmes based here
It is probably the only place in Borneo where the wildlife is so accessible, that it often feels like an open safari when you are bound to bump into an animal at every turn. Greater chances of animal sightings happen during drier seasons, where you can spot pygmy Borneo elephants, orang utan. Read More...
Sightings of orang utans in the wild are rare, due to their gentle and shy nature. Over the years, they have become an endangered species due to hunting and logging activities. It is with this realisation that the Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary was erected, where young, orphaned and captured orang utans are rehabilitated before being released back into the wilds. Read More...
Take an approximately 15 minutes’ boardwalk to the opening of Semut Hitam cavern & explore the cave system on boardwalk. Continue with approximately 45 minutes’ drive through rustic countryside to Sukau Kampung Bilit, Kinabatangan River. Take a short boat transfer to Bilit Rainforest Lodge Read More...
Jungle walk/river cruise along the trail to the Ox Bow Lake for a spot of bird watching. Free time after lunch. Take another river cruise in the late afternoon to see more wildlife along the banks of the Sukau Kinabatangan River. Overnight stay at Sukau Bilit Rainforest Lodge. Read More...
Consisting of three islands, Pulau Selingan, Pulau Bakungan Kecil and Pulau Gulisan, Turtle Islands Marine Park provides a sanctuary for endangered turtle species. Green and Hawksbill turtles frequent its shores to lay eggs, especially on Pulau Selingan. Catch a glimpse of the turtles foraging for food amongst the corals during the day. Read More...
Journey to Selingan Island takes approximately an hour. A day at leisure to be spent either swimming or snorkelling. After dinner, wait for Park Ranger’s announcement on turtle egg-laying sightings. Watch as they collect of eggs from the nesting site and plant them in the hatchery, and see baby turtles scrambling to the open sea upon release. Read More...
Well-known for its highly-prized birds’ nests, the caves mainly consists of major two caves – Simud Hitam (Black Cave), where the less expensive ‘black’ nests can be found, which soars up to 90 metres high, and Simud Putih (White Cave), where the more expensive ‘white’ nests can be found. Read More...
Sukau River is home to a diverse collection of species; thousands including some exotic, rare and endemic ones can be found within a lush space of the most amazing, most stunning natural habitat. Read More...
Lying some 40 kilometres north of Sandakan, the Turtle Island Park comprises a group of three beautiful tropical islands – Pulau Selingan, Pulau Bakungan Kecil and Pulau Gulisan – covering an area of 1,740 hectares including the surrounding coral reefs and waters. Read More...
Sightings of orang utans in the wild are rare, due to their gentle and shy nature. Over the years, they have become an endangered species due to hunting and logging activities. It is with this realisation that the Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary was erected, where young, orphaned and captured orang utans are rehabilitated before being released back into the wilds. Read More...
Described by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) as ‘the best-managed edible bird’s nest cave in the world’, Gomantong Caves are a group of limestone caves situated at Gomantong Hill. Read More...
Described by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) as ‘the best-managed edible bird’s nest cave in the world’, Gomantong Caves are a group of limestone caves situated at Gomantong Hill. Read More...