Honeymoon to Borneo
| country: | Borneo |
| location: | Sabah & Sarawak |
| departures: | We offer a complete tailor made service allowing you to decide where you stay and what to do. We are only able to help with flight arrangements from the UK. |
| price: | From £1749 (15 days) including flights from the UK. Prices shown are per person based on 2 people sharing. This trip can also be booked without flights |
the amazing things you'll be doing
Borneo is a destination with something for every honeymoon couple: the world’s oldest rainforests, beautiful sandy beaches, unique flora and fauna, breathtaking mountain scenery, world-class resorts and of course the loveable orang-utans. One of our most popular destinations, Borneo has been a long time favourite for honeymooners.
This itinerary takes you to the highlights of this fascinating country. Enjoy a few days in the city of Kota Kinabalu at the luxurious Shangri-La Tanjung Aru Resort. Your adventure begins with the majesty of Mount Kinabalu, onto a thrilling canopy walk high above the jungle, endangered turtles, unique proboscis monkeys and of course the orang-utans. After all that activity, you’ll be ready for some relaxation and where better than the deluxe Shangri-La Rasa Ria Resort.
Whilst on this trip you will explore the city of Kota Kinabalu and also visit Poring Hot Springs, developed by the Japanese in WWII. Visit the Gomantong Caves, exploring the largest bird's nest cave in Sabah. Take a boat trip to see proboscis monkeys, birds and other wildlife and encounter orang-utans at Sepilok. You will also have plenty of relaxation at luxurious beach hotels.
This itinerary takes you to the highlights of this fascinating country. Enjoy a few days in the city of Kota Kinabalu at the luxurious Shangri-La Tanjung Aru Resort. Your adventure begins with the majesty of Mount Kinabalu, onto a thrilling canopy walk high above the jungle, endangered turtles, unique proboscis monkeys and of course the orang-utans. After all that activity, you’ll be ready for some relaxation and where better than the deluxe Shangri-La Rasa Ria Resort.
Whilst on this trip you will explore the city of Kota Kinabalu and also visit Poring Hot Springs, developed by the Japanese in WWII. Visit the Gomantong Caves, exploring the largest bird's nest cave in Sabah. Take a boat trip to see proboscis monkeys, birds and other wildlife and encounter orang-utans at Sepilok. You will also have plenty of relaxation at luxurious beach hotels.
day-by-day itinerary
| Day 1: | Fly non-stop overnight to Kuala Lumpur with Malaysia Airlines |
| Day 2-3: | Arrive Kuala Lumpur, aircraft change and fly to Kota Kinabalu. Transfer to the Shangri-La Tanjung Aru Resort where you can begin your honeymoon by relaxing for two nights. |
| Day 4-9: | Wildlife of Borneo Tour. This 7 day / 6 night tour gives you the chance to see orangutan in the wild, probiscous monkeys and ospreys, Green and Hawksbill turtles at Selingan Island, lizards, macaques, hornbills and monkeys. Highlights of the tour include the Poring canopy walk, the Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary, staying at the Sukau River Lodge, a boat ride on the Ox Bow Lakes, and exploring Selingan and Libaran Islands. |
| Day 10: | After visiting the Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary you will return by air to Kota Kinabalu. On arrival transfer to the Shangri-La Rasa Ria Resort. |
| Day 11-14: | Spend the next few days relaxing at Shangri-La Rasa Ria Resort in a superior rainforest view room. |
| Day 15: | Fly to Kota Kinabalu - Kuala Lumpur, change aircraft. Depart with Malaysia Airlines non-stop to London Heathrow |
how this holiday makes a difference
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On this tour, you will visit the famous Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre in Sabah, founded in 1964, to rehabilitate orphan orang-utans. The site is 43 square kilometres of protected land at the edge of Kabili Sepilok Forest Reserve. Today around 60 to 80 orang-utans are living free in the reserve.
The facility provides medical care for orphaned and confiscated orang-utans as well as dozens of other wildlife species. Some of the other animals which end up being treated at the centre include:- sun bears, gibbons, Sumatran rhinos and the occasional injured elephants. The Nature Reserve, located beside Shangri-La Rasa Ria Resort, has a forest garden planted with different types of trees and plants to encourage the habitation of insects and small wildlife. Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts is a founding member of the Asia Pacific Hotels Environmental Initiative. In accordance with the Group's environmental policy, all Shangri-La and Traders hotels have "Green Programs" to identify ways to reduce wastage, eradicate practices that damage the environment and generally promote environmental awareness. |
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