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Guenther Eichhorn Wildlife Tour of Borneo Guenther Eichhorn Wildlife Tour of Borneo Date Meals Wednesday, August 31, 2011 Fly Boston to Chicago O'Hare on United Airlines UA 881, departing 08:05, arriving 09:50 Economy Class Flight arranged on your own. Please check details before departure. <<>> Fly Chicago O'Hare to Seoul Incheon on Asiana Airlines OZ 235, departing 12:00, arriving 16:00 (September 1) Economy Class Flight arranged on your own. Please check details before departure. <<>> Thursday, September 1, 2011 Fly Seoul Incheon to Kota Kinabalu on Asiana Airlines OZ 757, departing 18:50, arriving 23:05 Economy Class Flight arranged on your own. Please check details before departure. <<>> Welcome to Malaysia. Upon arrival in Kona Kinabalu, clear Immigration and Customs. Proceed into the Novotel Hotel - Kota Kinabalu arrival area and meet a local representative of Asia Transpacific Journeys from Borneo Adventure Tours. He/she will be holding a sign with your name or Asia Transpacific Journeys on it. Borneo Adventure Tours will be handling all your services per your itinerary while in Malaysia. Please be sure to reconfirm your next day’s services with your guide and/or driver before returning to your hotel each evening. Overnight at the Novotel (Standard Room) - Kota Kinabalu <<>> Page 1 Date Meals Friday, September 2, 2011 B L Kota Kinabalu This morning visit the Likas Wetlands Bird Sanctuary, an area of protected mangrove swamp that provides critical habitat for herons, magpies, sandpipers, egrets, kingfishers, swallows, storks and mynas. You may also spot monitor lizards, fiddler crabs, jellyfish, water snakes and mud lobsters. This afternoon, enjoy a brief city tour. The original town of Kota Kinabalu was razed during World War II and a new, carefully planned town was built in its place. Visit the fish market, one of the most important markets in Kota Kinabalu. Enjoy a kedai kopi, a local coffee shop, offering excellent coffee and a unique atmosphere. Continue to the Sabah Museum, with its wonderful exhibits on ethnography, history and natural history. Return to your hotel for a relaxing evening. Overnight at the Novotel (Standard Room) - Kota Kinabalu <<>> Wildlife Tour of Borneo Page 2 Date Meals Saturday, September 3, 2011 B L D Mt. Kinabalu National Park This morning, you'll depart on the two-hour drive to Mount Kinabalu. At 13,445 feet, Mt. Kinabalu is Southeast Asia's highest peak. It is also one of the most diverse ecological regions in the world. Vegetation zones range from submontane forests through oak/chestnut and coniferous forests all the way to subalpine heathland near the summit. Botanists estimate that half the plants growing above 5,000 feet here are found nowhere else in the world. Within the park one finds 26 species of rhododendron and more than 1,000 species of orchid. It also harbors the world’s largest pitcher plant, a carnivorous plant with vase-shaped leaves that can hold over two quarts of liquid and is capable of devouring a full-grown rat. Larger animals in the park include three species of deer, bearded pigs, maroon-leaf monkeys, Sunda Island gibbons, honey bears and orangutans. It is also home to 306 species of birds and more than 70 species of frogs. We advise bringing a light rain jacket and sweater as the Park Headquarters are situated at an elevation of 5,000 feet. There is excellent birding along the park’s paved road system, but we will also explore interior forest areas along some of the easier trails. Overnight at the Mt Kinabalu Heritage Resort & Spa - Mt. Kinabalu Formerly known as Perkasa Hotel Mt. Kinabalu, the resort is situated atop a hill approximately 5,000 feet above sea level and has a commanding view of the majestic Mount Kinabalu, the highest mountain in South East Asia and dominating Malaysia’s First World Heritage Site, the Kinabalu National Park. <<>> Wildlife Tour of Borneo Page 3 Date Meals Sunday, September 4, 2011 B L D Mt. Kinabalu National Park Continue your exploration of Mt. Kinabalu National Park today, looking for it’s many “specials” such as Whitehead’s Trogon, Golden-naped Barbet, Black and Crimson Oriole, Short-tailed Magpie, Bornean Treepie, Mountain Blackeye, Temminck’s sunbird and many other species. After an early breakfast transfer to Timpohon Gate at 1524m above sea level and trek up to the second shelter along the mountain trail. This particular trail provides good opportunities for bird watching. Return to Park Headquarters in time for a nature walk with a Park naturalist. Visit the botanical garden. Have lunch at the park. Depart to Poring Hot Spring. Enjoy this unique opportunity to get closer to the rainforest ‘web of life’ on the canopy walkway 100 feet above the forest floor. Thereafter, take a dip in one of the soothing, steaming hot