Borneo Sandakan Tours - Day Tours
Borneo Sandakan Tours - Day Tours
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Monday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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("How are you?" in Malay) If you are thinking about visiting the amazing Borneo (Sabah), or looking for a travel planner in Borneo (Sabah), you are in the right place! We are a professional travel agency in one of the world's most fascinating destinations - Borneo (Sabah &). We are based locally in a nature city called Sandakan (located on the north-eastern coast of Borneo). With our professional multilingual and certified nature guides, we promise you an inspiring and truly unforgettable experience in this beautiful wonder of natures. We are certified to take YOU to the bush to observe the wildlife you'll never get to experience in busy cities like LA, London, Sydney or Tokyo! (and of course with safety measures and precautions). Based on more than ten years of experience in this industry and the many grateful opportunities we get to interact with visitors and tourists from all over the world, we have established exciting Borneo (Sabah) tour packages to share with you! Please visit our Tours page for more insights on the packages we provide. We are also delighted to offer customized tour packages specifically to suit your requirements. Please contact us for more information. Our Borneo Sandakan Tour support operators are accessible 24/7 via direct mobile; a great comfort if an unexpected event leaves you in urgent need of travel assistance.
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foxfire1518
Madison, WI49 contributions
Mar 2018 • Solo
I spent multiple days of activities with a guide and the staff from Borneo Trails and I cannot say enough good things! Kurt (or Eryanto) was my guide for multiple activities around Sandakan including: Seligan Turtle Island, Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Center, Gormantong Caves, and to Sukau to Borneo Nature Lodge (which was also stellar). I have never met a more informative or interesting guide. I learned an overwhelming amount about wildlife, nature, culture, conservation and best practices of the ecological travel industry. All of the captains and drivers and other staff were also prompt, friendly and flexible, as well. The experiences at all of the above places were phenomenal. From watching a sea turtle lay eggs to seeing an orangutan in their natural environment of the jungle- I truly felt like I got to live out a life's dream.
Written 26 March 2018
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940Caz
Norwich, UK37 contributions
Oct 2016 • Couples
We wanted a day trip to the Gomantong Caves and a cruise on the Kinabatangan River and found this company through TripAdvisor. We booked it online which was easy and we had a great time on the tour. Our guide, Said, was excellent - punctual, helpful, polite and informative. He really couldn't do enough to make sure that we enjoyed our day and was a credit to the company. The Gomantong Caves were beautiful and massive - like a film set but also hot and very smelly, of course - well worth a visit though. The river cruise was one of the best things we've done - a real jungle cruise and we saw lots of animals and birds. We would highly recommend this company.
Written 6 October 2016
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KateUK30
Manchester, UK59 contributions
Apr 2015 • Couples
We recently completed this tour under the guidance of Bennie who was an excellent tour guide. If you are lucky enough to get her you will have a great time and leave amazed at her knowledge. Though she is self-employed and doesn't work solely for Borneo Sandakan tours.
The tour was well organised and had enough variation and time for relaxation along with all of the river cruises/treks.
We were recommended this company by a friend and we are glad we went with her recommendation.
The tour was well organised and had enough variation and time for relaxation along with all of the river cruises/treks.
We were recommended this company by a friend and we are glad we went with her recommendation.
Written 24 May 2015
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Howdy Kate!
We hope you had a great time in Sandakan, and do visit again!
Cheers
Jonathan
Written 10 June 2015
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RedThistle
Rotterdam, The Netherlands48 contributions
Oct 2014 • Friends
Went on a 4 day tour with this company to Turtle Island and to the Kinabatangan. The guides were very friendly and knowledgeable. We were kept busy, but with enough down time included in the program. There was many opportunities to see wildlife and we were lucky enough to see a wide variety. Recommend doing the night walks in the jungle if you get the chance. Would love to have been able to spend more time here.
Written 16 November 2014
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Hello RedThistle,
We hope you had a great time and we would love for you be able to spend more time here!
Do visit Borneo again!
P/s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEO35Dq1rA8
Don’t you miss these little fellas!
doe-doei
Jonathan
Written 10 June 2015
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Eastworld
Nanjing, China199 contributions
Nov 2014 • Family
We were with Borneo Sandakan Tours for 5 days and everything was perfect. Not once did I think to question any of the decisions that I had made using the company or the professionalism of our guides.
I would highly recommend these if thinking about tours in Borneo. I would definitely use them again.
I would highly recommend these if thinking about tours in Borneo. I would definitely use them again.
Written 11 November 2014
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Hi MadinManila,
Thank you SO MUCH for recommending us!
And do come back!
