Itinerary
- Day 1
Arrival in Kuching
You'll arrive in Kuching and head to your hotel to settle in. The afternoon and evening are open for you to explore the city on your own pace, so wander around the riverfront area or check out whatever catches your interest.
- Accommodation
- Hotel
- Day 2
Kuching
This morning you're heading out early to the Semenggok Rehabilitation Center to see orangutans during feeding time, though they don't always show up. Back in Kuching by midday, you'll take a water cab ride to a local village, then visit the oldest Chinese temple in Sarawak and walk through the spice market. Lunch happens at a local restaurant, and later you'll have dinner at a popular fish restaurant in town.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch in local restaurant), Dinner (Dinner at popular fish restaurant)
Included Activities
- Excursion to orangutans at Semenggok Rehabilitation Center at feeding time
- Water cab ride to Malaysian village
- Visit to oldest Chinese temple in Sarawak
- Stroll through spice market at Gambier Street
- Lunch in local restaurant
- Dinner at popular fish restaurant
Landmarks Semenggok Rehabilitation Center Oldest Chinese Temple in Sarawak Gambier Street Spice Market - Day 3
Bako National Park
An early morning bus takes you to Bako village, and from there you'll spend 30 minutes on a boat heading to Bako National Park. Once you arrive, you'll walk around the park looking at the plants and animals, including proboscis monkeys that only live on Borneo. You'll have a packed lunch while exploring the park.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Packed lunch)
Included Activities
- Exploration of Bako National Park flora and fauna
- Opportunity to observe proboscis monkeys in natural environment
Landmarks Bako National Park 
- Day 4
Iban Longhouse
You'll travel through different landscapes on your way to an Iban longhouse, stopping at a market in the village of Serian along the way. After lunch in the Chinese village of Lachau, you'll take a 45-minute boat ride across Batang Ai Lake to reach the longhouse deep in the jungle. The Iban people will greet you with tea, and in the evening you'll watch them prepare a simple jungle dinner. After that, you'll eat dinner with the indigenous people while listening to traditional gong music and a war dance ceremony in full traditional costume.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch in Lachau), Dinner (Simple jungle dinner with Iban people)
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Market visit in Serian village
- Lunch in Lachau
- 45-minute boat crossing on Batang Ai Lake
- Welcome with tea at Iban longhouse
- Observation of jungle dinner preparation
- Traditional jungle dinner with Iban people
- War dance ceremony in traditional costume
Landmarks Serian Market Batang Ai Lake Iban Longhouse - Day 5
Return to Kuching
Following breakfast, you'll watch an interesting blowpipe demonstration with the Iban people. Then you'll travel by dugout canoe-like boat down the jungle river back to Kuching, with lunch served on the boat. You'll return to Hotel Grand Margarita Kuching for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch en route)
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Blowpipe demonstration
- Dugout canoe-like boat journey on jungle river
- Lunch en route
- Day 6
Kuching to Mulu National Park
This morning you're transferring to the airport for a 90-minute flight to Mulu. After checking into your hotel and grabbing lunch nearby, you'll explore Mulu National Park and its cave systems (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). A 45-minute hike takes you to Lang Cave with its interesting rock formations, then you'll continue to Deer Cave where you can watch thousands of bats leave for their nightly hunt from the bat viewing platform.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch outside resort), Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Flight Kuching to Mulu
- Lunch outside resort
- 45-minute hike to Lang Cave
- Visit to Deer Cave
- Bat viewing platform experience
Landmarks Mulu National Park Lang Cave Deer Cave - Day 7
Mulu National Park
After breakfast, you'll take a 30-40 minute boat trip to Wind Cave, stopping at a Penan settlement on the way. From there you'll walk to Clearwater Cave and have a short tea break before going inside to explore. You'll have a picnic lunch and then swim in the clear waters outside the cave. Back at the hotel, the rest of your day is free to do as you like.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch), Dinner
Included Activities
- Boat trip to Wind Cave
- Visit to Penan settlement
- Walk and visit to Clearwater Cave
- Picnic lunch
- Swimming in clear waters outside cave
Landmarks Wind Cave Penan Settlement Clearwater Cave - Day 8
Mulu to Kota Kinabalu
You're heading to the airport for a flight to Kota Kinabalu, arriving around 1:40 pm. In the late afternoon, you'll take a city tour hitting the floating mosque, the glass and steel tower of the Sabah Foundation, and the night market before dinner at a local restaurant.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner in local restaurant)
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- City tour of Kota Kinabalu
- Visit to floating mosque
- Visit to Sabah Foundation tower
- Night market visit
- Dinner at local restaurant
Landmarks Floating Mosque Sabah Foundation Tower Kota Kinabalu Night Market - Day 9
Kinabalu Park
A 2-hour drive takes you to Kinabalu Park where you'll get great views of the 4,095-meter Mt. Kinabalu. This botanical area has lots of orchids and rhododendrons, and you'll walk around taking in the mountain backdrop.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Walk through Kinabalu Park
- Viewing of orchids and rhododendrons
Landmarks Kinabalu Park Mt. Kinabalu - Day 10
Departure from Kota Kinabalu
You'll have breakfast at the hotel and then head to the airport for your departure home.
- Meals
- Breakfast
