Our wildlife safari is mostly concentrate in Sandakan area. You can see the orang utan in Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre where the centre is trying their best to rescue orang-utan and train them to survive in the wildlife.
Along the Kinabatangan River, you can search for world’s smallest elephant, Borneo Pygmy Elephant, the critically endangered Sumatran Rhinoceros, pot belly Proboscis Monkey and other wildlife animal that are you can’t find in the town.
The Turtles Island Park, reached via speedboat from Sandakan, offers the moving experience of watching turtles lumber to shore to lay their eggs, and of cheering on newly hatched turtles as they race for the safety of the sea.
We do offer river cruise in search of wildlife and fireflies where the location is just less than 2 hours car distance from Kota Kinabalu. It is a home for diverse birds, reptiles, mammals and insects. Sunset in the river is also a particular affair, you can enjoy the dinner beside the river. Lighting up your night with thousands of fireflies, you will be amazed with the astonishing sights of the firelies on the tree like Christmas trees.
You may need to bring item below for your convenience
Towel, change of clothing, sunblock, insect repellent, extra pocket money, drinking water, personal medication, sandal, waterproof case, camera & binocular.
One of the richest and most diverse collections of animal life on this planet lives in Sabah. Yet, because most of it dwells in the dense rainforest, it is difficult to see – unlike the great herds of the African savannah – wildlife viewing is considered more like a gift than a given for travellers entering the state’s wild places. All of Borneo’s 222 mammals are originally forest dwellers, linked in a complex web of relationships to the plant-life of the forest, an indication of how important the rainforest is for their survival, guaranteeing not only their habitat but their livelihood. Over half of Sabah is forested, most of it as forest reserves with the remainder in parks and wildlife reserves and other protected areas, totalling 5,270 square kilometers. This park system, linked to a forward-thinking, eco-tourism policy, ensures that Sabah’s varied eco-systems and its wildlife can not only survive but can also be visited and appreciated with a minimum of disturbance.
Sabah Wildlife Endangered Species
- Orang Utan (Pongo Pygmaeus)
- Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus Sumatrensis)
- Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus)
- Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)
- Slow Loris (Nycticebus coucang)
- Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
- Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)
Sabah’s biodiversity conservation and reforesting efforts have attracted a large number of foreign agencies and non-governmental organisations like the World Wide Fund for Nature, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Alexander Abraham Foundation, as well as business corporations like Marks and Spencer. Foreign organisations such as the Royal Society United Kingdom which celebrated its 25 years in the Danum Valley is continuing its work with the Yayasan Sabah Concession Area.