Private 2-Day Sandakan Wildlife Escape Tour with Cruise
Overview
Discover the heart of Borneo on this immersive Private 2-Day Sandakan Wildlife Escape Tour with Cruise. Ideal for wildlife lovers and culture seekers, this guided tour showcases the best of Sandakan—from lush rainforest encounters to historic city exploration. Visit the Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary Tour for a close-up view of rescued orangutans and journey deep into Sabah’s wilderness with a Kinabatangan River Cruise Tour, spotting proboscis monkeys, hornbills, and maybe even a wild orangutan.
Your Sandakan Nature and Culture Tour also includes a heritage walk through iconic landmarks like the St. Michael’s Church and the Agnes Keith House. With a blend of jungle adventures and cultural insight, this Short Borneo Tour is perfect for travelers wanting to see orangutans in Borneo, enjoy a private Sandakan tour, and immerse in a wildlife tour in Sabah. Experience the thrill of nature with the comfort of a family friendly Borneo tour. Operated by Makhus, your journey is seamless, safe, and unforgettable.
This Private 2-Day Sandakan Wildlife Escape Tour with Cruise is one of the best orangutan tours in Borneo—a true eco tour with lodge stay, created for all nature lovers.
Tour Highlights:
- Witness orangutans up close during a visit to Sepilok Orangutan Centre
- Enjoy a scenic Kinabatangan River cruise with chances to see rare wildlife
- Explore Sandakan’s colonial charm on a cultural tour in Sandakan
- Stay in a jungle eco lodge in Borneo with full amenities
- Includes a guided wildlife tour Sandakan and historic sites Sandakan
- Great for couples, groups, or as a family friendly wildlife tour
- Ideal for a short Sabah tour package or overnight jungle tour Borneo
Tour Amenities
The sightseeing will proceed according to the itinerary.
Confirmation will be received at time of booking.
Get a full refund if cancel the booking 72 hours before it begins.
We offer 24/7 global customer support.
This is a private tour for you and your group only.
Included
Pick-up from your Sandakan Hotel or Airport.
The English-speaking tour guide during the sightseeing tour.
All attractions entrance fees.
1-night stay at 2-star lodge.
Round-trip land transport.
1 breakfast, 2 lunches, 1 dinner.
Afternoon and morning river cruises.
Drop-off at your Sandakan Hotel or Airport.
Excluded
Personal expenses are not included.
Optional activities not included.
Tour Plan
Why Choose Our 2-Day Sandakan Wildlife Adventure Tour
- All-in-one Sandakan jungle and culture trip
- Includes top-rated sites like Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary and Kinabatangan River
- Seamless airport pickup tour Sandakan
- Experience a custom Sandakan package with expert guides
- Great for quick getaways with 2-day Borneo tour format
- Travel with trusted local operator Makhus
- Perfect balance of adventure, culture, and comfort
- Eco tour with lodge stay supporting conservation efforts
- Inclusive pricing – no hidden fees
Book Your 2-Day Sandakan Wildlife Adventure Tour Today!
Ready to experience Borneo’s wildlife and heritage like never before? Whether you're planning a Sandakan jungle adventure, a Sabah countryside tour, or a guided wildlife tour in Sandakan, this 2-day trip offers it all. Book now with Makhus and embark on an unforgettable journey through the best of Sandakan and Sabah!
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Reviews (22)
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Jodie N
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Great experience
My daughter and i stayed 2 nights at the River lodge, and it was an all round great trip. The proboscis monkeys were amazing, i could've watched them all day, as are the Hornbills. We missed the pygmy elephants by minutes - you could smell them, so was a little disappointed but the boat ride was great in itself. I kept thinking of the David Attenborough documentary i saw years ago on this very river, and how much it has changed. You can see the palm oil plantations throught the thin band of forest in lots of places, and it is pretty depressing. Glad that the locals are gaining financially from tourism, this can only lead to better protection of wildlife. Still a great experience..
Written April 5, 2025
pikipoki22
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Nice place with a sad story behind
We spend three days and two nights at the Kinabatangan river and saw almost all animals possible: pygmy elephants, wild orang-utans, hornbills, proboscis monkeys, leaf monkeys, crocodiles, tarsiers etc. The only thing that spoils the experience a bit is a realisation that there is a very narrow jungle corridor, everything else is just palm plantations.
Written September 1, 2024
Sabina_F
Source Viator
Da non prenotare!
