| Tours
& Excursion - Sabah Tours |
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| Tour
27
: Turtle Island and Sukau Wildlife (seat-in-coach) |
| Tour Price |
RM1230
per person |
| Code |
PB-SDK-003 |
| Duration |
3
days / 2 night |
| Location |
Sandakan
(North East of Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Transport |
Van
or Coach |
| Flights |
Day
1 - Bki/Sdk 0700/0740hrs Etd/Eta MH2042
Day 3 - Sdk/Bki 1725/1805hrs Etd/Eta MH2065 |
| Minimum |
2
persons |
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| Tour Description
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Day
1>>
0600hrs:
Sandakan-Selingan Island (Lunch/Dinner) Pick
up and transfer from Kota Kinabalu city hotel to Kota Kinabalu International
airport for flight to Sandakan.
0700hrs - 0740hrs:
Bki/Sdk Etd/Eta MH2042. Arrived Sandakan airport,
meet and greet. Pick up and drop off Sim Sim Water Village or Sandakan
Central Market to browse around and observe the local market scene.
Proceed to jetty for about 1 hour boat ride to Selingan Island.
Arrived, register and check in into chalet. After lunch cafeteria,
free own leisure or opt for swimming and snorkelling.
Evening:
After dinner, wait for the ranger's call to observe turtle laying
eggs at the shore and transfer the eggs to the hatchery. If there
are any young turtle hatchlings, an opportunity to witness its release
to the sea. Overnight in chalet with common or attached bathroom.
Day 2>>
0700hrs:
Selingan
Island-Sukau (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner) Board boat to Sandakan
jetty for pick up to Sim Sim Water Village for breakfast.
Continue journey overland about 2 hours to Sukau passing
by Oil palm plantations and villages. En-route stop by for
a visit at Gomantong Birdnest Cave. Here, take a 15 minutes
walk through a plank walk leading to the cave. Explore this
one of Sabah's fascinating cave, a home to millions of Bats
and Swiflets. The swiflets's nest are collected for the
famous Chinese edible birdnest soup. Continue for ? hours
overland reaching Sukau river lodge. Check in, lunch and
rest at own leisure.
1600hrs
- 1800hrs:
Late afternoon, river cruise up the
famous Kinabatangan river and to its adjacent Menanggul
river in search for wildlife and the notably Proboscis monkeys.
Return to lodge for shower and dinner.
Evening:
Free leisure. Overnight at Kinabatangan riverside lodge.
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Day
3 >>
0700hrs:
Sukau-Sepilok-Sandakan (Breakfast/Lunch) After breakfast, depart
overland from Sukau to Sandakan for Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation
center. Arrived, register and walk through the tropical lowland
Dipterocarp rainforest of Borneo to platform A.
1000hrs
aprx:
Witness the feeding of the Orang Utans at this platform by the rangers.
Here, you can experience a close encounter with this 'Wildman of
Borneo'. Proceed to the Visitors Information Center to view the
displays and exhibits on the center's activities. Next watch a 20
minutes video documentary show which will give you an insight of
the rehabilitation process and its threat to survival.
1115hrs:
Approximately depart to Sandakan town for lunch then City tour with
visits to the Rotary Observation Pavillion for a bird's eye view
of Sandakan town. Proceed on to Kampung Buli Sim Sim, a Malay Fishing
Water Village where houses are built on stilts. Continue for Puu
Jih Syh Chinese Buddhist Temple offering panoramic view of Sandakan
Bay ends your City tour. Transfer to Sandakan airport for flight
to Kota Kinabalu.
1725hrs
- 1805hrs:
Sdk/Bki Etd/Eta MH2065. Upon arrival in Kota
Kinabalu International airport, meet and greet for transfer to hotel.
1840hrs
aprx:
Arrived
at your hotel.
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| Includes |
English
speaking guide, entrance, 3 lunches, 2 dinners, 2 breakfasts, 1
night twin share accommodation in Selingan island, 1 night twin
share accommodation in Kinabatangan river lodge, 1 river cruise,
transport and tour activities as per itinerary. |
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| Excludes |
| Return
air ticket Bki/Sdk/Bki (RM190 per person), Turtle island camera fee
(from RM10 onwards per camera), Gomantong camera fee (from RM30 onwards
per camera), Sepilok camera fee (from RM10 per camera), alcoholic
drinks, any other items not mentioned. |
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| Recommended
items to bring |
| Personal
toiletries, good walking shoes, raincoat or umbrella, insect repellent. |
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| Terms
& Conditions |
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Rates
are quoted in Ringgit Malaysia (RM), subject to 10% service charge
and 5% government tax. |
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Rates
are subject to change without prior notice. |
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