Arrival in Kota Kinabalu, the capital city of Sabah on the island of Borneo. In the afternoon you will do a City tour to see the main landmarks and attractions of Kota Kinabalu, once a British Crown colony. At the end of the tour enjoy a local dinner with traditional cultural performance. Overnight at your accommodation

Meals: Dinner

Accommodation:

• Promenade Hotel/Sukau Rainforest Lodge: Promenade Hotel Kota Kinabalu

Head out to the idyllic Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park cluster of tropical islands. Snorkel in the azure clear water teeming with underwater marine life or simply lie down on the white powdery beach and enjoy the sun. Enjoy your pack lunch picnic style at your favorite spot (beach mat provided), before heading to your next tropical island for more fun in the sun. Overnight at your accommodation

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

• Promenade Hotel/Sukau Rainforest Lodge: Promenade Hotel Kota Kinabalu
• Grandis Hotel/Sukau Rainforest Lodge: Grandis Hotels and Resorts

Traverse the mighty Crocker Range towards Kinabalu National Park, the first UNESCO World Heritage site in Malaysia. En route, stop by at Nabalu Market to explore the local wares. Guided to walk through the Botanical Garden to see the rich flora of Kinabalu including a number of endemics. After lunch, trek through the lowland dipterocarp forest to the tree top Canopy Walkway for a bird's eye view of the tropical rainforest. The Canopy Walkway is suspended between trees at the height of 40 meters and offers good opportunity to observe wildlife in the canopy. Overnight at your accommodation

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

• Promenade Hotel/Sukau Rainforest Lodge: Promenade Hotel Kota Kinabalu
• Grandis Hotel/Sukau Rainforest Lodge: Grandis Hotels and Resorts

Visit the tribal houses in Mari Mari Cultural Village and learn about the rich cultures of Sabah. Be prepared to teleport back to the times of ancient Borneo through the display of unique ingenious architecture, simulated lives and ritualistic ceremonies as you tour the five show houses representing the five largest ethnic groups in Sabah. Watch the demonstration of different activities such as blowpipe making, starting a fire the traditional way and tattoo-making. The highlight of the tour is a traditional cultural dance performance and enjoy a traditional meal before returning to your hotel. The rest of the day will be at your leisure Overnight at your accommodation

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

• Promenade Hotel/Sukau Rainforest Lodge: Promenade Hotel Kota Kinabalu
• Grandis Hotel/Sukau Rainforest Lodge: Grandis Hotels and Resorts

Today you have an early morning flight to Sandakan. Upon arrival, you will visit the world-famous Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre - Founded in 1964, the Centre helps to teach once captive, injured or abandoned Orang Utans to learn and fend for themselves again, with the aim to return them to the forest. Walk through the rainforest towards the feeding platform for a chance to see the orangutans during their morning feed. Trek back to the centre for chance to watch baby orangutans play or train in the centre’s outdoor nursery. Then you will visit Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre – a rescue and rehabilitation facility for Malayan sun bears threatened by forest degradation, illegal hunting and poaching activities. Also known as ‘dog bear’ for its stocky, muscular build, small ears, and short muzzle, these adorable bears have an excellent sense of smell and extremely long claws, which they used to rip open trees and termite nests. They also have an almost comically long tongue for extracting honey from bee nests, giving them their other nickname, ‘honey bear’. Malayan sun bears are the smallest bears in the world and can only be found in Southeast Asia. Drive approximately 2 hours to Sukau village located by the Kinabatangan River. The Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary is internationally acknowledged by scientist and naturalist for its rich and diverse biodiversity. Afternoon river cruise to watch the Borneo endemic proboscis monkeys gather by the river bank. The distinctive nose of the proboscis monkey has endeared this monkey to many nature lovers. You may spot numerous other wildlife and birdlife. *Please note that this is a sharing tour Overnight at your accommodation.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

• Promenade Hotel/Sukau Rainforest Lodge: Sukau Rainforest Lodge
• Grandis Hotel/Sukau Rainforest Lodge: Sukau Rainforest Lodge

You will embark in a early morning river cruise to the spectacular Ox-bow lake. The Ox-bow lake supports a mixture of mainly secondary riverine forest and freshwater swamp forest and is home to freshwater fish, otters and birdlife. It is a source of fish for the wildlife, birdlife and the indigenous people. Return to the lodge and tour along the Hornbill Boardwalk with your in-house naturalist. After lunch, join the in-house talk on Orang Utans and learn more about these endangered great apes that share 96.4% of our genes. Late afternoon, proceed to another river cruise in search of more wildlife. The Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary is home to ten species of primates four of which are endemic to Borneo including proboscis monkey and silvered langur. It is host to over 200 species of birdlife including eight species of hornbill, oriental darter and Bornean Bristlehead. Other wildlife includes macaques, Borneo Pygmy Elephants, bearded pig and reptiles. *Please note that this is a sharing tour Overnight at your accommodation.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

• Promenade Hotel/Sukau Rainforest Lodge: Sukau Rainforest Lodge
• Grandis Hotel/Sukau Rainforest Lodge: Sukau Rainforest Lodge