An intriguing and varied country, Borneo conjures up images of
jungle, headhunters and orang-utans. Divided between Indonesia,
Malaysia and Brunei, the island houses a vast variety of plants and
animals with new species discovered every month. Recent discoveries
include catfish that can travel short distances out of water, the
Kapuas mud snake that changes its skin colour and the Bornean
clouded leopard.
Borneo often features on wildlife programmes for the wrong
reasons, as commercial logging is destroying the orang-utans'
habitat, making them a critically endangered species. The Malaysian
state of Sabah, located in northern Borneo, is home to the Sepilok
Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre that you will visit on our
adventure holidays to Borneo. Founded in 1964, the centre
rehabilitates abandoned, injured or captured orang-utans. We aim to
visit the centre around feeding time, which also attracts these
primates from the wild.
Travellers on our
Sabah Naturewatch wildlife holiday can also look out for mynah
birds, monkeys, rare orchids and rafflesia - the world's largest
flower at the Kinabalu National Park. This tour can also be added
onto our
Borneo Jungle Adventure holiday.