Kuching Tours in May 2026

What can I say - what an amazing trip. From start to finish we were incredibly lucky with what we saw and the encounters we had. Starting in Bako NP, we saw wild proboscis monkey and were treated to a rare sighting of a Colugo (flying lemur) taking flight over our heads during the day. On the way back on the boat, we were even treated to a viewing of pink dolphins. In Mulu, the caves were beautiful and great fun to walk through. Although we were supposedly there during the 'dry' season, climate change has made the weather much more unpredictable. We had lovely weather both mornings, but torrential rain in the afternoons and overnight, so much so that the bats stayed inside the cave on the first night. Patience and a willingness to walk in the rain with crossed fingers paid off on the second night, and we were treated to a spectacular bat exodus during sunset. The weather is very changeable in Mulu (and Borneo in general) so even if it looks as though it may be too wet for the bats, I would recommend heading to the viewing area anyway as you never know! Even in the rain, the air temperature is warm and you dry off quickly. Moving to Sabah, the highlights have to be the Kinabatangan River and Danum Valley. Both were so rich in wildlife and we had such amazing viewings in both locations. The Orangutan and Proboscis monkey sanctuaries are great and do fabulous work, but nothing compares to seeing these animals truly out in the wild. We were incredibly lucky with our sightings and saw not only the Borneo Big 5 (orangutan, proboscis monkey, crocodile, rhinoceros hornbill and pygmy elephant) but a huge array of other primates and birds (long and short tail macaques, gibbons, silver and red leaf monkeys, flying squirrels, owls, civets, slow loris, eagles, deer and many more) . Particularly in Danum Valley, take the opportunity to do as much as possible. There are a couple of places on the track and boardwalk that you can go independently providing the sun is up. A few of us in the group met up at 6am on both mornings in Danum and we were rewarded with a group of gibbons eating and playing in the trees on both mornings - a sight not repeated during the day. Seize every opportunity and just explore and enjoy.

Amazing trip. Fantastic intinerary. So much wildlife. CEO was excellent and so we?re all the local guides. Food was great at every hotel. Another Nat Geo trip of a lifetime.

One of the best holidays I have ever had, our rep Mr Lee Teck Seng was just the best rep and friend to us all. He made every person feel individual and important

I had a great time. Explore should make it clear in their information that this is not a good time to go to Borneo to see wildlife. We were told by all the guides that we should visit when the fruit is on the trees if we wanted to see animals. As this tour is specifically marketed as a wildlife tour - it was very light on wildlife. In my opinion (and of others in the group) it should be made clear that this is not the best time of year to visit for wildlife. It was disheartening to be constantly told that we would not see various animals during this season. Also, as a wildlife tour, we spent a long time in cities - Kuching and KK. Would have been better to spend more time in the wildlife parks. I don’t think this tour should be sold during the periods when spotting wildlife is unlikely,

Just had a wonderful trip round Borneo with a group of interesting and friendly like-minded people. Highlights were seeing a group of silver leaf monkeys in the trees just above our heads, a pygmy elephant on the riverbank, wild orangutans, proboscis monkeys, rhinoceros hornbills, millions of bats leaving a cave, a leopard cat chasing insects in the road. Wildlife spotting in Borneo is more hit and miss than in Africa - some outings you see loads, others you admire trees, spiders weaving their webs, and the odd macaque, but there is usually plenty to see and very rewarding when you do. It is worth taking good binoculars and/or a camera with a good lens. The local guides in Mulu and Tabin were fantastic, as was one of our two tour leaders. The other was good. There were a few reasons for not giving 5 stars: we were a group of 15, and only one guide was included for wildlife walks - which for night walks was a joke. Anyone not in the first few people in the line saw very little. Secondly, there was a little more downtime than expected in towns. For example, if you didn't do the optional Mari Mari Village trip (which was expensive, but really interesting) then there was little to do in KK. Overall I would thoroughly recommend it - saw some fantastic wildlife, made some new friends.