Day 1 Canada - departure
Fly to Kota Kinabalu via Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific Airways.

Day 2 Arrive Kinabalu
Meet and greet at the airport and transfer to hotel. Kota Kinabalu, a visit to the Sabah Museum and Heritage Village provides a brief look at the historical and cultural background of the regions (closed on Fridays). Then, drive up Signal Hill for a bird's eye view of the city's commercial centre and the offshore islands of the Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park. Overnight at Hyatt Regency Hotel or similar.

Day 3  Kinabalu National Park (B, L)
Drive to Kinabalu National Park, a world heritage site. This is home to giant ferns, various Rhododendrons and most of all to the majestic Mount Kinabalu. Experience a guided jungle walk in the forest approximately 2,000m above sea level and a visit to the Mountain Garden.

Day 4   Kota Kinabalu - Sandakan - Sepilok - Sukau (B, L, D)
An early morning flight takes you to the historic town of Sandakan where upon arrival; you are transferred to the Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre to witness rehabilitation and rainforest conservation efforts by the State Wildlife Department. Then drive to the Sukau River. Check in at the Sri Menanggol Cabins and enjoy a leisure afternoon before embarking on an upriver boat-ride to appreciate the many species of Borneo rainforest flora and fauna. Catch the mischievous Proboscis monkeys frolic. Overnight stay at Sri Mananggol Cabins.

Day 5   Sukau - Gomantong - Sandakan City - Kota Kinabalu (B, L)
To Sandakan town, visit the famous birds' nests caves at Gomantong. Fly back to Kota Kinabalu. Overnight at Hyatt Regency in Kota Kinabalu, or similar.

Day 6   Kota Kinabalu - Miri (B, L)
Flight to Miri. Arrive Miri and proceed on to Niah National Park. Take the longboat at Pangkalan Lobang and cross the river. Visit the Niah Museum before heading for the Great Cave and Painted Caves. Stopover at an Iban longhouse on way back to Miri. Overnight at Rihga Royal Hotel in Miri or similar.

Day 7   Miri - Kuching (B, L)
Flight to Kuching Visit the State Mosque and the Sarawak Museum with its collection of artefacts and Chinese porcelain. Overnight at Holiday Inn Kuching or similar.

Day 8   Kuching - Iban Longhouse (B, L, D)
Visit the descendants of the headhunters for which Borneo is infamous. At Serian, take time to see the local market and you may like to buy some gifts for the tribal chief. Then, a short stop at a Pepper Garden to see how pepper is processed. Take a longboat to the longhouse. Rest or join the natives in their daily chores such as basket or mat weaving, mending fishing nets, feeding livestock or fishing. In the evening join in the merry making of the Ibans as you try their rice wine and join in their traditional War Dance; the ngajat. Overnight at a basic guesthouse.

Day 9   Iban LongHouse - Damai (B, L)
Iban guide may show you how to use the blowpipe during jungle walk. Then return to Kuching and proceed on to Damai Beach. Overnight at Holiday Inn Damai Beach or similar.

Day 10   Damai (B)
Whole day at your leisure.

Day 11  Damai - Kuching - Kota Kinabalu (B)
Free at leisure until your transfer out for your onward flight to Kota Kinabalu and overnight at Hyatt Regency or similar.

Day 12 Kota Kinabalu - Hong Kong - Vancouver (B)
Transfer to the airport and fly back to your home city in Canada via Hong Kong.

Price is based on per person twin share from Vancouver, plus tax and fuel surcharges

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UpdatedNov19,2009