Wildlife Safari
If exploring Borneo’s natural beauty is what you’re looking for, then this 6-day borneo wildlife tour through Sandakan has your name written all over it. Witness jaw-dropping displays of millions of bats and swiftlets at the Gomantong Caves.
Spot the Borneo Big 5 on a river cruise down the Kinabatangan River. Wake to the sounds of nature and learn about Borneo’s rainforests and its inhabitants at nature centres dedicated to conservation and education. And what better way to end a trip than with one of the world’s most beautiful sunsets onboard a luxury cruise?
About Sukau Bilit Rainforest Lodge: situated on the river bank of Lower Kinabatangan River, approximately 2 hours drive from Sandakan Town, the lodge is built on stilts from local hardwood materials and are beautifully designed to blend into nature giving a unique local native ambience in the midst of the tropical rainforest. A boardwalk connects the jetty, restaurant and all the chalets. It offers comfort and peaceful relaxation as well as a base for exploration of the incredible diversity of plant, mammal and bird life at the Kinabatangan region during borneo wildlife tours.
Birdlife is especially rich here including eight species of hornbills, kingfishers, egrets, darters, owls, kites, eagles, broadbills, doves, storm storks, herons, hawks, ospreys, falcon, pheasants, parakeets, bee eaters, woodpeckers, pittas, bulbuls, forktails, babblers, warblers, flycatchers, orioles, flowerpeckers, spiderhunters, among others.
A chance to get close with the wildlife of Borneo here including the endemic Borneon pygmy elephant, endemic proboscis monkeys, gibbons, macaques, orang utans, Sumatran rhinos, estuarine crocodiles, wild boars, sun bears and many others.