August 31st, 2008 DreamGirl
Diving TARP Marine Park
Scuba Diving Trips, Diving Holiday, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia – Customer Feedback
“I recently enjoyed my first holiday in Sabah, Borneo. I came for a three week holiday during July / August and arranged everything through Borneo Dream. They pulled together a personalised itinerary for me and showed me some of the best diving and wildlife experiences in Sabah, Borneo. It was a outstanding holiday trip!
Diving Mayne Rock
I enjoyed ten days diving with Borneo Dream and went on diving trips to all of their diving destinations – Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park, Pulau Tiga, Mayne Rock and the Usukan Wrecks. I saw so much marine life and was really impressed by the quality of the diving. The choice of diving trips was very good and my personal favourate was Mayne Rock – stunning diving.
Diving Pulau Tiga
They also arranged for me to dive at LayangLayang , go on a Kinabatangan River Safari, see Orang Utans at Sepilok and Proboscis Monkeys at Labuk Bay Sanctuary. I would rate all of these trips 10/10 for enjoyment, safety and what I did during each trip.
Kinabatangan River
I stayed at three different hotels during my stay – LangkahSyabas Beach Resort , the Jesselton Hotel and the Pacific Sutera Resort. All of them offered something slightly different. My personal favourate was Langkah Syabas. It is a great familiar hotel, quiet and clean, great bar and restaurant, nice park and beach to relax and to take a sun bathe. It also has fantastic home made cheese.
I would 100% use Borneo Dream again and plan to come back to Borneo again.
Many thanks for the very personnel and luxury treatment during my full stay. Great to know you! Thank you all!”
Bertram Kunze
Germany
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August 31st, 2008 DreamGirl
Sunset over Klias Wetlands
Klias Wetlands, Wildlife Trips, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
Fancy seeing the wildlife of Sabah, Borneo whilst staying in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia? Then try a day trip to Klias Wetlands, also known as Garama.
Long Tailed Macaque
Klias Wetlands is a wildlife trip with a difference. It involves a river cruise through a mangrove swamp where you will see the unique Proboscis Monkey – only found in Borneo. You will also see Long Tailed Macaques, one of the other primates found in Borneo, and Water Buffalo.
A Great Day Out!
If the weather is right you will also get to see a stunning Fireflie display after dark. They light up the trees creating a ‘Christmas Tree’ effect. Simply mesmerising!
It takes 2 hours by coach from Kota Kinabalu to reach Klias Wetlands. Once there you will enjoy some mouth watering local Malaysian cooking alongside seeing the wildlife. This wildlife trip is suitable for all ages, making it ideal for a family day out.
If flying to Sandakan (the hub for most wildlife trips) is not an option for you, then Klias Wetlands is a perfect alternative for experiencing some of the amazing wildlife of Sabah, Borneo. Klias Wetlands – a relaxing, enjoyable wildlife trip for those staying in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo.
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August 31st, 2008 DreamGirl
Where's Shirley?
PADI Discover Scuba Diving, Learning to Dive, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
Shirley Thien came over from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last week to join the Borneo Dream facebook group wildlife event. Alongside this she also decided to have her first go at diving and enjoyed a PADI Discover Scuba Diving Experience with Borneo Dream.
Shirley - a Diver!
Shirley enjoyed diving around Pulau Sapi, Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park (TARP) and was followed by the friendly Damsel Fish and colourful Wrasse.
Shirley was originally born in Sabah, Borneo. Amazingly this is the first time she has seen the wildlife of Borneo in it’s natural habitat and dived – two firsts in one trip! She loved every minute of her adventure and is already planning to do the same trips again in the future with Borneo Dream.
Congratulations Shirley on trying two new experiences – we look forward to welcoming you back again 
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August 27th, 2008 DreamGirl
Eugenia
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
Congratulations to Eugenia Costa Ng who has just become a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver with Borneo Dream.
PADI Naturalist Diver
Alongside her Navigation and Deep dives, Eugenia chose to complete the PADI Underwater Diver and PADI Naturalist Diver specialities. She had already previously completed a Peak Performance Buoyancy dive with another Instructor, so she decided to enjoy a leisure dive for her fifth dive.
All of her dives were completed in TARP Marine Park, Kota Kinabalu under the instruction of one of our PADI Professionals, Ron Boddy.
Eugenia realy enjoyed her PADI Advanced Open Water course with Borneo Dream and has already decided to fly to Kota Kinabalu again later in the year to complete her PADI Night Diver Speciality.
Enjoy your diving Eugenia
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August 27th, 2008 DreamGirl
Snorkeling Trip
Wildlife Trips, Snorkeling, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia – Customer Feedback, July 2007
“I have no words to describe how amazing the Borneo trip was. On arriving at the airport I had butterflies, but as it turned out, I had nothing to worry about as the whole experience left no time for anyone to get bored or think about home.
We arrived in Borneo on Thursday afternoon after two days of traveling and went to this interesting monkey restaurant where the food and service was fabulous. This gave us all a chance to get to know the organizers of our trip a bit more; Billy, Jo and Ron from Borneo Dream.
Kinabatangan River Cruise
We didn’t have a late night that night as we were all tired and the next day served as a chill out day as we went out on the boat for a snorkeling trip with Jo, Billy and Ron. They took us snorkeling where we got to see a beautiful blue starfish, squid and even a sea snake! They had also prepared us a tasty picnic of sandwiches and watermelon to satisfy us. A storm came in later in the afternoon – it was actually quite exciting and we knew we were in safe hands.
Saturday morning we had to get up early to catch a plane to Sandakan. Off to enjoy wildlife trips and explore the rainforest! We explored the Rainforest Discovery Centre, going into the jungle and spotting black squirrels roaming up and down the trees and beautiful butterflies fluttering about. We then had a long drive to the Kinabatangan River lodge – which gave us time to catch up on lost sleep! Once we had settled in we went on a Kinabatangan River safari, this was extraordinary as we got to view Proboscis Monkeys up close in their natural habitat, unfortunately, we didn’t get to see any crocodiles. We then got to explore the jungle at night, this was quite scary and VERY muddy. I got to see scorpions and leeches, luckily I didn’t get any on me.
Orang Utans
Sunday held the highlight of the trip for me as we went to Sepilok Sanctuary to see the Orang Utans while feeding. This was spectacular from the way they swung, all the other monkeys are scared of them.
By Monday, I was wishing we could extend the trip. We went white water rafting on Kiulu River which is a level 1 and 2; this was extremely fun. The body rafting was an experience and certainly turned your bum a different colour!
Borneo Dream kept us entertained every moment of our Borneo adventure and left us with unforgettable memories. The whole trip was a huge success and could not have been done without all the support we received and the careful organization – thank you Borneo Dream. I would definitely go to Borneo again!”
Aimee Capaldi,
Seychelles
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