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BORNEO
ACTIVE BORNEO TOUR
This adventurous tour combines activities in Sarawak and Sabah.
Day 1: Arrival Mulu
Upon arrival, meet and transfer to Royal Mulu Resort for overnight.
(D)
Day 2: Mulu Deer & Lang Caves
Free at leisure in the morning.
Afternoon, meet and proceed to Park Headquarters, take a scenic
3 km plankwalk through primary rainforest to the entrance of Deer
Cave. Deer Cave has the world's largest cave entrance and is the
largest single cave passage in the world - about 120m - 150m in
diameter or it can fit St. Pauls' Cathedral under its massive archway.
The cave has a moon-like landscape and from one vantage point a
perfect profile of President Lincoln can be observed. Most evenings
at sundown, a spectacular exodus of about 2 million of bats can
be observed as they leave the cave in search of food. Next to Deer
Cave is Lang's Cave. The stalactites and stalagmites inside this
cave are representative of the very best limestone formations in
the park. Return to Park HQ by torchlight. Transfer to Royal Mulu
Resort for dinner and overnight. (B, L, D)
Day 3: Wind & Clearwater Caves - Camp 5
0900hrs. After breakfast, proceed by longboat upriver to Wind Cave
with its impressive 'King's Chamber'. Here, stalactites and stalagmites
with delicate lace-like patterns are found. A short walk along a
plank walk suspended to the limestone cliff leads to Clearwater
Cave. Like most caves in Mulu, Clearwater Cave is the habitat of
unique species of plants. One of them, the one-leafed plant can
only be found at Mulu; rare species of orchids and pitcher plants
can be seen in many locations and photo-sensitive algae grow on
certain rocks and have produced needle-like formations that point
towards the source of light. Clearwater Cave has a wonderful swimming
area shaded by giant rainforest trees.
After lunch, continue upriver to Long Litut (1 hour boat ride).
Start trekking to camp 5 (3 hours) through a mixed dipterocarp and
riparian forest. Overnight at Camp 5. (B, L, D)
# Camp 5; basic dormitory accommodation with basic common toilet
facilities. Bedding and mosquito net provided.
Day 4: Camp 5 - Pinnacles -
Camp 5
Following breakfast, start to scale the Gunung Api for the limestone
pinnacles. The climb is very challenging and taxing which takes
about 3-4 hours one-way. Arrive at pinnacles view-point in time
for a packed lunch. Descend back to Camp 5 and overnight. (B, L,
D)
Day 5: Camp 5 - Kuala Terikan - Longhouse
Trek to Kuala Terikan (5 hours). Proceed down river by boat to Rumah
Penghulu Sigah or Rumah Bala Lasong, an Iban longhouse. The journey
takes about 2-3 hours down river; depending on the water level.
Overnight in the longhouse. (B, L, D)
# Bedding and mosquito net provided.
Day 6: Longhouse - Limbang
Depart Rumah Penghulu Sigah or Rumah Bala Lasong by boat (11/2 hours)
to Nanga Medamit. Then proceed to Limbang Town (1 hour) by van for
lunch. Free at leisure and overnight at Purnama Hotel. (B, L)
Day 7: Limbang - Labuan Island - Kota Kinabalu
After breakfast, transfer to jetty and depart Limbang town by Express
Boat (11/2 hours) across the South China Sea to the island of Labuan.
The Federal Territory of Labaun acts as a duty free center for day-tripping
Bruneians and Malaysians; we don't stop for long but continue by
another Express Boat (21/2 hours) to Kota Kinabalu. Upon arrival
at the jetty, transfer to Beverly Hotel for overnight. (B)
Mt Kinabalu Summit (2 days / 1 night)
Day 8: Kinabalu Park - Laban Rata
0700hrs Depart in the early morning for a 2 hrs drive to Kinabalu
National Park. Register at park and proceed on the Power Station
(15 minutes) by coach. Commence climb to Laban Rata with packed
lunch. The climb will take approximately 4 hours. Check-in at the
Laban Rata Guesthouse and the rest of the afternoon is free at leisure.
Have dinner and overnight at the guesthouse. (B, L, D)
Day 9: Mt Kinabalu Summit
Wake up as early as 0200 hours and commence to the summit by torchlight.
The climb will take about 3 hours. Witness the beautiful sunrise
at the summit at 0600 hours. Descend back to Laban Rata Guesthouse
to have breakfast, then to the Power Station. Transfer to Park HQ.
Have lunch at the Park's Restaurant. Explore the mountain garden
(open from 3 pm till 4 pm). Collect your climbing certificate before
returning to Kota Kinabalu. Overnight at Beverly Hotel. (B, L)
Day 10: Departure
Free at leisure until transfer to Airport for departure. (B)
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