Travelogues Sabah

Scene change in North Borneo mid-May 2025: from the rather austere Sultanate of Brunei to the lively Malaysian port city of Kota Kinabalu.

So what has happened lately, you may be wondering? I also think the same while sitting in front of the laptop at Starbucks in Kuala Lumpur (no, we are not big influencers yet,...

the start of an unforgettable adventure on Pom Pom

Kinabatangan River 14.01.26-16.01.26 After Aminu landed in KK on the 12th, we traveled to Sandakan the next day, a city in the east of Sabah. There, we were picked up the...

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After a tiring and long journey with a twelve-hour layover in Chennai, India, I arrived in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, on the evening of August 8. The first thing I...

Today we traveled by boat to Sepilok. Here there is a rescue center for the Malaysian sun bear, which is endangered. Next door is the orangutan rehabilitation center. The park...

After a hearty breakfast, we left the Bilit Adventure Lodge. The minibus dropped us off at the Kinabatangan junction – in the middle of nowhere. We waited by the roadside for...

Mosque Masjid Bandaraya

We arrived at the Kinabatangan River yesterday. Our accommodation is directly by the river and all excursions are done by boat. We have seen a lot: birds, elephants, monitor...

Many mosquitoes in the jungle, but the time at Kinabatangan River was simply incredible 🐊🦜🦧

16.01.2026 On the way back from the river safari, we made a stop in Sepilok. There is a breeding center for sun bears and one for orangutans. Seeing the orangutans up close was...

Yesterday was a great day. We saw orangutans in the jungle. We didn't expect that at all, as they are very shy. We will see them again at the end of our trip at a breeding...

We arrived in Tabin today, and the resort has a hotspot ;-) The journey here was quite difficult, taking 1.5 hours along a widened dirt road, which was partly muddy. The car in...

A crazy nature with a wealth of species that starts with the sea eagle in the morning, is accompanied on the way to the monkeys by Chinese little egrets, monitor lizards,...

It feels a little like being expelled from paradise as we set off from the diving resort to “Kinabalu National Park”. Mount Kinabalu with its 4095 m has already shown itself to...

We dared to climb from the Kinabalu's Low's Peak and successfully conquered it. An adventure we will never forget.

Five stages and a rest day for our sore bottoms brought us back to our starting point in Kota Kinabalu. We drove for countless kilometers through palm oil plantations, in the...

After three nights in Sandakan and many first impressions in Borneo, we were excited to discover the real jungle. We booked a three-day tour in Kinabatangan National Park at the...

Early in the morning, the shuttle bus took us to the airport. The flight started on time and about 2.5 hours later we landed in Sandakan. The taxi brought us to our...

Crocodile Farm, a cold knocks us out, plans need to be postponed. Overall, a bumpy start in Sandakan.

The journey to Kota Kinabalu was uneventful. We arrived at our accommodation, the modern Skypod Hostel, late in the evening. We spent most of the first day in the hostel to...

Meanwhile, we're back from the various jungle expeditions and spending our last night in Borneo before heading to Singapore tomorrow. The first jungle expedition took us to...

We are now staying in a very nice hotel for the next few days (until 04.05.25). The picture shows our view from the balcony. Maybe we will go diving tomorrow - if there is still...

We also visit the city of Kota Kinabalu in the Sabah region of Borneo, where we spend two days on Manukan and Sapi Island, where we can snorkel and observe larger lizards.

In the morning, we had a 2-hour car ride to Sepilok ahead of us. We checked in at Sepilok B&B for one night and headed to the Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre. After a...

12th and 13th December 2018 Additional information for the 13th: Initially, I planned to visit the National Park on that day. I woke up early and waited for the van to take me...

During these 2 days on the Kinabatangan River, we enjoyed the tranquility, ate delicious food, went on 4 boat rides, and took 2 jungle hikes. We were able to observe a...

Explore Kota Kinabalu, 100% humidity and an unexpected visit to the dentist.

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