A really enjoyable trip! We were lucky that we had a private tour. David, our guide, was super... read more
A really enjoyable trip! We were lucky that we had a private tour. David, our guide, was super... read more
The highlight of our days in Kuching. The kayaking trip is really amazing and you will surround... read more
We were so glad we booked this adventure, the entire day was wonderful.
We visited the orangutan centre first before heading to the kayaking centre. Bob and Dopez were our guides and they were both brilliant, really knowledgeable and concerned for us and made the day great.
The kayaking is very relaxed as it is all downstream. Visiting the mini waterfall was a lot of fun. The caving is pretty tough climbing up to it, we got impressively muddy! In the cave we saw lots of spiders and fish and the bats were so close we thought they'd fly right into us!
Cooling off (and cleaning off!) in the river was fun and getting the cd of pictures is a great bonus.
The overall experience was just wonderful. Booking went smoothly. I've contacted several other company providing Kayaking trip, only Semadang have no minimum pax required, that was a total win in the first place! The river and the small villages were beautiful. Experienced, knowledgeable and helpful guides (Thank you, Bob, Dopez & Ipin!). Wonderful meals for lunch (Thank you, Pai!).
Highly recommended for everyone!!
Brilliant trip with lovely guides Bob and Topes..funny and helpful. Bob I won't forget your cheekiness and determination to get me under the Princes tears! Kayaking down the river was peaceful and beautiful. The lunch was delicious..so Thankyou cook/ driver.
This is a well run organisation you can have confidence in...try it yourself..you will have Gretna memories to take home!
It was a great experience all through out. From the moment we were picked up from the hotel by Bob, to the briefing before kayaking, to the actual kayaking that was so pleasant, to the delicious lunch, to the return to homebase with cold drinks and shower facilities waiting for us. up to the time we were dropped off to the hotel. Bob was such a great guide and photographer. He is new to the company but we saw his potential to be a professional guide in the near future. I suggest that they put a tip box on the table where they debrief the guests after the adventure.
All the communication befoerhand was excellent and we were picked up promptly at 8.00 as we wanted to see the orangutans first (lots of reviews elsewhere on tripadvisor)
The kayaking itself was really good fun , life jackets are included and it was a gentle kayak downstream through the rain forest with a stop to see and explore the waterfall and to stop for an excellent lunch at a village
In summary a fantastic experience which you would be foolish to miss whilst in Borneo - we were presented with a DVD of photos at the end of the day - perfect
What an amazing day!! Firstly we headed to the Semenggoh Wildlife Centre where one orangutan with its young baby braved the morning rain to swing down through the trees for us. So amazing to experience these magnificent animals. Then off to kayak! The river was high and we had to wait to get the all clear to brave the waters, so food came first! Our guides were excellent and treated us to a wonderful traditional lunch of chicken, okra and spinach A tour around a local village enriched us with knowledge of traditional remedies using the diverse plant life. We were lucky enough for the early rain to stop and the kayaking was go!! A few nervous moments quickly relaxed into an amazingly fun paddle downstream!! One capsize near the end did little more than enhance the experience for us, and make us a little wetter of course!! Thanks to the guides for such a memorable day!!