Borneo is all about rainforest and its flora and fauna. It was a childhood dream to go explore the jungle on this wonderful island. The island is split into three countries, from which we only visit the Malaysian part as well as the Sultanate of Brunei. The Indonesian part named Kalimantan I want to visit later
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Blog posts from Borneo
One Day in the Sultanate of Brunei
After our jungle adventure at Mulu National Park we were heading back to civilization. Our path went via Miri to Brunei, where we spent a full day of sightseeing before moving on to Bali. The Journey from Mulu to Brunei As Mulu can only be reached by plane or a combination of boat / car, […]
Gigantic Caves at Mulu National Park
While there is rainforest at many places on Borneo, the combination of gigantic caves embedded into dense tropical rainforest makes Mulu National Park one of a kind. The dimensions of the whole network of caves that are connected with each other reaches a length of 240 km. While some caves are made accessible to us […]
Jungle Trekking Adventure to the Pinnacles
The highlight of my stay at Mulu National Park in Borneo was a three day trek and climb to the pinnacles, an interesting limestone rock formation at an altitude of 1200m, embedded in the dense rainforest that covers the plains and mountains at Mulu National Park. A trekking adventure that involved boat transfers on longboats […]
Canopy Walk at Mulu National Park
As part of our stay at the Mulu National Park in Borneo, we not only explored caves as described in another post, but we of course also explored the dense rainforest with its rich flora and fauna. One way of doing this is by going on unguided walks on wooden boardwalks. But as most of […]
Orang-Utans at Semenggoh Nature Reserve
After returning from Bako National Park, we had one more day here in the Kuching area before we fly to Gunung Mulu National Park. We spent this day visiting the Orang-Utans at the Semenggoh Nature Reserve and preparing for the next few days in the jungle. Semi-Wild Orang-Utans at Semenggoh Nature Reserve Orang-Utans are one […]
Tropical Paradise at Bako National Park
Bako National Park is almost the perfect tropical island. Almost because first it’s not an island but only a peninsula north of the city of Kuching, and second the beaches are not safe for swimming here due to the presence of jellyfish, stingrays and saltwater crocodiles that can reach a length of up to six […]
Arrival in Kuching on Tropical Borneo
Exactly one week later than planned we finally arrived on the Malaysian side of Borneo at the state Sarawak’s capital named Kuching. Here we will stay for two nights before we head to various national parks to discover the true beauty of Borneo. About Borneo Borneo is the third-largest island on the planed (after Greenland […]