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junglejaunts by junglejo
A Travel Blog by junglejo
... who sign up for specials prior to Sept 1, 2009. Many other tour options and itineraries available including luxurious beach resorts..some even focusing on wildlife, marine life, golf, and/or Eastern Spa treatments right on the premises. Contact me ...
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Sandakan and Orang-Utans
A Travel Blog entry by bass_ke from Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
... and the lot, there was a pretty stunning Mosque just up the road as well. The rest of the day involved having a look through Sandakan town and sleeping. As most of the tourists just fly in for the day and fly out or stay in big plush resorts it was ...
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LANKAYAN SANDAKAN DIVING
A Travel Blog entry by shirechin from SANDAKAN, Malaysia
... . Diving equipment can be rented on arrival. Resort accommodation (based on two share) includes: Bed, breakfast, lunch and dinner, Sandakan Airport - resort return transfers. Prices are based on twin share accommodation. If you are a single diver you must ...
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She Sells (Monkey) Sanctuary
A Travel Blog entry by alanhopkins from Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
... do what we could here but try to follow our path as quick as we could out to Indonesia. There had been other things beyond Sandakan that we wanted to do but they involved islands and diving resorts and given the weather it seems a waste of time and money. ...
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Wildlife Safari in Sabah Malaysian Borneo
A Travel Blog entry by junglejo from Lahad Datu Sabah Malaysia, Tawi-Tawi, Malaysia
... travelers who sign up for specials prior to Sept 1, 2009. Many other tour options and itineraries available including luxurious beach resorts..some even focusing on wildlife, marine life, golf, and/or Eastern Spa treatments right on the premises. Contact ...
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Cool Relief in the Hills
A Travel Blog entry by robanjali from Mt. Kinabalu National Park, Malaysia
... side of the highway. The driver appeared not to care as the lopsided bus left us and headed toward the city of Sandakan, some four hours away. Mount Kinabalu Our resort was a tidy collection of buildings nestled among groves of pine trees under the ...
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kundasang
A Travel Blog entry by frdrick from Kundasang, Sabah, Malaysia
... la guerre fut termine , le japon ordonna d'eliminer tout les prisoniers de guerre. c'est alors qu'ils furent forcer de marcher de sandakan a raneau, 240 km plus loin, dans la jungle. Sur les 2400 au depart, seulement 6 ont reussi a se rendre en vie. ...
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Jungle camps, and snorkelling on Sipadan
A Travel Blog entry by diannemurray from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
... 14 bus to turnoff to Sandakan War Memorial. Have a stinking hot walk to park, where there is an interesting display and history. Sandakan was the site of a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp during WWII, and in September 1944 there were 1800 Australian and 600 ...
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Borneo
A Travel Blog entry by gilesandlaura from Sabah, Malaysia
... evening so we were all saved from having him at the dinner table in his pants. The next morning we transferred back to Sandakan. Our achievement for the afternoon was a trip to the ‘English Tea House’ with views over the Sandakan bay, where ...
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Completely Different Level of Unbelievable
A Travel Blog entry by hewharris from Sipadan, Malaysia
... of the sudden something clicks and you know you are in for something completely out of the ordinary. After a quick tour of Sandakan (one day!) and an overnight in Kota Kinabalu I was a bit anxious for something to floor me about Borneo. ...
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Pulau Lankayan - Sulu Sea - Day 1
A Travel Blog entry by rennie-brewers from Pulau lankayan, Sabah, Malaysia
... another major public holiday in Malaysia all to do with the Prophet Mohamed's birthday and there was a large procession in Sandakan which we just managed to miss thankfully otherwise our journed would have been delayed. Shortly after arriving at ...
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Better Late Than Never
A Travel Blog entry by lbraun from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
... say that I was disappointed because we saw so much wildlife, but I would have liked to see some elephants and crocs. I returned to Sandakan after 3 amazing days in the jungle and met up with Mr. Chong again. We had one last night out with seafood and ...
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Mabul Island Anniversary
A Travel Blog entry by pdwhite from Pulau Mabul, Sabah, Malaysia
... a major travel warning, we were renewed in our resolve that this portion of the trip would not happen. Sooooooo while we are in Sandakan, we meet some people who have just come from the area. We contact our diving company and ask if there have been ...
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Sabah
A Travel Blog entry by bmtravel from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
... , to visit local markets or take part in some of the more adventurous activities like a trek to the summit of Mt Kinabalu. It is also possible to take a day trip (or longer) to Sandakan to visit the Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary & Turtle Island Park. ...
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Cruel and Unusual Punishment
A Travel Blog entry by kirstyandmike from Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
... blister, and were extremely grateful for the transport to take us the last 5 km. We ate quick lunch at the park entrance (making sure we got our full quota from Sutura - the monopoly franchise holders) and then caught a proper bus through to ...
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Borneo entra en acció
A Travel Blog entry by ba119766 from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
... a la policia turistica ? ha estat una mica igual En fi, que ens lloguem un cotxe i anem cap a la part mes sud-est, sandakan a veure que ens deparen els darrers 3 dies de viatge Ens veiem aviat (totes les fotos en la darrera cronica, ho sento) Oscar PS: ...
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Semporna, Sipadan, Sea Gypsies & learning to dive
A Travel Blog entry by suetilley from Semporna, (Sabah, Borneo), Malaysia
... 31/2 hours later, but this information didn't appear when I was doing my research and we had already bought flights from Sandakan back to KK, then a connection to Tawau (the closest airport to Semporna). The flight a pleasant 45 minute hop over the ...
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Lankayan Island Dive Resort Sandakan
Ground Floor, Lot 38 & 39, Mile 6, Bandar Tyng, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
A jewel like tiny island in the Sulu Sea, an hour and a half boat rides north of Sandakan; Lankayan has been declared part of an immense Marine Protected Area to adopt the eco-tourism concept. Unpopulated and covered by thick tropical island vegetation on ...
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