Kinabatangan River Cruise from Sandakan
Overview
Inclusions
- Tour and Transfers Seat In Coach Basis
- Local Dinner
- 1 Afternoon Cruise at Kinabatangan River
- In House Guide
- Entry/Admission - Kinabatangan River
What to expect
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Stop At: Kinabatangan River, 90000 Malaysia
Our driver will pick you up at 12:00 pm from Sandakan airport or your Sandakan hotel lobby (town area). Proceed to Kinabatangan River. Cruise along Kinabatangan River. In search for some of the primate's species including the endemic Proboscis Monkey, birds and others wildlife. Transfer back to Sandakan airport or your respective hotel in Sandakan
Duration: 3 hours
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Fantastic experience but sadly our tour guide Argus was really just a taxi driver. He had no knowledge of the caves or river... In fact I knew more about it all than he did but that didn't stop us having an amazing day. He didn't take us to the Kinabatangan river camp for our 2hr explore of the a...
Fantastic experience but sadly our tour guide Argus was really just a taxi driver. He had no knowledge of the caves or river... In fact I knew more about it all than he did but that didn't stop us having an amazing day. He didn't take us to the Kinabatangan river camp for our 2hr explore of the area so felt a bit cheated there but he did arrange a nice lunch in a family home right on the jetty which was a lovely experience. He was also a friend of the boat driver so sat at the back chatting to him the whole time. It didn't stop us enjoying the cruise though. We got to see loads of Probuscus monkeys, a crocodile and a pigmy elephant not to mention the many birds. I think the tour needs to be 2hrs longer to fit it all in and we noticed the other tours offer this. All in all it was a great experience but would use another private tour guide if we did it again.We were a little surprised when a taxi turned up to take us on our day tour as there were 4 adults. Taxi is fine for 4 adults if you are only travelling short distances, but this trip involved about 5 hours travelling during the day.The roads were not the best with pot holes everywhere, and someo...
We were a little surprised when a taxi turned up to take us on our day tour as there were 4 adults. Taxi is fine for 4 adults if you are only travelling short distances, but this trip involved about 5 hours travelling during the day.The roads were not the best with pot holes everywhere, and someone in the highways department decided to start work on turning the road into a duel carriage way all 10 miles of it at once. It was horrendous with ruts everywhere. we stopped on the way to the caves at a roadside cafe. Food tasted OK but the one toilet was awful, and you had to use a saucepan for baling water as the flush did not work. This toilet was accessed through the kitchen, as it was sited in the kitchen. Not pleasent. The caves were very good when we finally arrived, not as smelly as we thought they would be, but lots of bats and cockroaches. Cockroaches were over the walkway, the handrails. Best to take a torch to see wher you walk and only touch the handrail if you really must. back in the taxi we set off for the river cruise and it rained. It was torrential even with lights on you could not see the vehicles coming towards you added to which you could not see the ruts or potholes for floods. The river trip went ahead even in the open boat, it did not stop raining the whole of the two hour trip. We did however see proboscis monkeys (quite a lot of them) one even jumped out of the tree and into the water and swam across the river. Finally we seen a wild urangutang in the trees building a bed for the night and some hornbills flying around. We were literally soaked to the skin. If you do this trip take a good waterproof poncho that comes down over your knees. the uncomfortable taxi was even more uncomfortable when you are soaked through and the air con is on and you have no space. We would do this trip again but not with this tour qperator.The tour rating would have been higher had the taxi not been so badly uncomfortable.When we were on the way, we saw 2 monitors lizards crossing the road, we saw 2 big orangutans climbing on the trees in the Guamantong cave and with kingfisher flying over us. Inside the cave many birds were flying around. Very interesting and amazing period in the cave.
When we were on the way, we saw 2 monitors lizards crossing the road, we saw 2 big orangutans climbing on the trees in the Guamantong cave and with kingfisher flying over us. Inside the cave many birds were flying around. Very interesting and amazing period in the cave.Don't use this tour company. Unroadworthy vehicles driver had a car accident due to his erratic driving. We also paid for a private tour but had another couple with us. The caves and river cruise was amazing a must do but use a different tour company
Don't use this tour company. Unroadworthy vehicles driver had a car accident due to his erratic driving. We also paid for a private tour but had another couple with us. The caves and river cruise was amazing a must do but use a different tour companyI would not recommend the caves as there was nobody there, and is not much to do. Caves are full of all sorts of insects which you need to stand on to get around. River was good, saw many monkets, crocs, etc.
I would not recommend the caves as there was nobody there, and is not much to do. Caves are full of all sorts of insects which you need to stand on to get around. River was good, saw many monkets, crocs, etc.Our hotel concierge and I tried for several days to confirm the trip and pick up time, but received no response. On the day a local taxi turned up, complete with taxi sign on top and with non English speaking driver. We had no idea of how long it would take to get to the caves or when we would ea...
Our hotel concierge and I tried for several days to confirm the trip and pick up time, but received no response. On the day a local taxi turned up, complete with taxi sign on top and with non English speaking driver. We had no idea of how long it would take to get to the caves or when we would eat and received no information on route as the driver could not speak English. At the caves, we walked around with no information given at all and then set off for the river cruise. The river cruise part however, was enjoyable with a good boat driver/guide. We certainly did not get an English speaking guide and would have been better off just hiring a local taxi, then we could at least have got aircon, an English speaking driver and saved quite a bit of money to boot! Quite disappointing really and a tour I would recommend you avoid.