3 days should be the minimum amount of time you should spend on a Kinabatangan wildlife spotting program. It provides time to spot animals that come out in the wee hours and in the night with some back up time in case of poor weather plus you get to relax in a comfortable award winning lodge.
A special program for the general birdwatcher. Among the 200 species found in the region are 8 species of hornbill, oriental darter (wiped out in the Peninsular) , the crtically endangered Storm’s stork, Sunda ground cuckoo, stork billed kingfisher, brahminy kite, crested serpent eagle, greater coucal, red-crowned barbet, black and yellow broadbill, ...
This 7 days and 6 nights wildlife adventure holiday brings you comfortably from Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan. This West to East journey will bring you to a Gaya Island, off Kota Kinabalu then up to the highlands where you pass by Mount Kinabalu, villages, farmland, small towns to the seaside city of Sandakan, a hop over to Selingan 'turtle' island, and then into the riverine jungles of Kinabatangan River which is teeming with wildlife!
Sukau is a tiny village along the lower Kinabatangan, popular for its availability of lodging, provision stores and wildlife river cruises. Despite the many travellers that passby to view wildlife, the village remains a quiet small village with wooden houses and few modern amenities. There will be little fanfare in this village to distract you from your wildlife viewing.
Eco-friendly‘Reef Dive Resort’ is another of Sabah’s romantic dive resorts located on Mataking island. Built in 2003 with luxury in mind and catering to divers and non-divers alike, the Reef Dive Resort pampers. It's a great resort to bring children as they have a pool and sea sport activities. The island’s natural beauty has remained intact, preserved and unexploited.