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- Intrepid Travel
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- Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
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- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Partially Guided
- Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
- Guided in English
- Max Group Size 12
- Ages 15+

Highlights
- Explore Sandakan's seafood scene
- Visit Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary
- Cruise the Kinabatangan River
- Discover Gomantong Cave's biodiversity
- Snorkel around Manukan Island
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Sandakan
- Day 2 Sandakan
- Day 3 Sandakan / Kinabatangan River
- Day 4 Kinabatangan River
- Day 5 Gomantong Cave / Kundasang
- Day 6 Kiau Village / Kota Kinabalu
- Day 7 Manukan
- Day 8 Manukan
- Day 9 Kota Kinabalu
- Day 10 Kota Kinabalu
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services

Operated by
Intrepid Travel
Number of tours
1,534
Age Range
5 to 99 years old
Response time
8 hours
Response rate
96%
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Customer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationExcellent
- FoodExcellent
- Dillon· September 17th, 2024This was an excellent tour touching on the culture and wildlife of Malaysian Borneo. It was made all the more special due to a very cool group of people and the efforts of our excellent tour guide Beverly. In addition to being an incredibly nice person, she is extremely knowledgeable as to the history and culture of Borneo as well as it's animals and birds. Bravo to Borneo, Intrepid, the group, and our fearless leader Beverly!Show moreIntrepid Travel commented on this reviewHi Dillon, thank you for your insight followig your time in beautiful Borneo! We are so happy to know that your group got along as you did along with your amazing guide, Beverly. We will be sure to send along your praise, and we look forward to... Show moreTrip date: September 2024
- CLCathy· July 23rd, 2024Highly recommend tour of Borneo, I guide was great and everything well organised.Show moreTrip date: June 2024
- Clare· March 28th, 2023The 10 day Classic Borneo trip was everything I had hoped for. Our tour leader Stephanie Kam was superb and I saw Orangutans, proboscis monkeys, macaques, silver leaf langurs, pygmy elephants, crocodiles, and snakes. Very happy and would definitely recommend.Show moreIntrepid Travel commented on this reviewHi Clare - Thank you for leaving us a review and for sharing photos of the incredible wildlife, scenery and delicious food! We are so pleased to hear that your Classic Borneo trip was everything you'd been dreaming of, with a superb leader like... Show moreTrip date: March 2023
- Ashley· June 13th, 2022I booked this tour a month in advance and received a confirmation email a few days later. I sent a couple messages throughout the month to intrepid, but never received any reply. A few days before my tour I still hadn’t received any information and had to contact tour radar who told me not to worry. The day before the tour I still received no word. I called tour radar and had to spend hours on hold trying to get ahold of someone to speak with who eventually escalated the case. I was finally contacted the night before my tour by intrepid telling me I was never on this tour despite me receiving a confirmation email and being charged. I was pretty furious because I already flew to Malaysia at this point. I ended up still going to Kota Kinabalu, rented a car, and was able to replicate the tour at half the price. When you fly into the city there are others selling the exact same tours and venders you can book directly with. I’m not sure who’s fault this was that caused this mess up but be careful when booking. Even if you’re confirmed you may not actually be on the tour.Show moreIntrepid Travel commented on this reviewHello Ashely - Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback. We are so incredibly sorry about this situation and can only imagine how frustrating this must have been for you. We have reviewed over your booking and can see there was a... Show moreTrip date: May 2022
- YSYee· January 16th, 2020The tour leader was very good. The itinerary was good as well however I felt like had a bit too much down time, especially at Manukan island. If you, like me, like to have a very full itinerary then you may not like this itinerary as much. But if you like an easy itinerary then this is trip for you.Show moreIntrepid Travel commented on this reviewThanks so much for your feedback Yee! We're glad you enjoyed your time in Borneo and appreciate your comments around the speed of the trip - you're right in saying that some people prefer more or less on their itinerary.Trip date: December 2019
- Doris· September 24th, 2019We had an amazing tour of Sabah. Our guide was incredibly good and took his role very seriously, looking after everyone in the group and reorganising flights when there was a long delay. Great group so the holiday was perfect.Show moreTrip date: September 2019
- AKim P· September 18th, 2019The tour run like clockwork thanks to tour leader Awang.Accommodation was very good, included trips were amazing, food was very good. Awang looked after our every needs, making this trip a great success and we didn't have to worry about anything.Show moreTrip date: March 2019
- AMargaret T· September 18th, 2019Have done many intrepid tours, mostly excellentShow moreTrip date: March 2019
- ARuth R· September 18th, 2019The trip was better than I expected, the accommodation was very comfortable and the variety of activities where interesting.Our guide Roas was very knowledgeable about the area and made the trip very interesting.Show moreTrip date: February 2019
- ARachel S· September 18th, 2019Extremely well organised and knowledgeable guides.Show moreTrip date: February 2019
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What our customers ask about this tour
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Suzanne
Asked on February 18th, 2025Is this tour still operating? If so where do I find prices and dates please?
- Intrepid TravelOperator•Written February 2025
Unfortunately, the 19 April 2025 departure is fully booked and we are unable to accept any requests for this departure. You can check out other departures and their prices.
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Suzanne
Traveler•Written February 2025I have a conference in Thailand between 29 May and 3 June. I am looking for a tour that will fit around those dates. What do you have available please?
- Intrepid TravelOperator•Written February 2025
We have several departure dates around your conference: Saturday 10 May 2025 to Monday 19 May 2025 - 2 spaces left - USD $2,945, Monday 12 May 2025 to Wednesday 21 May 2025 - 2 spaces left - USD $2,955, Saturday 17 May 2025 to Monday 26 May 2025 – Available - USD $2,730.
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Suzanne
Asked on December 7th, 2024Where is the pick up for the start of the tour and what time do we need to arrive
- Intrepid TravelOperator•Written December 2024
Joining point for the tour is Sabah Hotel, KM 1, Jalan Utara, P.O. Box 275 90703 Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia. Your trip begins with a welcome meeting at 6 pm on day 1.
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Ivan
Asked on June 11th, 2024Is single accomodation possible on the Classic Borneo tour?
- Intrepid TravelOperator•Written June 2024
A single supplement is available if you'd prefer not to share a room on this trip. The single supplement applies to all nights of your trip and is subject to availability.
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