Snorkeling Trip, Wildlife Trips, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
August 9th, 2008 DreamGirl
Snorkeling Trip
Snorkeling Trip, Wildlife Trips, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia – Customer Feedback, July 2008
First of all, I would like to extend my thanks and gratitude to Borneo Dream for making the trip to Borneo possible. A few months ago when Mrs Kennedy announced the possibility of going to Borneo for an ecology trip, hardly anyone knew where that was or even heard of the place before. Now thanks to you we had the chance to visit this amazing place and I want to share the experiences that meant the most to me.
The first real taste of Borneo to me was the snorkeling boat trip, which allowed us to see a variety of sea life including a sea snake and a squid. It was an interesting, laid back activity… till the storm blew in, that definitely added some excitement! Knowing we were in capable hands, we just sat back and enjoyed the ride back to the harbor.
Kinabatangan River Lodge
The following day we flew to Sandakan and arrived at the Kinabatangan River Lodge which was the place I enjoyed staying at the most. We went on a river safari, spotting many monkeys… boy were there monkeys! We saw groups of Proboscis Monkeys with their unique noses and large bellies and an even greater number of Long Tail Macaques. We also saw Hornbills, a Kingfisher, an Eagle Hawk and quite a few Storks. The jungle night walk was a thrilling experience except for the knee deep mud. I, along with a few others got the chance, (whether they liked it or not), to get up close and personal with a number of leeches… and I, after some hesitation was able to hold a scorpion. That just made my trip, we could go home now and I wouldn’t have any regrets, but it got better!
Rainforest Discovery Centre
The next day we visited the Rainforest Discovery Centre, which was very educational about the fauna and flora of the area, the walk making it enjoyable as we could see first hand the organisms we read about. We were taught how dodgy suspension bridges are when you have a certain type of person on it with you.
Gomantong Cave
The Gomantong caves weren’t what I expected them to be. When I imagined them in my mind they didn’t smell anywhere near as bad, but it’s to be expected with around 3 million bats and Swiftlets, still though…ammonia really gets up your nose. The caves themselves were spectacular, and could even be called beautiful, totally worth it! We were lucky enough to see an Orang Utan in the wild as we were leaving the caves. At the Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary we saw more of these fascinating creatures at feeding time, along with many Short and Long Tail Macaques.
We went white water rafting on our last full day. It was a great opportunity to get the adrenalin running and everyone enjoyed it thoroughly.
Our trip to Borneo was a mind-blowing activity we wouldn’t have been able to experience without your help. Overall I think that the trip was an outstanding success! There was never a dull moment, the food was excellent and the company couldn’t have been better. It was a truly, once-in-a-life time experience, a memory to cherish for the rest of our lives. Once again, thank you Borneo Dream for making our dream a reality.
Samuel Ramkalawan,
Seychelles
