Sandakan: Kinabatangan River Wildlife Cruise with Lunch

Embark on an adventure with a full-day tour from Sandakan. Cruise along the Kinabatangan River, and see proboscis monkeys, birds, and other wildlife. Enjoy a delicious lunch and afternoon tea with local bites.

Start your day with a pickup from your hotel in Sandakan and transfer to the Sepilok Jungle Resort for lunch. After lunch, drive overland to Bilit, on the Kinabatangan River, home to 10 species of primates, including proboscis monkeys, langurs, macaques, orangutans, and slow lorises.

See eight species of hornbills, including the rhinoceros hornbill, pied hornbill, black hornbill, and helmeted hornbill. Keep an eye out for kingfishers, trogons, flycatchers, sunbirds, broadbills, herons, mangrove snakes, vipers, estuarine crocodiles, and Asian elephants.

Upon arrival, receive a warm welcome from the staff, followed by an afternoon tea with some local bites. After a short briefing by the nature guide, take an afternoon cruise along the Kinabatangan River, Sabah's longest river at 560 kilometers, where you can observe wildlife on the boat itself.

After the boat cruise, return to Sandakan and relax on a transfer back to your hotel.