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1
Take your flight to Kuala Lumpur. From Australia, this will take you up to about 8 hours, from Europe a bit
longer and from North America, up to about 16 hours or so. From Kuala Lumpur, take your Malaysia Airlines flight to Kuching in
magical, mystical Borneo. Flying in from most places in Australia, you will
arrive in Kuching Sarawak in the late evening. From Europe and North America, flights appear to be scheduled so that you have a good
chance of arriving in the morning.
You will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel - depending on arrival time, have the remainder of the day at leisure
or get some rest.
View of Kuching across Sarawak
River |
Day
2
Morning tour of the sights of Kuching City
- purported to be the cleanest city in Malaysia. Afternoon at your leisure
to look for local handicrafts and artefacts in the Main Bazaar on the
waterfront.
Day
3 Travel from Kuching, about a
one
hour journey by coach/mini bus, to Anah Rais, located in the heart of the
Padawan District (about 40 km from Kuching). Anah Rais is the largest Bidayuh
longhouse which exists in Sarawak. Explore this peaceful Bidayuh village and
learn about the culture of the Land Dayaks who were once headhunters. Visit the
baruk (headhouse) where skulls can be seen.
Day
4
Rock
Formations at
Bako |
Spend a full day visiting Sarawak's
oldest National Park at Bako. It is home
to a variety of wildlife including Macaque and Proboscis monkeys.
Return to your hotel in Kuching for the night. |
Beach at Bako
National
Park |
Day
5
Morning transfer to the airport for your flight to Mulu
Caves which may be either direct or via the oil town of Miri,
depending on schedules.
Gunung Mulu, as it is known locally, is the gem
of Sarawak's national parks and contains the largest limestone cave system
in the world.
Mulu's system of caves is truly spectacular. The
world's largest natural chamber (Sarawak Chamber), the world's largest
cave passage (Deer Cave) and the longest cave in South-East Asia (Clearwater
Cave) are all found at Mulu.
Mulu Caves |
Tour the Deer and Lang Caves on your first afternoon
and evening in Mulu National Park.
Overnight at Royal Mulu Resort which has been built on a bend in the river in
the middle of the rainforest.
Day
6
Tour the Wind and Clearwater Caves and enjoy a picnic lunch and perhaps
a swim in the mountain stream. The remainder of the afternoon can be spent
at your leisure. There is plenty to see and do above ground, without having
to venture into the caves. The park contains 15 different types of forest
- including mixed dipterocarp, heath, peat swamp, moss forest and montane
vegetation - and thousands of species of ferns, fungi, mosses and flowering
plants, including 170 species of wild orchid and 10 species of pitcher
plant. Mulu's wildlife is as rich as its flora, and is inhabited by an
impressive variety of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects
and other invertebrates. Overnight at Royal Mulu Resort. Day
7
Transfer to Kota Kinabalu, stopping off briefly
on the way to visit the oil town of Miri on the coast. This will depend on
flight schedules. Direct flights operate from Mulu to Kota Kinabalu three times
per week. You will be met at the airport on arrival in KK, and transferred to
your accommodation. After checking into
your hotel in KK, spend the remainder of the afternoon at leisure.
Mt. Kinabalu |
Day
8
A full day trip to Kinabalu National
Park and Poring Hot Springs. Enjoy
the vista of the jungle covered mountains and valleys as you proceed up
to the base of South-East Asia's highest mountain. Near the base of Mt
Kinabalu, you will possibly find a local Tamu or market, where you will
be able to stop to look at the variety of goods on sale.
Local Tamu at base of Mt
Kinabalu |
You will proceed on to the Springs where you will
be able to take a "canopy walk" through the canopy of a rainforest, (the canopy
walk is generally closed for a few weeks in April for maintenance - check at
time of booking) before
returning to the hot baths which were built by the Japanese. If time permits,
you may be able to enjoy a soak in one of the hot baths. At Kinabalu National
Park, enjoy a guided walk through the botanical gardens at the base of
Mt Kinabalu.
Day
9
Spend your last morning in Borneo at your leisure. We can recommend a trip
to one of the nearby Islands of Tunku
Abdul Rahman Park - perhaps Manukan or Sapi - to take in some snorkelling
on the nearby reefs, or just soaking up the sun. Let us organise the trips
for you, or you can take one of the many shuttle boats to the islands.
In the afternoon, board a flight to Kuala Lumpur and then on to your final
destination (home?). Some destinations may require that you spend an additional night in
Kota Kinabalu, departing early the following morning. - this will be confirmed at time of booking
Day
10
Arrive back at your destination (for overnight flights from Kuala Lumpur).
Prices:
From KUCHING $A1320.00
(twin share) plus airfare taxes. Refer International Price Schedule for
further details From
AUSTRALIA (East Coast) $A2250.00 (twin share)
plus airfare taxes. Refer
Australian Price Schedule for further details
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