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Reasons To
Visit Borneo

  • Diving & snorkelling

    Simply grab your snorkelling gear and jump in to the warm turquoise waters awash with life! Coral reefs, turtles and brightly coloured fish can be seen all over the east coast. For keener divers, several islands off the east coast are considered amongst the world's best locations.

    Diving & snorkelling

  • Indigenous peoples

    The times of headhunting in Borneo are behind us now but even up until the 1960's this was common practice in the interior of the country. Today you can still visit the riverside tribal longhouses and enjoy a glass of rice wine with the elders of the village.

    Indigenous peoples

  • Orang-utan

    Critically endangered, orang-utan are now found on only two islands in the world, Borneo being one of them. There are three main areas where you can see these fantastic creatures: the Kinabatangan River, the Danum Valley and the Tabin Wildlife Reserve.

    Orang-utan

  • Trekking

    Climbing Mount Kinabalu, the highest peak in Southeast Asia, is top of many people's list when they come to Borneo. The five day Headhunters Trail takes you through longhouses and forest camps. In Maliau Basin you can experience a unique Lost World rarely visited by anyone other than researchers. In Danum Valley you can explore the jungle on the look out for wildlife.

    Trekking

  • Wildlife

    Taking a boat through the jungles of Borneo gives you an amazing opportunity for a close-up view of pygmy elephants, proboscis monkey, crocodile and dozens of bird species, such as native hornbills. If you prefer to explore by land then you can trek through pristine rainforests on the look out for monkeys swinging through the trees - and of course there are orang-utan.

    Wildlife

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Visit Sibu, Borneo

The city of Sibu is the gateway to Borneo's interior on the mighty Rajang River. Jungle treks, for all levels, are a must as are long boat trips on the many waterways.

View from Aup Hill, Sibu

Sibu

Borneo

The city of Sibu is the gateway to Borneo's interior on the mighty Rajang River, and at 640km this is the longest river in Malaysia, flowing across the island of of Borneo from Sarawak into Indonesian Kalimantan.

Though well know to many from Redmon O’Hanlon’s classic 'Into the Heart of Borneo', there is very little tourism here due to the river’s remoteness and lack of facilities, luckily that has now changed with the onset of the RV Pandaw.

The scenery is magnificent, a total jungle experience with the rainforest tumbling into the fast flowing river. The Rajang is navigable as far as the Pelagus Rapids, and further on its main tributary the Baleh River.

The river is peopled with the Iban, headhunters till the 1950s, whose unique long house culture survives well to this day, blending well animist tradition with modernity.

There is plenty to do and see upriver, whether just gazing at the amazing scenery or visiting longhouses traditional and modern. In these river towns you can explore the architectural vestiges of the Brooke Raj.

Jungle treks, for all levels, are a must as are long boat trips on the many waterways.

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