A WUZZR trip · Jungle fever
🇲🇾 Borneo Wild
Orangutans, caves and a river
8–17 March 2027
9 nights · 2 travellers · Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
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Travellers
Accommodation level
Pace
Budget shape
CHF 2,330 per person · CHF 466 per day
Getting thereTransport+
Fly to Kota Kinabalu, domestic hop to Sandakan
From Switzerland: CHF 420–900 return, per person.
Once you're there: Lodges arrange all transfers
Where you sleepAccommodation+
Sukau Rainforest Lodge
Kinabatangan
Eco-lodge on stilts over the river, electric boats
Check availability ↗Day by day10 days in Kota Kinabalu+
Day 1 · Mon 8 Mar
Arrive · Village & plantation
Land in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia · check in · Cacao or coffee farm
Day 2 · Tue 9 Mar
Reserve trek
Dawn start with a guide · primates · picnic under the canopy
Day 3 · Wed 10 Mar
River day
Boat upstream · waterfall swim · caiman spotting after dark
Day 4 · Thu 11 Mar
Hot springs
Slow morning · thermal pools · long dinner and rain on the roof
Day 5 · Fri 12 Mar
Canopy day
Hanging bridges · guided walk · night sounds from the lodge
Day 6 · Sat 13 Mar
Village & plantation
Cacao or coffee farm · community lunch · hammock hours
Day 7 · Sun 14 Mar
Reserve trek
Dawn start with a guide · primates · picnic under the canopy
Day 8 · Mon 15 Mar
River day
Boat upstream · waterfall swim · caiman spotting after dark
Day 9 · Tue 16 Mar
Hot springs
Slow morning · thermal pools · long dinner and rain on the roof
Day 10 · Wed 17 Mar
Departure
Slow morning · last coffee · travel home
Booked inActivities+
Eat hereFood & drink+
- Welcome SeafoodKota Kinabalu, pick from the tanksFind & book ↗
- Lodge dinner buffetLocal curries after the night cruiseFind & book ↗
What it costsCost breakdown+
- Flights / main transportIndicative band CHF 420–900 per personCHF 1,320Estimated
- Accommodation · Good value9 nights · 1 room · about CHF 95/nightCHF 855Estimated
- Food & drinkCHF 920Estimated
- Local transportCHF 300Estimated
- Activities3 booked experiences plus everyday spending — prices need confirming with the operatorCHF 1,265Needs confirming
Estimated total · 2 travellers
CHF 2,330 each · CHF 466 per day
These are WUZZR estimates, not live fares. Live flight, hotel and activity pricing plugs in here as soon as it is connected — nothing above is a confirmed booking price.
Good to knowUseful travel information+
- ✦ March sits between monsoons: fewer leeches, better boats
- 🗺️ Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia on the map
WUZZR recommends
- 🐾 Kinabatangan river dawn cruise
- 🐾 Sepilok orangutans
- 🐾 Mount Kinabalu foothills