Cheers
Jonathan
Written 10 June 2015
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Phil O
Wollongong, Australia3 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
Our party of 8 adults booked flights to Sandakan for a day trip to visit Sepilok and Labuk Bay to see the Orangutans and Probiscus monkeys. The night before we traveled we found Wee Tung Tan (Christopher) wuth a number of favorable reviews on TripAdvisor. We emailed Chris and within minutes he replied and spoke ti him via WhatsApp. Chris met us at Sandakan Airport the next morning in a new 13 seater air-conditioned mini bus stocked with water and free WiFi. Chris was amazing and took us to everything we wanted to see and more, his timing for animal feeding times was spot on. My famuly had an amazing experience thanks to Chris, we cant recommend him enough. If you want to visit Sepilok and requires transport and an amazing guide Chris is the man. Contact details are WhatsApp or phone +60 16-837 6628 you can also find him via Facebook
Written 6 January 2020
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Melissa C
Melbourne, Australia13 contributions
Dec 2016 • Couples
After a 1 1/2 hr delayed flight we arrived in Sandakan to find our guide patiently waiting. Ray took us on the tour of the Orangutans, Rainforest and Sun Bears (which was excellent), and then proceeded to fill in the rest of our unplanned day visiting a tea house, fish market and the Australian POW war memorial. With John's assistance, this company ensured we had a fantastic day and were thoroughly looked after at all times. I would highly suggest them to anyone considering tours around Sandakan as they certainly delivered beyond our expectations.
Written 5 January 2017
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becy_m
Melbourne, Australia263 contributions
Jun 2016 • Solo
This tour was fantastic - it easily showed me the highlights of Sandakan!
Included:
Oranguatans in Sepilok
Turtle Island
Sandakan day tour + Gomantobg caves
Kinabatangan River
My guide (Mus) was wonderful - very friendly and knowledgeable! Also had a trainee guide (Brendan) who was fantastic and funny!
Staying at Bilit Lodge on the river was a highlight - all the staff were incredibly friendly and welcoming. The river cruises were amazing and we were even able to find Pygmy elephants!
Definitely would travel with these guys again and recommend to my family + friends!
Included:
Oranguatans in Sepilok
Turtle Island
Sandakan day tour + Gomantobg caves
Kinabatangan River
My guide (Mus) was wonderful - very friendly and knowledgeable! Also had a trainee guide (Brendan) who was fantastic and funny!
Staying at Bilit Lodge on the river was a highlight - all the staff were incredibly friendly and welcoming. The river cruises were amazing and we were even able to find Pygmy elephants!
Definitely would travel with these guys again and recommend to my family + friends!
Written 3 July 2016
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Bev P
Penrith, UK1 contribution
Aug 2019
We have just returned from a fantastic tour in Borneo arranged by Borneo Sandakan Tours. We booked online from the UK and found the staff at BST helpful from start to finish. They were very patient with my queries both online and in person. From the moment we set foot in Sandakan, this tour company made everything so easy. Each member of staff we encountered was helpful, pleasant and knowledgeable. The tour itself was wonderful and felt like good value for money. We did 3 river tours, a jungle walk and a night cruise. The latter was in place of the planned night walk and was an unexpected highlight for us. We saw fish eating owls and king fisher by torch light perched on branches by the river at very close range. We saw lots of wildlife during the day including a pygmy elephant, proboscis monkeys, orangutans and finally - a big crocodile. Additionally, we were delighted to find 3 orangutans hanging out (literally) in the trees close to lodge. They were attracted by the fruit and didn't seem to mind being observed by us. We had visited Sepilok where we saw just one Orangutan which ran along a railing so we were so grateful to have this close encounter with orangutans at our lodge. At Sepilok we were amongst a big crowd of people so just glimpsed the orangutan but at the lodge there were just the three of us - mother, daughter and husband - looking up at the treetops, utterly captivated. Pure, humbling magic.
Written 11 August 2019
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SAMSCROSS
IRELAND51 contributions
Mar 2019 • Couples
I booked a day tour with TOUR BY LOCALS and they were most professional when booking.What can I say about our guide Afiq he was amazing.Collected us at airport early morning and dropped us back that evening.We had an action packed day with a most informative guide.We got all the main attractions in and we also had a great lunch included.He was most passionate about the envoirment and very up to date on world affairs. Would highly recommend both to anybody.
Written 13 April 2019
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Hi, Sharmayne. What would you like to know about this attraction?
I have a friend who is just arrived in Kuching - Borneo for 2 weeks. Solo traveller (male). He doesn't want to stay in Kuching all the time and would like to get around. Hook up with like--minded travellers. Any tips please? and how to get from Kuching to Sandakan and also places where there are bars with Westerners in Miri? how to get there blah blah :)
Written 14 September 2019
Please can you provide and itinerary for SSandakan for 2 days . We want to include the Sepilok,Kingbatan river and Sunbears sanctuaries
Written 14 May 2018
I am travelling with family of 4 in Aug-18 and need someone to take us to Sepilok,Kingbatan river and Sun bears sanctuaries. We are in Sandakan from 17/8/18-19/8/18 for 2 days as we fly to KL on 19th . Please can you recommend good hotels and tour companies .thank you
Written 14 May 2018
We are planning do a day tour to Sandakan especially to Sepilok Orang Utan sanctuary and to see the sun bear. We plan to take a fight from Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan in early flight and return on the same day back to KK. It is possible to do that trip? We just worry if that will be rush and we unable to catch our flight back to KK.
Written 3 February 2018
I accidentally booked hotel in Sandakan instead of Kota Kinabalu.
Do you have tours from Sandakan to Mount Kinabalu and river rafting?
Thanks
Written 25 March 2015
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