Borneo

The equatorial rainforests of Borneo are home to a diverse and beautiful range of wildlife species including hundreds of species of tropical birds, over a thousand types of orchid and mammals including many primates, the best known being the Orang Utan.

The island of Borneo is actually split between two countries, the northern regions of Sabah and Sarawak being part of Malaysia and the larger region of Kalimantan belonging to Indonesia.  The kingdom of Brunei is wedged in the middle of the north coast surrounded by Malasian Borneo.

Kuching is the main gateway from Malaysia and was the city of the White Rajas and from here you can explore the jungles and forests with their amazing wildlife and fauna including the weird pitcher plants and of course the endearing Orang Utans.  Many Orang sactuaries exist in Borneo and you can take part in important conservation and volunteer work here.

At the other end of Malaysian Borneo is the main town of Kota Kinabalu, surrounded by gorgeous beaches and islands and over at Sandakan is access to turtle hatching beaches and islands.

In Kalimantan, the Indonesian side of Borneo, travel is difficult as this is an area little explored.  It is however a great option for the adventurous traveller with many isolated tribes, pristine jungles, orang-utans and probiscis monkeys.

Ask me to put together a tailor made holiday to Borneo for you, in a group, private, on foot or by boat, visit this wonderful tropical jungle paradise and say hello to the Orang-Utans!