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Maliau Basin Studies Centre - 6-person Dorm Room

Nature Walks in Kota Kinabalu

This option allows you to see the best of Maliau Basin. Enjoy a night drive spotting wildlife on your first night at Maliau, followed by a four-day hike in Maliau Basin to Ginseng Camp and Nepenthes Camp. The hike will include treks to Ginseng Falls and Maliau Falls, as well as a trek through the picturesque heath forest near Nepenthes camp where you will be able to see numerous carnivourous pitcher plants.

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Nature Walks

5D4N Maliau Basin Trek & Wildlife

Nous avons fait le 2D1N survival camp. C’était super et nos guides ont une vraie connaissance de la jungle locale. Nous avons fait plusieurs ateliers pour apprendre quelques bases de la survie. Très intéressant !
 Cependant je m’attendais à quelque chose d’un peu plus «&nbsp;rustique&nbsp;», plus rude et plus physique. Nous avions quand même un certain confort avec les repas à chaque fois entièrement préparés par les guides et en quantité plus que suffisante. 
 C’est un bon stage pour une première expérience.
 Un grand merci au passage à nos guides pour leur gentillesse et leur apprentissage.

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2D1N Jungle Survival Skills & Camping

Nous avons fait le 2D1N survival camp. C’était super et nos guides ont une vraie connaissance de la jungle locale. Nous avons fait plusieurs ateliers pour apprendre quelques bases de la survie. Très intéressant !
Cependant je m’attendais à quelque chose d’un peu plus «&nbsp;rustique&nbsp;», plus rude et plus physique.  Nous avions quand même un certain confort avec les repas à chaque fois entièrement préparés par les guides et en quantité plus que suffisante. 
C’est un bon stage pour une première expérience.
Un grand merci au passage à nos guides pour leur gentillesse et leur apprentissage. 

wonderful trip with very experienced guides, we learned a lot about the jungle and we had a really great and funny time.

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4D3N Deramakot Forest Reserve Wildlife Tour | From Telupid

wonderful trip with very experienced guides, we learned a lot about the jungle and we had a really great and funny time. 

An excellent experience with LOST BORNEO company.

My guide Mr Connelly was a man with 10 years of experience with Deramakot and he very clearly knew the place inside and out. He was able to spot so many different species of wildlife so easily and helped me find so many of my target species.

Although we didn't manage to spot and photograph any wild cats, I still had an excellent trip thanks to him.

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An excellent experience with LOST BORNEO company.

My guide Mr Connelly was a man with 10 years of experience with Deramakot and he very clearly knew the place inside and out. He was able to spot so many different species of wildlife so easily and helped me find so many of my target species.

Although we didn't manage to spot and photograph any wild cats, I still had an excellent trip thanks to him.

Deramakot Forest 4 days 12-15 August
 The best.
 from the organising &amp; communication from Rajis, to the trip back to the hotel. Huge thank you to Con / Mitch &amp; Max. Without their knowledge and tracking / spotting skills, this would have just been a normal trip. They do not stop, from dawn to dusk. Always make you feel welcome and safe. Con is so knowledgeable, The next Attenborough in the making. Room was good &amp; comfortable. amazing food. Mitch does the best eggs I have ever had. Very professional team. Very lucky to see orangutans peacefully sitting and eating. elephants / Leopard cats and many many more.
 Huge big thanks to the team. Really made our holiday &amp; year.

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Deramakot Forest 4 days 12-15 August
The best.
from the organising &amp; communication from Rajis, to the trip back to the hotel. Huge thank you to Con / Mitch &amp; Max. Without their knowledge and tracking / spotting skills, this would have just been a normal trip. They do not stop, from dawn to dusk. Always make you feel welcome and safe. Con is so knowledgeable, The next Attenborough in the making.  Room was good &amp; comfortable. amazing food. Mitch does the best eggs I have ever had. Very professional team. Very lucky to see orangutans peacefully sitting and eating. elephants / Leopard  cats and many many more.
Huge big thanks to the team. Really made our holiday &amp; year.

We did the 2D1N jungle survival and camping tour and it was one of the most memorable experience of our Borneo trip. Henry is a terrific jungle survival guide. He is so enthusiastic about jungle survival that as soon as we got out there, he couldn’t stop talking about all the wonderful things to be discovered. 

His knowledge of the jungle is second to none and he taught us how to make fire, how to find food, how to make snares, how to find water and how to create a shelter - all requiring nothing more than a machete!

We couldn’t have been happier with our experience and would recommend it to anyone with even a slightly adventurous nature and is curious about survival and the jungle. To us, the 2D1N tour is a perfect balance between leisure and adventure, but a customised 3-4 days trip would probably be ideal for someone who wants to dive into the jungle experience and get the most out of it.

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We did the 2D1N jungle survival and camping tour and it was one of the most memorable experience of our Borneo trip. Henry is a terrific jungle survival guide. He is so enthusiastic about jungle survival that as soon as we got out there, he couldn’t stop talking about all the wonderful things to be discovered. 

His knowledge of the jungle is second to none and he taught us how to make fire, how to find food, how to make snares, how to find water and how to create a shelter - all requiring nothing more than a machete!

We couldn’t have been happier with our experience and would recommend it to anyone with even a slightly adventurous nature and is curious about survival and the jungle. To us, the 2D1N tour is a perfect balance between leisure and adventure, but a customised 3-4 days trip would probably be ideal for someone who wants to dive into the jungle experience and get the most out of it.

Please Read!!!

