Sandakan Resort

Trip to Borneo to visit the jungle, climb Mt Kinabalu and relax at a resort

... 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 pay ...

... where they are coming from. Unfortunately the Nature Resort was full so 'Down below' who had booked up our trip to Sandakan had put us in the Jungle Resort. The one redeeming feature was a swimming pool which they had the gall to charge for using - it was ...

... branches and get quite close. The density of wildlife was impressive.   Christine met an interesting Australian couple in the Sandakan hotel who suggested that we visit them at St Michael's church. We walked along the back of town through a quiet ...

Morning cruise and walk. Orangutan, Snake Birds, Eagle, Macaques, Elephants! Travel to Sandakan. War memorial, buddhist temple, water village. Stayed at Sepilok Jungle ...

... mentioned, our trip to Turtle Island was a mind-boggling experience. I will never forget it. When we got back to Sepilok Jungle Resort, we headed out to the Sepilok Orangutan centre once more. By the way, "orangutan" means "old man of the forest". ...

... palm oil plantations, which were a stark contrast to the natural jungle. The forty minute flight, after a little turbulence, ended at 'Sandakan' on the east coast of Malaysian Borneo. We were collected by a friendly guide, Gilbert and driven inland. We ...

... 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 ...

Rob and Anjali now hail a bus from the side of the road at the Pine Resort and travel four hours to Sandakan on the east coast of Sabah. The sights of the city The city of Sandakan is the jumping off point to see the wilds of the Borneo rainforest - ...

06/04:  Luggage pickup at 6h30! Breakfast. 1,5 hour boat to Sandakan. 9h: hotel. Same hotel as last time.   Would we do Lankayan again: no. Are we glad we did it: yes.   We DID pay almost 500 Euro/person for the stay inclusive gear, ...

... When I come back, Dr T ate almost all the crisps!   The 'bus manager 'comes around to ask where we are going. Well, Sandakan, of course! No, which hotel? Euh, Sandakan something?! T just guesses our ETA at 15h when the man says: '3 more hours' and ...

... temple is located up an incredible steep hill with hairpin bends, however because of its situation it afford glorious views across Sandakan Bay. The temple is a little unnerving as it appears to have swastikas at every turn, but Basri explained that ...

After a day diving in Jacques Costeau's old playground, we got on the bus back to Sandakan, but jumped off at Sepilok, and spent the afternoon with the orangutans.  We can't get enough of those guys.  We spent the night at the jungle resort ...

... headed back to Sandakan were we escaped the hot and sweaty charms of Sandakan for an afternoon by the pool at the Hotel Sandakan Resort.  Unfortunately we were not actually staying there and had to leave in the evening for our more modest lodgings at ...

... today provided me with an opportunity for doing so. For 200 Ringitt ($75), I scored a return flight from Kota Kinabulu to Sandakan. Fortunately, given the small size of Sabah, one way flights are only 40 minutes making a one day side trip to Sepilok ...

We verbleven in Sepilok, 20 kilometer van Sandakan, de ideale ligging voor excursies. De eerste dag gingen we richting het oerang-oetang opvangcentrum in Sepilok. Op wandelafstand van ons verblijf. Prachtige beesten die Oerang-oetangs, helaas was het ...

... mountains they've climbed, and kilometers of world they have walked... and this is as senior citizens!  We had dinner with them in Sandakan, and took their photo, they were so lovely.  And yes, the photo is out of focus, I could spit!  We ...

... pm le 8, le 9 au complet et retour à Sandakan le 10. L'auberge où je réside, Last frontier resort, est venu me chercher à mon hôtel à Sandakan. À peu près 2 heures de route. Il y a énormément de plantations de palmiers en chemin. L'intérêt ...

... other at meal times, not to mention knocking the monkeys around who had gathered to try to steal the food. Now we are in Sandakan, the second largest city in Sabah. Tonight is Janice's birthday and the group is planning a dinner for her, so I am off ...