Malaysian Borneo is one of those rare places where you can
sense the adventure in the air, along with the green smells from thousands of
miles of rainforest just waiting to be explored. Borneo is the third-largest
island in the world, and a virtual paradise on earth for anyone who shares a
love for plants, wildlife, and adventure.
The island of Borneo is divided between Malaysia, Indonesia,
and the small, independent nation of Brunei.
The Indonesian part of Borneo --
known as Kalimantan -- covers around 73% of the island, while Malaysian Borneo
occupies the rest along the northern edge.
Malaysian Borneo has two states, Sarawak and SABAH, which
are separated by the independent country of Brunei. Sarawak's capital of
Kuching and Sabah's capital of Kota Kinabalu are the usual entry points, and
act as hubs for exploring Borneo's wild attractions.
A tropical paradise of soft sand and crystal-clear waters
together with world-class resorts and facilities.
This is
Sabah Malaysian Borneo, create perfect enriching
experience that’s more than just business.
1)Maliau Basin
Nature explorers will simply love the Maliau Basin as it is
an excellent site for jungle trekking and bird watching. It contains an unusual
assemblage of 12 forest types, comprising mainly of lower montane forest
dominated by majestic Agathis trees, rare montane heath forest and lowland, and
hill diperocarp forest. The highlight of the adventure is to trek the majestic
7 tiers Maliau Falls.
Keen visitors must, however, obtain a permission to enter
the Maliau Basin in advance from Yayasan Sabah. Also bear in mind that Maliau
Basin is a remote, atavistic and isolated area with limited access,
communications and safety facilities.
Nature explorers will simply love the Maliau Basin as it is
an excellent site for jungle trekking and bird watching.
At night, visitors may
also take a night drive for wildlife spotting. Water babies can also take a dip
in the beautiful waterfall.
Getting There
Maliau Basin Conservation Area is reachable by road either
via Tawau or Keningau. The journey is on four wheel drive and depends so much
on the weather as most of the journey is 
on logging roads to reach the Maliau
Basin Security Gate.
on logging roads to reach the Maliau
Basin Security Gate.
Journey from both Tawau and Keningau to the Security Gate of
Maliau Basin Conservation takes 5 hours; the distance from Tawau to Maliau
Basin Conservation Security Gate is 190 kilometers. Flying is another fabulous
option should you have extra allocations for this luxury.
There are several
helipads available which can be used for emergency evacuations or by visitors
who prefer to fly rather than walk.
2) Danum Valley Conservation Area
Being remote from human habitation and almost alien to
modern civilization makes the Danum Valley Conservation Area is a naturalists’
paradise.
Recognized as one of the world’s most complex ecosystem, this forest
serves as a natural home for endangered wildlife species such as banteng, Asian
elephant, clouded leopard, orang utan, proboscis monkey, as well as a vast range
of Sabah’s lowland fauna.
Here, visitors also get the chance to visit an ancient
Kadazandusun burial site, complete with belian coffins and ceramic spirit jars.
Three burial sites have been discovered in Danum Valley—two near the field
centre and one below the cliff, overlooking Borneo Rainforest Lodge.
Getting There
Lahad Datu has direct daily flights from Kota Kinabalu and
Kuala Lumpur. Another way of transportation would be air-conditioned coaches
from Kota Kinabalu which will take about 7 hours drive to reach Lahad Datu.
Sources: Malaysia Tourism, Agencies
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