mineral springs set in beautifully landscaped gardens. Later return to have the afternoon free at your leisure to explore. Overnight at the Mt Kinabalu Heritage Resort & Spa - Mt. Kinabalu <<>> Monday, September 5, 2011 B L D Gunung Mulu National Park This morning you'll have some final birding in Kinabalu before you return to Kota Kinabalu for your flight to Mulu. Please note, you will be required to pay a general domestic departure tax of MYR 6 prior to your flight. <<>> Fly Kota Kinabalu (BKI) to Mulu (MZV) on Malaysia Airlines MH 3255, departing 12:40, arriving 14:30 Economy Class Transit stop in Miri E-ticket <<>> Upon arrival you'll be met and transferred to your lodging at the park headquarters of Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak's largest national park. Among its remarkable features is the fact that two mountain ranges, one of sandstone and one of limestone, are within its boundaries. The density of the Wildlife Tour of Borneo Page 4 Date Meals vegetation and the shrill whine of cicadas and chirping tree frogs give this forest a primeval quality that must be experienced to be believed. Underneath it all lays a network of underground passages, including the largest cave chamber in the world. This afternoon, take a boat up the Melinau River and visit a small Penan settlement, where some of the last nomadic peoples of Borneo live. Overnight at the Royal Mulu Resort (Deluxe Room) - Gunung Mulu National Park <<>> Tuesday, September 6, 2011 B L D Gunung Mulu National Park Early this morning, embark on a wildlife adventure in the forest canopy. An aerial walkway is suspended in the trees, offering one of the longest tree-based canopy walks in the world. As you walk among the ferns and vines 50 feet above the forest floor and river, you will be able to observe the rainforest's “web of life” from a whole new perspective. Keep an eye out for the remarkable hornbill flitting through the foliage, the long-tailed macaques, gibbons, squirrels, barking deer and Malayan sun bears. If you're lucky, you might also spot the stunning Rajah Brooke’s birdwing butterfly. Afterwards, return to Park Headquarters and begin a scenic three km plank walk through primary rainforest to the entrance of Deer Cave. Deer Cave has the world's largest cave entrance and is the largest single cave passage in the world—about 120 - 150 m in diameter. That is big enough to fit St. Paul's Cathedral under its massive archway. The cave has a moonlike landscape and, from one vantage point, a perfect profile of President Lincoln can be observed. Most evenings at sundown, a spectacular exodus of about two million bats can be observed leaving the cave in search of food. Next to Deer Cave is Lang’s Cave. The stalactites and stalagmites inside this cave are representative of the very best limestone formations in the park. Trek back to the Park Headquarters by torchlight and return to your resort. Overnight at the Royal Mulu Resort (Deluxe Room) - Gunung Mulu National Park <<>> Wildlife Tour of Borneo Page 5 Date Meals Wednesday, September 7, 2011 B L Gunung Mulu National Park to Sandakan In the morning, proceed by longboat upriver to Wind Cave with its impressive ‘King’s Chamber’. Here, stalactites and stalagmites with delicate lace-like patterns are found. A short walk along a plank walk suspended to the limestone cliff leads to Clearwater Cave. Like most caves in Mulu, Clearwater Cave is the habitat of many unique species of plants. One of them, the one-leafed plant, can only be found at Mulu. Rare species of orchids and pitcher plants can also be seen in many locations here, as well as photosensitive algae that grow on certain rocks and have produced needle-like formations pointing towards the source of their light. Clearwater Cave has a wonderful swimming area shaded by giant rainforest trees. Have a simple picnic or packed lunch before returning to your accommodation and checking out. Afterwards, you'll be transferred to the airport for your flight to Kota Kinabalu Please note, you will be required to pay a general domestic departure tax of MYR 6 for your flight from Mulu-Kota Kinabalu and a specific domestic departure tax of MYR 25 for your flight from Kota Kinabalu-Sandakan. <<>> Fly Mulu (MZV) to Kota Kinabalu (BKI) on Malaysia Airlines MH 3254, departing 14:55, arriving 16:45 Economy Class Transit stop in Miri E-ticket <<>> Fly Kota Kinabalu (BKI) to Sandakan (SDK) on Malaysia Airlines MH 3104, departing 19:50, arriving 20:40 Economy Class E-ticket <<>> Upon arrival, you'll be met and transferred to your resort. Overnight at the Sepilok Nature Resort (Standard Room) - Sandakan The quaint local timber bungalows of the Sepilok Nature Resort are nestled in a luxurious lakeside setting within walking distance of the Sepilok Forest Reserve.
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