Tailor Made Holidays in Borneo: Introduction

Borneo’s lush rainforests engulf a region serrated with jagged peaks, carved by ancient rivers into sheer valleys that shelter prolific wildlife and diverse tribal people, living off the land much as they have done for thousands of years.

The island of Borneo is actually divided into four areas, with the Malay states of Sabah and Sarawak forming two distinct regions along its northern coast. The largest part of the island (Kalimantan) belongs to Indonesia, and the smallest part is the Sultanate of Brunei. Across Sabah and Sarawak the coastal and inland national parks abound with some of the most untouched wildlife habitats in Asia, sheltering an incredible number of plant and animal species from fish eagles and rhinoceros hornbills to leopards and pygmy elephants.

Highlights include the orang-utans of Sepilok and Semenggok, the sun-soaked coast and tropical islands, world class diving, boat journeys down the Kinabatangan River in search of proboscis monkeys, night safaris in the Danum Valley, the vast caves of Mulu National Park, visiting the Iban longhouses to learn about their long tradition of headhunting, seeing turtles hatch on Lankayan Island and watching the sunrise from the summit of Southeast Asia’s highest peak.

Selected Highlights

Our specialists have travelled the length and breadth of the country to research the best places to stay and things to do. Here they list a few of their favourite “unmissables”. Click here for more highlights

Spend some time in Bako National Park

Bako National Park is Sarawak's oldest national park and is located a short distance from Kuching on the promontory of the Sarawak and Bako rivers. With...  [more]

Have an amazing stay at Borneo Rainforest Lodge, Danum Valley

Borneo Rainforest Lodge occupies an unrivalled location, set in a meander of the river in the heart of the Danum Valley. If you are looking to be...  [more]

Dive off Sipadan and Mabul Islands

Sipadan is a limestone pinnacle island off the east coast of Sabah, about an hour by speedboat from Semporna on the mainland. It rises about 600 metres from...  [more]