http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kinabatangan/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Malaysia , Sabah , Kinabatangan en-us Tue, 08 Dec 09 11:00:41 +0000 Tue, 08 Dec 09 11:00:41 +0000 The Sungai Kinabatangan was yet another place we only learnt about on our travels.. we don't do much research until we arrive at a place so only get set on going somewhere if someone highly recommends it.. which is exactly what happened here.This is basically a natural reserve located alongside the Kinabatangan river where you have the opportunity to spot Orangtans Pygmy Elephants Probiscus Monk http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kinabatangan/blog-447480.html Buenos das del 25 de julioHoy no espera unos de los highlights del viaje el tour en barca por Sungai Kinabatangan. Kinabatangan significa regalo para la Tierra y es un pantanoso ro de 560 kilmetros desde su nacimiento en el sudeste de Borneo hasta desembocar en el mar Zul cerca de Filipinas. Cualquier documental de naturaleza que hayis visto en el que se viaja en barca por un ro de a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kinabatangan/blog-443988.html I think Irsquom probably going to make myself unpopular amongst people who have been there and loved it but I found the Kinabatangan River to be distinctly underwhelming. For anybody whorsquod just arrived in Borneo and been nowhere else it must seem magical but for me having been lucky enough to have probably been spoiled by travel it was a big disappointment. Partly it was my fault due to http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kinabatangan/blog-434819.html Sunday 30th August 2009We had a leisurely morning as the first day of our 3D 2N jungle trip didn't start until 2.30pm. We made our way down the road from Labuk BB to the Uncle Tan Operational Base the company we are heading into the jungle with. The staff at the BB had given us an idea of what to pay for a taxi to Uncle Tans RM34 but the taxi drivers weren't cooperating they were askin http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kinabatangan/blog-433960.html As soon as I walked into our jungle hut as it were I noticed a small spider perched on the wire mesh of the window in front of my mattress. This wasn't a particularly big spider but did have a lot of stripes and paterns on his body. I have learned that it is not necessarily the big bugs that do the most damage but the wee little ornate looking ones that can pack the punch. I stood for a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kinabatangan/blog-432986.html The human body has four million pores and the an area of skin the size of a quarter has over 600 sweat glands. WELCOME TO THE EQUATOR Sabah Malaysia....BORNEO Now most people I have talked to about my trip even before going had no idea where Borneo was much less heard of it. So I am going to delve into some geography for a second and explain what makes this such a unique island. Borneo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kinabatangan/blog-428623.html After our Sipadan adventure we were ready to see what there was to discover in the Borneo rainforest. We had heard great things about the river cruises and treks through the rainforest and we managed to get a last minute booking into the Nature Lodge which is situated on the lower Kinabatangan River in East Borneo. We arrived at the lodge mid afternoon after a bumpy bus ride down dirt roads and http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kinabatangan/blog-420309.html What I'm reading V.S. Naipaul Among The Believers An Islamic Journey...where was I...I left off the last blog crashing cross the Celebes Sea on a thin piece of boat gripping tight to the side of thinking will I survive I made a quick glance back and the little brown man was standing upright holding the engine motor arm totally in control. He looked as if he had done this trip thousands of http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kinabatangan/blog-419961.html Back in the Jungle Part 1 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kinabatangan/blog-419598.html Goodbye to Mr FantasticAJ and I arrived back in KK and a day later we left each other. His two month sojourn in South East Asia had come to an end and he had to get back to Hanoi to catch his return flight to ye olde Europa. It was the end of something special...a good travel companion if not maybe my best friend definitely someone I can trust and rely on. Oh and laughter lots of biting ac http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kinabatangan/blog-417320.html May 30thWe got up early for our morning river cruise. At 0600 we started up the river Rusty at the helm his keen eyes scanning the river bank and jungle for animals and birds. First we saw an Orangutan nest then a troop of LongTailed Macaque also Proboscis Monkeys Kingfishers a Purple heron a Brahminy Kite two Monitor Lizards two Crocodiles a Pied Hornbill a few BlackandRed Broadbil http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kinabatangan/blog-403776.html May 28thWe woke still feeling unbelievably stiff. Our legs got the workout of a lifetime the last few days. After breakfast we had a few admin things to take care of such as booking and researching a few upcoming trips blogging and backing up photos to DVD. We also phoned the bus company to hear if our camera had turned up. It hadn't yet. We just hope somebody who really need it has it now. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kinabatangan/blog-403149.html On Monday 13th April we arrived at Bilit Adventure Lodge on the Kinabatangan River where we stayed 2 nights. The attraction here is mainly the boat cruises to see the wildlife in the surrounding jungle. That same day we were on our first trip down the river and at night we had a guided walk through the muddy leechinfested jungle. The following morning we were upagain before dawn for a second http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kinabatangan/blog-392584.html We met our new friend Laura at a guesthouse in KK Kota Kinabalu the capital of Sabah state in Malaysian Borneo. Laura motivated us to see as much of Borneo as time would allow. After spending a couple days lurking in KK we set off to the Kinabatangan River for a three day two night stay in the jungle to look for wildlife. We sped off on a bus up the twisty mountain road past impressive Mt. Kinab http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kinabatangan/blog-391548.html Day 285 Friday 10th April Arriving on the Kinabatangan RiverIt is good to be able to have a lazy morning ahead of my trip to the Kinabatangan River. I am not getting picked up until noon so I can laze around in my bed watching a daft slushy romcom on TV and get a late breakfast. It takes 3 hours to reach the Kinabatangan River at 560km long the longest river in Sabah. It is also estimated t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kinabatangan/blog-390219.html . http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kinabatangan/blog-387147.html Tuesday 17th February 09Today we headed over to the hostel to wait for the transfer to Sukau for the jungle river cruise and trek. The camp we were supposed to be staying in in Bilit had flooded so we were transferred to Sukau instead. We had a quick spot of lunch at a cafe round the corner and tried the Nasi Goreng Kinabalu seeing as it was named after the mountain we'd been to see fried ric http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kinabatangan/blog-378678.html Once upon a time only David Attenborough types could visit the rainforests of Borneo but now with Air Asia everyone can fly... there. on a side note I really like Air Asia and despite their reputation have never had a late flight yet we are on to our third now. We were chuffed upon arriving in Kota Kinabalu the capital of the semiautomonous Malaysian state on the island of Borneo to http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kinabatangan/blog-377777.html After spending a few days in Sandakan at the homey Winho Lodge trying to wait out the floods at Uncle Tan's Wildlife Camp we finally decided that it was time to get a move on and instead booked our Kinabatagan River safari through the Bilit Safari camp. Turns out this place was flooded too I guess the week before we arrived in Borneo they had experienced some torrential downpours and while w http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kinabatangan/blog-377281.html Someone stole my new flip flops. They'd only cost me eight quid yet I was a bit irrational about it and couldn't hear mention of their disappearance for about the next three hours. I think it was because I'd gotten comfortable not having to worry about things like petty theft happening in Kuching and I suppose I was surprised someone had actually stolen something here. They went from the stairway http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kinabatangan/blog-376109.html