If you are looking to book a genuine and intimate wildlife experience, this is not it. You will be driving around in a 4WD for up to 10 hours a day, every single day of the tour. 
 When we did see wildlife, the tour guides would clap at them to try and scare them in to moving or wake them up. A guide did this to a mother Orangutan on our tour, and the mother started growling at us and climbed down from where she was building her nest. We asked the guide what was happening, and he said she was “angry at us” and it was very cool and rare to hear this noise. This was obviously pretty upsetting and so we asked to leave as to not disturb the poor mum and her baby further. The guides said there was no need and proceeded to keep making noise and antagonising it further, even though we refused to engage and had asked to leave. It was only us on the tour so it was weird that they didn’t listen to our request. The guides then admitted once the orangutan and her baby had left, that she would indeed have to find another place to rest for the night as we had scared her out of that one. It felt horrible to be a part of. 
 The 4WD also broke down twice during our tour and the guides were consistently late to meeting times.
 The food is cooked by the guides and is pretty uninspiring for the cost of the tour. Also, they confirmed with me multiple times that it was okay I was vegetarian, and then when I arrived at the tour, they didn’t even know what the word meant and asked if i could eat chicken. 
 The shower was covered in black mould (and I mean COVERED) and the beds were as hard as bricks. 
 While we did see some animals, the way in which we saw them was not worth it to me. Also it’s important to note, all Deramakot tours operate out of the same facilities, so I wouldn’t expect you would get a much better result from another tour group. 
 Also - the entire area is an active logging site. The tours were backdropped by the sounds of trees falling down and we were constantly covered in dust by logging trucks driving past.

Please Read!!!

If you are looking to book a genuine and intimate wildlife experience, this is not it. You will be driving around in a 4WD for up to 10 hours a day, every single day of the tour. 
When we did see wildlife, the tour guides would clap at them to try and scare them in to moving or wake them up. A guide did this to a mother Orangutan on our tour, and the mother started growling at us and climbed down from where she was building her nest. We asked the guide what was happening, and he said she was “angry at us” and it was very cool and rare to hear this noise. This was obviously pretty upsetting and so we asked to leave as to not disturb the poor mum and her baby further. The guides said there was no need and proceeded to keep making noise and antagonising it further, even though we refused to engage and had asked to leave. It was only us on the tour so it was weird that they didn’t listen to our request. The guides then admitted once the orangutan and her baby had left, that she would indeed have to find another place to rest for the night as we had scared her out of that one. It felt horrible to be a part of. 
The 4WD also broke down twice during our tour and the guides were consistently late to meeting times.
 The food is cooked by the guides and is pretty uninspiring for the cost of the tour. Also, they confirmed with me multiple times that it was okay I was vegetarian, and then when I arrived at the tour, they didn’t even know what the word meant and asked if i could eat chicken. 
 The shower was covered in black mould (and I mean COVERED) and the beds were as hard as bricks. 
While we did see some animals, the way in which we saw them was not worth it to me. Also it’s important to note, all Deramakot tours operate out of the same facilities, so I wouldn’t expect you would get a much better result from another tour group. 
Also - the entire area is an active logging site. The tours were backdropped by the sounds of trees falling down and we were constantly covered in dust by logging trucks driving past. 

Being in the jungle and having LOST as a tour guide and driver are great. Unfortunately Sophie Seeks sells this tour as a private tour and instead is was a group tour. This is in my opinion a big difference and Sophie Seeks should not sell it like this, these are false conditions. The initinary written by Sophie Seeks is also not even close to reality. Especially for a company that claims that they really go for specific tours and that they know what they offer this is very far from reality.

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Being in the jungle and having LOST as a tour guide and driver are great. Unfortunately Sophie Seeks sells this tour as a private tour and instead is was a group tour. This is in my opinion a big difference and Sophie Seeks should not sell it like this, these are false conditions. The initinary written by Sophie Seeks is also not even close to reality. Especially for a company that claims that they really go for specific tours and that they know what they offer this is very far from reality. 

He hires local boatmen, cooks and guides, ensuring tourism income supports village livelihoods and conservation efforts.

He reduces plastic waste on trips by limiting plastic use and encouraging refillable options, helping keep the rainforest clean.

He keeps group sizes small and promotes leave-no-trace travel to protect the fragile rainforest ecosystem.

He teaches guests to observe wildlife without disturbing, helping preserve natural behaviours and habitats.

His slow-travel rainforest treks and river trips offer nature-immersive, low-carbon ways to explore Borneo.

Danish Rayyan has spent over two decades guiding people through the incredible rainforests and rivers of Borneo. In 2011, he started his own small, thoughtful tour business after feeling that many tours were too rushed and didn’t give travellers enough time to really connect with the wild. Danish keeps his groups small, which means more flexibility and a chance to slow down and take it all in. He works closely with local communities—staying in village homestays and hiring local guides—so that the benefits of tourism are shared. He’s also mindful of the environment, always aiming to reduce impact and raise awareness. With Danish, it’s not just about seeing the rainforest, but understanding and respecting it too.

L.O.S.T. Borneo

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Danish Rayyan has spent over two decades guiding people through the incredible rainforests and rivers of Borneo. In 2011, he started his own small, thoughtful tour business after feeling that many tours were too rushed and didn’t give travellers enough time to really connect with the wild. Danish keeps his groups small, which means more flexibility and a chance to slow down and take it all in. He works closely with local communities—staying in village homestays and hiring local guides—so that the benefits of tourism are shared. He’s also mindful of the environment, always aiming to reduce impact and raise awareness. With Danish, it’s not just about seeing the rainforest, but understanding and respecting it too.