This was a highlight of the trip for me! I booked through River Junkies and everything went great - we did a 2D/1N trip. The bus picked us up from our Sepilok hotel right on time and we were off to Bilit Rainforest Lodge. When we got there, they provided a snack and drinks before boarding our first river cruise. We saw all kinds of wildlife on the cruise - proboscis monkeys, pig tailed macaque, long tailed macaque, silverleaf monkeys, various types of birds...and the elusive Bornean pygmy elephant!! It did start pouring rain on us while we were going to the elephant but the water was worth it to me to see the elephant (my pics are awful of the elephant because of the rain though unfortunately).
The dinner provided was excellent and they had chicken, seafood, and vegetarian options.
Our night trek was canceled due to the heavy rains that night. Was slightly disappointed but was also exhausted after an action-packed day so was happy to go to bed a bit early. And the next morning is an EARLY one.
The next morning, we head over to the main building around 6 am for breakfast, snacks and refreshments before our morning cruise. The monkeys were out and looking for things to steal. They throw mangos and other objects on the roof of the building - they seem to want to make noise. Watch your small belongings because they will steal them!
After breakfast, we went on our morning cruise. We saw several types of monkeys, a big crocodile, a baby crocodile, and various birds.
Was an unforgettable experience and seeing a wild elephant is something I will be telling people for years!
The hotel rooms seemed updated and were very nice! The beds were comfy. We had 2 rooms that held 4 people with A/C (we had 8 in our group - we went as a family).
