Summary:

Day 1 - Kota Kinabalu.

A single Pick-up from the airport, otherwise participants make their way to the meeting point in central Kota Kinabalu themselves (a 15 minute taxi ride). Document collection: Passport photocopies (x2), Travel Insurance Certificate copies (x2), health and diet questionnaire, emergency contacts.

Accommodation is included in a clean and spacious hostel with access to good quality western
shower and toilet facilities.

Day 2 – Kota Kinabalu.

Preparation and in – country build – up

Morning:

Introduction, aims and objectives of the expedition and how it will be run. Health interviews, Kit checking and new kit distribution Medical, health and hygiene briefing, Safety briefing, incl. use of smoke alarms
Risk assessments and how to do them ‘dynamically’ Emergency procedures – incl. Satellite phone use

Afternoon:

Expedition preparation
Food preparation. Buying food for main trekking phase.
Camp craft and jungle skills briefing (which we will re-visit and practice later on in the
expedition).
Accommodation is included in the same clean and spacious hostel with access to good quality
western-style shower and toilet facilities.

Day 3 – Kota Kinabalu to Sepilok

Approximately a 6-hour road journey on good quality sealed road, cutting right across the state of Sabah, a great introduction to Borneo.

Accommodation for the whole stay at Sepilok is in a clean, good quality hostel with westernstyle
toilets and showers.

Day 4 – Sepilok

A wonderful opportunity to visit the Orang-utan Sanctuary, where orang-utans that have suffered ultimately from habitat loss or poachers are looked after in a semi-wild sanctuary before they are re-introduced into the wild.

Sepilok is also home to the Rainforest Centre, a scientific establishment set in a beautiful rainforest location close to thec sanctuary, which open their doors to tourists and have some very informative nature walks and a wonderful canopy walk.

It’s also possible to do a 6-7 hour return walk to the mangrove forest which spreads in land from the coastline.

Accommodation is included in the same clean and spacious hostel with access to good quality western-style shower and toilet facilities.

Day 5 – Day 10 – The Sun Bear Sanctuary Project

The Sabah Wildlife Department together with the Sabah Forestry Department and the nongovernmental
organisation Land Empowerment Animals People (LEAP) are jointly setting up the conservation centre next to Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre.

The sun bear facility will be the first of its kind in Asia and is aimed at rehabilitation, research and education efforts concerning the animal. Groups are needed to help with the building of this large complex and enclosure.

Work will be within and alongside primary rainforest during the day and we retire to our lodge accommodation in the late afternoon where we will stay for the next few days.

Day 14 – Jungle Reserve trekking, Day 1

The first day of our jungle trek, which we will break into gently with a morning trek and an afternoon session of camp craft skills. There’ll be plenty of opportunity for wildlife spotting and our first evening will be around a campfire and then in our hammocks under the canopy.

Day 15 – Jungle Reserve, Day 2

Passing over beautiful jungle streams through lush rainforest with wildlife all around, this is the real tropical rainforest experience!
Again we’ll be cooking around a fire and comfortable in our hammocks by night. Trekking into jungle.

Day 16 - Jungle Reserve, Day 3

Our last full day in the jungle.

Day 17 – Jungle Reserve to Kota Kinabalu

In the morning we trek out of the jungle and then make our way leisurely to Kota Kinabalu.

Day 18 – Kota Kinabalu

Today we part company; some may wish to continue their travels or to go back to their country.

All expeditions are flexible, and can be adapted if required. Minimum numbers are 4 persons, maximum 12 persons (Except for the Borneo Mountains Adventure max 10 persons).
All expedition itineraries may be subject to change.