Malaysia
Highlights
Wildlife tweaking in Danum Valley and on the Kinabatangan River
Learning about palm oil from NGO’s Forever Sabah and KOPEL
Drinking traditional rice wine with the Kadazan-Dusun people
Elephant viewing in the back of a pick-up in Deramakot
Sunrise bird watching
Climbing Mt. Kinabalu
Seeing a squirrel fly (i.e., Red giant flying squirrel)
Staying at the Tungog Rainforest Eco Camp
Observing wild orangutans
Diving at Sipadan Island
In a word
Yam Cha! (drink tea or hang out)
Best Time to Travel
May to September (the dry season)
Recommended Length of Time
10 -12 days
Peace to the Bornean rhinoceros
The Bornean Rhino was declared to be extinct in Sabah with the last male rhino dying, Tam, in 2019. Of the five species of rhinos, the Sumatran rhino is currently the most in peril, with population numbers fewer than 80. Read more at International Rhino Foundation.
