{"id":9576,"date":"2025-06-11T16:08:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T09:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazingbiketours.com\/?p=9576"},"modified":"2025-08-08T11:13:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T04:13:26","slug":"borneo-rivers-and-rainforest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/malaysia\/borneo-rivers-and-rainforest\/","title":{"rendered":"Essence of Borneo: Rivers, Rainforest & Relaxation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Essence of Borneo: Rivers, Rainforest & Relaxation<\/a><\/h3>\n

Discover the real Malaysian Borneo on this 11-day adventure incorporating wildlife, wilderness and coastal indulgence. You will begin your travels in Kuala Lumpur, the vibrant commercial capital of Malaysia, before flying east across the sprawling jungles and meandering rivers of Borneo.<\/p>\n

You will enjoy a river cruise on the iconic Kinabatangan river, one of the richest ecosystems on the planet, searching for proboscis monkeys, wild orangutans and pygmy elephants. You will also walk the planks at Sepilok’s renowned Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre and visit the world’s smallest bear at the Sun Bear Sanctuary.<\/p>\n

You will then travel up into the highlands to Kinabalu National Park to explore its hidden treasures and conquer the adventurous climb to the summit of Mount Kinabalu. Your adventure will finish on the golden sands of Kota Kinabalu where you can unwind and reflect at a beach resort in luxury.<\/p>\n

This itinerary provides a great mix of soft adventure and comfort, perfect for nature lovers who wish to enjoy the natural wonders of Borneo with a chance to unwind.<\/p>\n

Tour Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  • Savor Kuala Lumpur\u2019s street food and striking mix of old and new architecture.<\/li>\n
  • Venture into Borneo\u2019s jungles from a river lodge, spotting rare wildlife by boat.<\/li>\n
  • Visit Sepilok\u2019s orangutan and sun bear centers, then relax at a Kinabatangan forest retreat.<\/li>\n
  • Hike Mount Kinabalu for a breathtaking sunrise, and finish your trip at the luxurious Shangri-La Rasa Ria beach resort near Kota Kinabalu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Simply Myanmar is the perfect ‘in-depth’ introduction, showing you the country’s main highlights in just two weeks but ensuring that you’re not travelling at break-neck speed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[408,407,405,410,400,402,406,401,409,403,404],"inspiration":[119,108],"class_list":["post-9576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-malaysia","tag-11-day-malaysia-itinerary","tag-borneo-jungle-and-coast","tag-borneo-rainforest-tour","tag-borneo-rivers-and-rainforest","tag-essence-of-borneo-tour","tag-kinabatangan-river-wildlife","tag-kota-kinabalu-beach-stay","tag-malaysia-borneo-adventure","tag-malaysia-nature-and-culture-tour","tag-mount-kinabalu-trek","tag-sepilok-orangutan-centre","inspiration-beach-vacations","inspiration-luxury-vacations"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9576"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9576\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9576"},{"taxonomy":"inspiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inspiration?post=9576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}