Sandakan Hotels - Reviews and Rates

We headed down to Uncle Tans B & B around twelve. Right from the start the staff were really friendly and helpful. Before we set off for the jungle they gave us lunch which was excellent. After lunch they divided us into groups and loaded us into the buses, it took about two hours to reach the river, almost half of which was over pretty roug...

Just a quick one here whilst i've some time to kill...

After climbing the mountain i had one night to recover back in Kota Kinabalu and the next day i woke up to find that walking was proving to be very challenging and extremely painful. After hanging around for a while i decided that i'd pack up and move on anyway so i jumped on the bus ...

We flew across to Borneo and it was an early start for our adventure to Turtle Island. The short transfer from our hotel to the pier took us from relative civilisation to the middle of the Borneo jungle. After being stranded on a pier with two Aussies, John and Pauline (John looked distinctly like Harold from Neighbours), we had a short speedboa...

A pretty full on day today! We had another 0415 start to get to the airport to catch a 0730 flight Checked baggage screening prior to checking in is interesting, as is the way that Domestic and International pax can mingle post Immigration in most Malaysian airports. The flight itself was only 30 minutes, the crew actually managed to do a meal s...

Tour Name: PADAS RIVER RAFTING Duration: FULL DAY Description: PADAS RIVER is one of the best and well known river in Malaysia for rafting. This river is located at the southern part of Sabah and you also get the opportunity to experience the only train services in Borneo Island. Kiulu River is another location we can offer for river rafting an...

Yesterday started out pretty long and slow, since I missed the first bus, and therefore missed the feeding at the Orang utan center at Sepilok (near Sandakan). At around 12:30, the van for Uncle Tan's safari stuff came by and picked me up, and, together with a few others, we went off towards the river jetty, about an hour and a half away from th...

So yeah, quick note just to write down that I will be without a computer for about 2 or 3 (gasp!) so yeah... off to the Jungle with Uncle Tan's excursions. It should be pretty interesting and I should be able to see lots of cool wildlife, and sleeping in a very basic basic cabin out by the river, in the wildlife area. I'll be back with updates i...

We took the bus from Mount Kinabalu to Sandakan. We arrived quite late and it was raining and the place that was listed in Lonely Planet was full. However, luck was still with us and we found an awesome place that was just perfect after the mountain. Hotel London was just recently renovated and was great! A/C, TV (with Star Movies!), hot private...

Sepilok Orang Utan rehab centre. First visit. Saw orang utans, including two big males fighting. Second visit. More orang utans including baby hanging onto mother and macaques (pig tail and long tail) trying to get in on the food! English Tea House for dinner in Sandakan. Very colonial feel :) Great crab bisque, shepherds pie and lychee/blueberr...

We broke the journey back to Sepilok at Lahad Datu, where the friendly Perdana Hotel showed great pleasure in seeing us again, and continued the next day to Sepilok Jungle Resort. We planned to spend the afternoon and evening in Sandakan, hoping to find somewhere nice to celebrate our 31st wedding anniversary. We explored the tourist sights arou...