Iniziata tutto molto bene Ma appena arrivati al resort ha iniziato andare tutto storto, non avevano la nostra prenotazione, non c’era una stanza per noi, abbiamo letteralmente rischiato di dormire per strada perché pieno. Abbiamo provato contattare i numeri assistenza, ma niente da fare, dopo più di 4 lunghe ore i signori del resort hanno trovato una “soluzione” al nostro problema e sono riusciti a liberarci due letti (meno male). Mattino seguente da itinerario dovevamo avere tre tappe ma ne abbiamo fatte SOLO due! Il tutto doveva essere guidato da una guida ma anche qua non abbiamo avuto niente! Ho provato a scrivere per un rimborso (almeno locale) ma chissà se lo avrò mai.
Written July 1, 2024
Prashant Balakrishnan
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Great stay on the banks of kinabantangan river
Borneo Natural Sukau Bilit Resort Is a great play to stay in addition to the wonderful river cruises. The night cruise was amazing and got a chance to see crocodiles, birds like kingfisher, owls..
Written April 28, 2024
Antonella_M
Source Viator
Interesting tour
It was an amazing tour discovering the Sepilok reserve and the nature among the river kinabatangan. Our taxi driver was so nice and with particular attention to us. Maybe I had been preferred a guide tour who should explained more the magical attraction we visited. Good experience, very suggested!.
Written August 11, 2023
masako n
Source Trip Advisor
Eddie Nazreen, a kind and friendly driver in Sandakan
I visited Sandakan to took an individual nature tour. I enjoyed watching endangered animals roam freely in their natural habitat, including observing a feeding session at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Center, seeing a troop of proboscis monkeys, and getting up close to a very rare Malay bear. Since I’m traveling by myself and planned to spend only one night in Sandakan, I contacted Eddie in advance to let him know the places I wanted to see and he pre-scheduled the appropriate tour content to ensure a lean trip. In my free time, I was taken to Sandakan town, food markets, and buffet lunches where only locals come, and I was able to experience things that I would not have been able to experience with other tour guides, thanks to their careful guidance. The car used for guiding was clean, new, and a great ride. I would definitely recommend him! This is a contact information: Eddie Nazreen +60 117 117 1178 borneowildnature@gmail.com.
Written May 3, 2023
Julie_B
Source Viator
Even though only an overnight stay it was crammed full of activities
Enjoyed the whole experience. Lots of options to add and no rush at each activity. Saw lots of wildlife and even a baby croc!.
Written April 22, 2023
emma_s
Source Viator
Amazing
Amazing trip. Our driver ahmed waa amazing nothing was too much trouble. We loved it all. We packed so much in to this trip. Wonderful..
Written April 12, 2023
Don M
Source Trip Advisor
Total rip off - book directly through Sukau Bilit Resort and Sepilok Centre instead.
Complete rip off. The only good parts of this trip are: 1. The overnight stay at Sukau Bilit Resort and the Kinabatangan river safaris that come with it, which are an amazing experience and a must do in Borneo - however you can book these WITH an airport/hotel transfer and return from the resort themselves for hundreds of pounds cheaper so please just go and do that! Your driver booked through this tour is not one of the safari guides, they just drive you from place to place - so why pay hundreds of pounds for that when you could get a free transfer from the safari resort itself? 2. The visit to Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre - although we didn't get to see the sun bears as promised. You can do this really easily yourself as well - taxi drivers in Malaysia are really honest and will give you a fair price to Sepilok and back (probably very cheaply!) so don't feel the need to book it through this tour. Everything else was a waste of time, and we didn't even get taken to the caves, one of the main reasons we booked in with the tour (to be fair they're closed at the moment, but we weren't told that until we were literally driving past them). The sights in Sandakan are really not worth visiting sadly, and not worth the crazy amounts of money they're charging to add them on to Sepilok and Suka Bilit. We also weren't taken to the English tea cafe but instead to a restaurant where the menus were literally crusted brown with filth. The drives themselves were complete ordeals as well. Our driver Ahmad was misogynistic and pretended my partner didn't exist, which was really weird. And his phone kept going off literally every 2 minutes of the long drives with an incredibly annoying ring tone. He also insisted on taking photos of us every half an hour, which was v intrusive. We never do this but we've asked for some of our money back for the experiences were missed at the very least, and the company hasn't responded to us, weeks later. Do yourself a favour and avoid MAM Holidays Malaysia and this trip specifically..
Written October 12, 2022
Andrew S
Source Trip Advisor
Beautiful rainforest, river trip.
Our guide was excellent, what he had for eyes I don’t know, we did not see any pigmy elephants but we did see lots of different types of monkeys, probiscus, silver, capuchins. Also saw Hornbills, alligators, Python (in a tree branch) Orangutan in her nest with her baby, sandpipers, snake head bird, eagles, monitor lizard. The trip was excellent.
Written March 18, 2020
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