Day 01 – Sandakan – Selingan Island

Meet at 0800hrs at your hotel lobby and transfer to the jetty. Depart for a 45 minutes boat ride to Selingan Island for swimming, sunbathing or snorkeling (gear can be hired locally – subject to availability). In the night, we wait for the famous Green and Hawksbill turtles to come ashore to lay eggs, the rangers transplanting eggs to the hatchery and release of baby turtles to the sea. Photography is strictly prohibited from 0600 to 1800 hrs.

Day 02 – Selingan – Kinabatangan River – Sandakan

Morning return to Sandakan and check in at the Renaissance Hotel. Afternoon proceed up Kinabatangan River in search of the Proboscis monkeys with the unusual long nose, endemic only found Borneo! The male species has a large pendulous nose, fat belly and thick white tail. They are remarkable to watch`as they leap forcefully into space and land, crashing heavily into nearby trees.

Day 03 – Sandakan – Sepilok – Sandakan Airport

Early morning depart for Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary to visit the Orangutans which have been orphaned, illegally captured or injured being rehabilated to be sent back to the wild. Arrive in time for the feeding of the orangutans. Go on a nature trail to see vegetation in the rainforest. Return to Sandakan for lunch and proceed on a city tour of Sandakan. Transfer to the airport, all flights to be after 1700 hours.