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Abstract
The exotic charm of the island of Borneo with its tribal cultures, mostly the Ibans, former headhunters, and the jungle animals including the lovely Orangutans. So much culture and nature!,
Characteristics
- Group tour in English + Italian-speaking interpreter (see departure calendar), English speaking guide in Mulu. Private daily tour in English
- include meals (v. the fee includes)
- departures are guaranteed (min 2 participants). Subject to availability
Itinerary
Giorno 1 — Kuching
After immigration formalities, passport control, baggage retrieval, and customs, you will be greeted by a local guide and transferred to the hotel., The room is available starting from 14.00., Around 3 pm, I will meet with the guide and start exploring this exotic city, the capital of the state of Sarawak. The tour will begin with a visit to one of the most important Buddhist temples in the city center, followed by a visit to the Urang Museum, rich in Sarawak traditions. We will then proceed through the old Malay village to discover the true "kampung" (village) lifestyle. Returning to the city center, we will start an interesting walking tour, starting from the Kuching Mosque, and walking through old streets with their typical arcades and small local artisan shops. We will admire the British colonial area with the Court House and other buildings in the same style, and then walk along the Sarawak River and Main Bazar, where various ethnic shops and local wood processing shops can be found., I return to the hotel on foot with the guide., available evening, dinner free, accommodation Eldey Airport Hotel,
Giorno 2 — Kuching
Breakfast, day dedicated to visiting and its surroundings, Departure towards the fishing village of Bako, passing through the mangrove forest with its typical nipah palms. We will start by boat, descending towards the mouth of this river and crossing a stretch of sea for about 30 minutes. We will reach Bako National Park, created in 1957, which offers a perfect introduction to the forests and wildlife of Sarawak. Covering an area of 27 sq km, Bako contains a wide range of vegetation: mangrove forest, dipterocarp forest, delicate marine vegetation, as well as a rich variety of wildlife including proboscis monkeys, macaques, silver leaf monkeys, and monitor lizards. We will start an interesting trek that will lead to the western end of the park to reach a beautiful untouched bay, with towering rock formations of immense beauty. On the way back, it will be interesting to trek through the real mangrove forest where, thanks to the low tide, you can observe 'violinist' crabs and other small crustaceans emerging from the mud, which provide additional food for the wildlife of this forest. Return to the Park Headquarters where we will have lunch in local style. In the afternoon, we will return by boat to the village of Bako and then by land to Kuching., available evening, dinner free. Accommodation,
Giorno 3 — Kuching
Breakfast, day dedicated to visiting and its surroundings, Departure towards the Semenggoh Orangutan Conservation Center. This is a special center for the protection of these primates, established in 1975 in 740 hectares of virgin forest. Most of these animals have been saved from captivity and over the years have been rehabilitated to live freely in their natural environment. This community of Orangutans has grown to over 26 individuals. It will be interesting to observe them when they emerge from the dense vegetation to take advantage of some extra food placed on platforms by the rangers of the Center. No ranger will touch them in order to allow these primates to preserve their freedom in their own environment; a few or many individuals may appear in front of visitors, depending on the decision of the dominant male! At the end of the visit, we will continue by land to the town of Serian, which hosts a charming and colorful open-air market that offers visitors unique experiences with vegetables and fruits, some of which are typical only of Sarawak. We will then continue our journey to the Bidayuh community village of Mongkos, located right on the border of Indonesian Kalimantan. Mongkos is a thriving rural community and is home to one of the few remaining traditional Bidayuh houses in Sarawak. The Bidayuh or Land Dayak are the second largest Dayak tribe in Sarawak. Traditionally, they lived in longhouses, but nowadays most Bidayuh settlements consist of individual houses rather than longhouses. Upon arrival at the traditional longhouse with 24 wooden and bamboo doors, you will have contact with this community and their traditions that are still intact despite modernity. Lunch in local style inside the Longhouse, followed by a walk through rice, pepper (the famous aromatic pepper of this region), rubber, and cocoa plantations, typical crops of this ethnic group. Return to Kuching in the late afternoon., available evening, dinner free, accommodation,
Giorno 4 — Kuching → Mulu
Breakfast, Upon arrival at the small Mulu airport, transfer to the nearby resort. The Mulu National Park is one of the most spectacular parks in Malaysia. It is a vast expanse of untouched nature that offers the opportunity to explore caves, walk on suspension bridges, and go trekking. Among the main attractions of the park are the two massive mountain ranges, one made of sandstone and the other of limestone, which rise facing each other within its borders. Around 2:00 PM, there will be a meeting with the local English-speaking guide and the start of a simple trek in the middle of the beautiful jungle, a route of just over 3 kilometers, which will take you to the entrances of the Lang and Deer caves, which together form the largest underground passage in the world. Inside, you can admire ancient stalactites and stalagmites, in various shapes and sizes. At sunset, you can witness the spectacular emergence of millions of bats from the caves as they head into the surrounding jungle in search of food. You will return to the hotel at sunset, walking through the jungle amidst enchanting atmospheres., dinner at the hotel, accommodation,
Giorno 5 — Mulu
Breakfast, In the early morning, departure with the local English-speaking guide for a boat excursion. We will go up a smaller river in the jungle to experience the visit of 2 different caves: the Wind Caves and the Clearwater Caves. Walking along wooden walkways and rocky steps, you will be able to admire one of the longest underground waterways in the world, naturally carved over millennia by the power of water. We will return to Mulu for an adrenaline-filled experience, walking on the suspended bridge (Canopy Walkway) in the middle of the jungle, which is 480 meters long and 30 meters above the ground. The rest of the afternoon is free., dinner at the hotel, accommodation,
Giorno 6 — Mulu
Breakfast, At the locally indicated time, transfer to the airport only with a driver, without assistance., end of the tour,
Notes
- ROOMS: Triple rooms are always double rooms with an additional bed, often smaller than the two existing beds; triple rooms are subject to availability at the time of booking. Requests for smoking rooms, connecting rooms, adjacent rooms, higher or lower floors, etc., are always on request and not guaranteed.
