Kota Kinabalu Wildlife Trips

The tour incorporating both cultural as well as wild life aspects lived up to and even exceeded our expectations. Viewing of Orangatans, Gibbons, Rhinoceros Hornbills and many other beautiful monkeys and so forth in their natural habitats were highly delightful experiences.

We had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed the trip. We did see a lot of wildlife, though not as much as expected given the advertising for what we would see (we understand this is nature, but Borneo has definitely suffered from the palm oil plantations, the lack of birdlife was evident). The trip notes need updating - the Malaysian Rhino is extinct. Some improvement suggestions is that the tour group was too big (we had 15) for the types of activities and level of fitness needed. One less night in Kuching and instead have a night in Baku National Park would have been better. The park doesn't open til 8-9am so we missed seeing a lot of wildlife at dawn as by the time we got there it was already hot and sunny. It would have been good to know that we were changing guides half way through the tour. We found out it's because they can't work in the other state of Malaysia, (Sarawak and Sabah need different visas) but it would have been nice to know before the trip. If there was a way we could keep the same guide that would be ideal. At least if the first guide had even experienced the whole trip end to end so he could talk about what the second leg involved would have been beneficial. Other than that, we loved the holiday and the accommodation and meals were all of a high standard.

My overall experience was very good. The trip was well organized and our CEO was resourceful, helpful, and entertaining, I think that the information provided gave a relatively accurate description of the trip and its level of difficulty and comfort and the level of fitness required. Most importantly, I learned a great deal about the peoples, customs and places we visited, things I did not know at all prior to the trip,. Our exposure to apes, monkeys, and elephants was outstanding!

Borneo is absolutely incredible. The itinerary is fantastic with lots of things to do and see. The wildlife is sensational and hiking to the Summit of Mt Kinabalu is a special experience. Alister our CEO was fantastic. His knowledge, support and leadership was next level. I cannot wait to book on another G Adventure tour.

Borneo is absolutely incredible. The itinerary is fantastic with lots of things to do and see. The wildlife is sensational and hiking to the Summit of Mt Kinabalu is a special experience. Alister our CEO was fantastic. His knowledge, support and leadership was next level. I cannot wait to book on another G Adventure tour.

Great trip! We saw so many animals and plants. Great food and awesome guides. The rain was a bit of a factor and as such we missed some activities. Suggestion is to think about plan B when rain happens, eg a talk about the behaviour of the animals or plants or a cooking class.