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Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

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Place

Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

Location

Notheastern Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Closest Town/City/Village

Sukau village

Description

Kinabatangan Nature is one of Borneo’s premier destinations for trekking and wildlife viewing. This well-known park is home to the Kinabatangan River some of the most exotic flora and fauna in Borneo, including, but not exclusive to, saltwater crocodiles, proboscis monkeys, orangutans, pygmy elephants, and macaque monkeys, all of which may be seen on river tours and treks.

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Professional Travel Tips

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After losing my passport a couple of weeks ago and learning that I did not have any photocopies of it, my aunt, a travel agent and veteran traveler, thought it prudent to send me a list of the travel tips that she gives to all of her clients. I found it so useful, that I decided to post it here to share.

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Borneo Motorcycle Tour Starts Now

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I arrived in Borneo yesterday.  Today I’m ready to head out and explore Borneo on a dirt bike. I wasn’t sure that I would be able to get a motorcycle, or figure out where I should ride it to, when I got here, but I went to Ride Borneo and they totally hooked me up.  The gave me a good deal on a bike for the week.  Showed me all the best places to go on a map.  They even gave me a map and drew the location of every gas station along the way on it (apparently running out of gas is easy to do here).

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Why I Buy Travel Insurance

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Photo courtesy Keven Lawver from Flikr

I used to think of travel insurance as something that I probably should have, but couldn’t really afford, and most definitely wouldn’t go through the trouble to buy. Visiting an insurance agent, filling out papers, and paying a bunch of money that could go towards beer and bungalows; who wants to bother?

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Ride Borneo

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Where: Kota Kinabalu, Malaysian Borneo

What: Motorcycle rentals and tours
Scooters from RM45 per day. Dirtbikes from RM60 per day. The also rent bike gear and tents.

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Meet the National Geographic Adventurer of the Year Contestants

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Since 2005 National Geographic has held a contest to choose the most outstanding adventurer of the year.  This year’s list includes people who have risen to the pinnacle all manner of extreme outdoors activities from trekking the length of the Amazon, to sailing across the Pacific Ocean in a prototype boat made of recycled plastic bottles, to smashing the world record for rowing across the north Atlantic.

Below are a few of my favorites. You can read all of the full profiles on NatGeo’s website.

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