Our favorite Borneo tours and excursions

Connect with rural Borneo through culture, nature and hands-on experiences as you immerse yourself in village life in Kiulu with an overnight stay.

Just south of Kuching, the Semenggoh Wildlife Reserve has provided a sanctuary for rescued orangutans since 1975.

Leave the urban sprawl of Kota Kinabalu behind and journey through fruit orchards and paddy fields on a guided cycle trip into rural Sabah.

Watching sunrise from the top of the highest mountain in Southeast Asia is an unforgettable experience.

Borneo is a firm contender for top marine destination on the planet, and there are few natural environments more magical than the coral reefs around Gaya Island.

Malaysia’s largest wildlife reserve covers well over 1,000 sq km in the far east of Borneo yet is home to just one wildlife resort.

Borneo’s Iban people may have abandoned their former practice of headhunting, but thankfully their traditional culture survives in many other forms.

Named after the crescent-shaped patch of fur on its chest, the sun bear is the world‘s smallest bear.

Established in 1964, this sanctuary (the first of its kind in Borneo) rescues baby orangutans orphaned by logging or the illegal pet trade and rehabilitates them so that they can be released back into the wild.

Mulu National Park is home to some of the most impressive subterranean landscapes you’ll ever see.

On this tour, your guide will take you out of Kuching, through rice fields, rubber plantations and pepper farms, to the ancestral heartland of the Bidayuh: the second-largest minority group in Borneo.

Whether you want heart-pounding drops and tricky maneuvers, or a more relaxed ride through the forest, this is one of the more exhilarating routes through Bornean jungle.