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3 Days 2 Nights Sandakan Wildlife Tour

JSK/SDK/3D2N/01

Location
Sandakan , Malaysia
Minimum Pax
2
Pickup Point
Your hotel in Sandakan city
Description
3D/2N Sandakan Wildlife Tour
Program

Day 01  Sandakan/Turtle Island (L/D)
Pick up from hotel and  transfer to CQ Jetty for Selingan Turtle Island. This journey by motorised boat will take about 1 hour. After lunch, grab your mask, fins and snorkel and head to the beach where you can find lots of juvenile marine life. Or, you can choose to relax or sun bathing by the beach. Before dinner, treat yourself to a slide show featuring information of the turtle park and turtles. After dinner, standby at the Cafeteria. Wait for Park Ranger’s signal before proceed in a small group to the egg-laying site to witness the mother turtle laying eggs, transferring of eggs to the hatchery and releasing of hatchlings to the sea. Stay overnight at Selingan Island Chalet.

Note :

  • Photographing of turtles only with camera of unaided flash.
  • Snorkelling gears are available to hire (Please refer to the Island).

Day 02 Turtle Island/Sepilok Orang Utan/Kinabatangan River (B/L/D)
0600hrs, wake up early in the morning and have your breakfast at 0630hrs.
By 0700hrs, depart Selingan Island and return to mainland. Proceed to Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre, watching one of the nature’s most endangered animal species, the ‘Orang Utan’ or ‘Man of the Jungle’, in local language swing from branches to branches towards to the feeding station in the forest. Watch the scheduled video show programmes (25 mins) and visit to the Exhibition Hall. After Sepilok, proceed to Sun Bear Conservation Center to see the world’s smallest bear in its natural environment. Lunch en route at SJR.
After lunch, we drive overland to Bilit, Kinabatangan River. Arrive at Bilit around 1430hrs, check into your accommodation.
By 1530hrs, have an afternoon tea with some local bites. After a short briefing by the nature guide, take an afternoon cruise (4.00pm) along the Kinabatangan River (Sabah’s longest river at 560km) where you can observe wildlife on the boat itself.
Dinner & overnight stay at Bilit Adventure Lodge.

Optional:

  • Night walk can be arranged, pay locally @ RM10.00 nett p/pax/hrs.
  • Tree planting also can be arranged, pay locally @ RM10.00 nett p/tree.

Day 03 Kinabatangan River/Morning Cruise/Gomantong Cave/Sandakan Nature City/Airport (B/L)
Wake up early in the morning to start the day with an early river cruise at about 6.00am.
After the 1 hour boat cruise, proceed back to Bilit Lodge for breakfast.
By 0830 hrs, depart Bilit for Gomantong Cave to explore the largest limestone & bird nests cave in Sabah where millions of swiftlets make the cave their home. After cave, return to Sandakan for lunch. Afternoon, depart for Sandakan Nature City Tour. The City Tour includes a visit to Sandakan Memorial Park, Puu Jih Shih Buddhist Temple, located on a steep hill top where you can have a magnificent view overlooking Sandakan Bay & Town Centre. Then, continue to one of the oldest church in Sabah, St. Michael’s Church. Drive to the Central Market where you can see the local produce and fresh seafood being sold. Visit to the Agnes Keith Museum to learn about the life in the colonial days on Agnes & Harry Keith. Final stop at the nearby English Tea House where you may have another spectacular view of Sandakan Nature City.
Here, you may have your own choices of refreshment (own account). After tour, transfer to Sandakan airport/hotel.

Included
Return road and boat transfer, 2 Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner, Entrance fee for Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre / Gomantong Cave Visit, English speaking guide, Free flow of coffee & tea.
Excluded
Raincoat (wet season Nov-Feb), cap/hat, good walking shoes, socks, comfortable cotton T-shirt with long or short pant, binocular.
Recommended Attire
Comfortable shirt, short or medium pants
Things to Bring
Insect Repellent, Camera, Water, Sunblock
Pickup
Your hotel in Sandakan city
Dropoff
Your hotel in Sandakan city
Important Note
*Child Policy : 3 – 11 years old Below 3 years old is FOC *Outskirt hotel pick up & drop off surcharges additional RM 30.00 per person. * This package is based on seat-in-coach basis of shared guide and transport vehicle. Private Guide or Tour is available upon request at a reasonable fee. Please inform our team when booking is made. *Departure time is approximate and varies from different hotels due to traffic conditions, please reconfirm with our staffs. Should the transport be delayed, please call the relevant telephone number as stated on the voucher before making alternative arrangements. * JSK Tours and Travel Sdn Bhd reserves the right to alter routes, timetables, itineraries and accommodation reserved should conditions beyond our control render it necessary. *JSK Tours & Travel Sdn Bhd will not be liable for any damage caused by lost objects/documents, objects or physical damage, or unpredictable factors. All customers participating in the travel package arranged by the company must clearly agree that their use of the company's services will be entirely at their own risk and will be responsible for their own belongings and their own safety. *If you have booked a tour group departure day or do not use our scheduled services (not limited to transportation, meals and accommodation), no refund will be granted. * At the time of entry, the travel documents and visas held by the client shall be valid for a period of not less than six (6) months. Customers must ensure that they have the correct travel documents. For whatever reason, if the customer is not approved by the Immigration Department, JSK Tours & Travel Sdn Bhd will not be responsible for any expenses and reimbursement, nor will it be refunded. *Tipping is not included in the tour fare. * All timings are estimated and for reference purposes only. Actual timing will be provided prior to your departure.