Meet at Hotel Lobby or Sandakan Airport (preferably on MH 2042 ETA: 0740hrs). Transfer to jetty for boat ride to Selingan Turtle Islands Park.  The journey to Island will take approximately 1 hour 15 minutes.  Upon arrival, register at Turtle Island Parks HQ and check into chalet.  After lunch, free at own leisure. (e.g swimming or snorkeling).  After dinner, wait for rangers call to observe turtle laying eggs.  Transfer the eggs to the hatchery and if there are young turtle hatchlings, an opportunity to observe the release of baby turtles to the open sea.  Overnight at Chalet (Common or Attached Bathroom).   

After breakfast, drive for approximately 30 minutes to Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Center. Proceed to the free roaming area and feeding platform to witness feedin time at 1000hrs. At this center, observe as man’s closest relative, “the Orang Utan” is rehabilitated to the wild of their natural habitat. Also, experience a walk in the Tropical Lowland Dipterocarp Forest of Borneo. Depart Sepilok and transfer to jetty in Sandakan. Take an hour boat cruise up to the Lower Kinabatangan River Sanctuary where you will take your lunch at Abai Jungle Restaurant. This is a wonderful journey of discovery

which starts from the waters of Sulu Sea of Sandakan Town through a magnificent scenery of the Mangrove Forest. After Lunch, free and relax at our nature board walk before cruising in seach of other wildlife. After dinner, the night cruise leads you to admire as fireflies blink in mangrove trees along the river bank, almost like lights on a Christmas tree. Overnight at Abai Jungle Lodge.

Wake up by the calls of nature. Early morning take a river trip to Pitas oxbow lake to observe wildlife and experience the uniqueness of Pitas lake. After breakfast, an option to join our tree planting project with the locals and lunch with them at Abai Village. This project is specially designed to help the locals. After lunch, cruise up river to Sukau village in search of primates especially the Endemic Proboscis Monkeys, birds and other wildlife. Arrive Sukau, check in at the Kinabatangan Riverside Lodge. Late afternoon, take another river cruise with electric motor to Menanggul River, a small tributary of the Kinabatangan. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight at Kinabatangan Riverside Lodge.

Wake up to the calls of gibbons or hornbills.  After Breakfast, depart overland to Gomantong Birdnest Caves.  Upon arrival, 15 minutes walk on the plankwalk to the cave.  Explore the largest bird's nest cave in Sabah, home to millions of Bats and Swiflets.  The nest of the swiflets are collected for the famous Chinese edible birdnest soup.  Then, continue journey by land to Sandakan, drive up hill to the Puh Jih Syh Chinese Buddhist Temple, which offers a panoramic view of the Sandakan Bay before lunch at local restaurant or hotel.  After lunch, proceed to airport for your flight MH 2709 (ETD:1415hrs) or your hotel.

 
 Please bring along swim wear, binocular, towels, sun block lotion, personal toiletries,
 insect repellent, torchlight, hat, leech sock, walking shoes & raincoat

 # Photographing turtles are strictly prohibited between 6pm – 6am