- TRAVEL DOCUMENTS: Participants must ensure before departure that they have the necessary and valid documentation for entry into the countries visited during the tour.
- HOTEL FINAL LIST: indicated in the travel documents
- HOTEL, CHECK-IN: as a rule, rooms are assigned starting from 2-3 pm; any early check-in is at the hotel's discretion. The request for a guaranteed early assignment requires booking an extra night prior to arrival.
- HOTEL, CHECK-OUT: The room must be vacated in the morning, by the time indicated by the hotel; the surcharge for late check-out is equal to 50% of the extra night for check-out by 6 pm; for check-out after that time, an additional night will be charged.
- HOTEL / ITINERARY, CHANGES: The organizing company reserves the right to modify the itinerary and/or hotels with others of similar or higher category, means of transportation, etc., if required by unforeseen circumstances and necessary for the safety and normal continuation of the trip. Furthermore, when it is not possible to accommodate all participants in the same hotel, the group will be divided among different hotels of equal category.
- TIMETABLES: departure times are indicative and depend on the number of hotels from which pick-ups are scheduled for each day; the pick-up start time indicates when customers should be ready in the lobby for departure; in hotels reached last, a wait of at least fifteen minutes or more compared to the indicated time is likely. The return times to the hotel are purely indicative and variable depending on a considerable number of factors including the time dedicated to visits and the intensity of traffic.
- PUNCTUALITY: we recommend respecting the scheduled times. No refunds are provided for services missed due to customer delays.
- TIPS: not included, at the discretion of the tourist
- MEALS: not included unless specified.
- REFUNDS: There are no refunds for parts of the tour or excursions not carried out due to force majeure; in any case, no refund is due to the customer who decides to interrupt the trip or stay.
- TRANSFERS: not included unless specified; if included, they are exclusively for/from the hotels scheduled for the tour on the days of the tour's start/end; in case of extending the stay, for transfers to/from other hotels, or for arrivals/departures from other airports, a supplement applies. The supplement always applies if the passenger is traveling alone. Requests for booking transfers not included or for different hotels must be received at least 3 weeks before departure, or an additional urgency supplement will be applied.,
Starts from
5 days / 2 nights - from Kuching to Mulu,
Meals
Legend: B breakfast, L lunch, D dinner,
Price includes
Transfers and tours by bus or minivan with assistance and local guides, local guides in italiano/inglese for the tour, group tour in English + Italian-speaking interpreter (see departure calendar), English speaking guide in Mulu, entrances, visits and excursions as per the itinerary, accommodation at the scheduled hotel (or similar), meals: breakfasts, lunches, dinners,
Price does not include
Opening fee and Zero Risk coverage, medical-luggage-cancellation insurance, unmentioned meals, beverages and extras in general, Christmas or New Year's Eve dinner (mandatory supplement), tip, janitorial work, flights and airport taxes, everything not expressly mentioned in "The fee includes",
Important notes
Flight to Kuching (not included): it is necessary to book flights arriving by 13.00. Flight from Kuching to Mulu (not included): it is necessary to book flights departing after 09.00 hours., flight from Mulu (not included): it is possible to depart at any time, Comfortable shoes, rainproof clothing (K-Way or waterproof poncho), and insect repellent are recommended., Orangutans and other animals in the jungle live in the wild, so sightings cannot always be guaranteed, even though the guides will always try to provide you with sightings of these animals., In Mulu, local guides only speak English., The scheduled times are indicative; the exact times will be confirmed locally by the guides., Group tours have a maximum of 26 participants (especially in August). The following vehicles will be used for the tour: up to 10 people: 1 12-seater minivan; up to 16 people: 2 12-seater minivans; 17 people or more: 40-seater bus. Groups of up to 16 people will be divided between the two vehicles and accompanied by a single local Italian-speaking tour leader and a local English-speaking guide. On longer journeys, there will be stops where the local Italian-speaking tour leader will alternate between the vehicles. Only once the final destination, or the destination of greatest interest, has been reached will the guide bring the groups together to begin the tour.,
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