Borneo travel advice
Turtle watching advice
Our Borneo Vacations
Borneo orangutan vacation
Trekking, wildlife and beach adventure vacation to Borneo
Borneo tour, Great Apes and Beach escapes
Explore bustling cities, lush jungles and paradise beaches.
Borneo tailor made vacations, wildlife & beaches
A luxury tour of the best wildlife & beaches of Sabah
Borneo Mount Kinabalu Climb Vacation
Adventure vacation to see wildlife and climb Mt Kinabalu
Orangutan photography in Borneo
Develop your photography skills in Borneo
Singapore and Sarawak vacations
A wildlife and Cultural Vacation to Singapore and Sarawak
Borneo vacation, Land below the wind
9-day tour of Malaysia's spectacular Sabah State
Luxury beach vacation in Borneo & Orangutans
Relaxation in one of nature's most picturesque settings
Borneo 8 day tour, the wild heart of Borneo
A unique experience in the untouched, beautiful Sarawak.
Borneo tailor made tour on a shoestring
The Best of Borneo: Wildlife, Adventure, Idyllic Beaches
Family vacation in Sabah
Discover the best of Borneo in just under 2 weeks
Honeymoon in Borneo
Luxury Borneo Honeymoon, best of wildlife & luxury resorts
Borneo vacation, Land of the Orang Utan
Discover Borneo's magical combination of unique wildlife
Borneo wildlife vacation
Showcasing the best of Borneo - wildlife, rainforests and tropical beaches
Borneo wildlife vacation with Mt. Kinabalu climb
Adventurous Borneo Wildlife & Mt. Kinabalu Climb trek
Wild Borneo vacation, private departure
Highlights of Malaysian Borneo including Deramakot
Sarawak and Singapore vacation
Discover beautiful Sarawak with a 2 night Singapore stopover
Borneo vacation, Highlights of Borneo
The highlights of Sabah, from Orangutans to Mt Kinabalu
Sarawak family vacation
An action-packed vacation got the whole family to enjoy!
Sulawesi and Borneo snorkel safari
Small group snorkel safari to N.Sulawesi and Borneo.
Sarawak wildlife & beach vacation
Encounter an orangutan & hike through virgin rainforest
Borneo vacations, tailor made
Rainforests, orangutans, beaches tailor made
Borneo tour, Sarawak, Sabah & Brunei
Exotic Trans-Borneo Overland from Rainforest to Beach
Borneo wildlife vacation, Sarawak
A light trekking and jungle adventure vacation in Sarawak
Borneo family volunteering vacation
Encounter orangutans and meet local tribes in magical Borneo
Orangutan conservation vacation in Borneo
Meet Iban tribes and encounter orangutans in Borneo
Malaysia and Borneo 15 day tour
Discover the highlights of Malaysia and Borneo
Kuala Lumpur and Sabah wildlife tour
Wildlife adventure in the heart of Borneo
Borneo highlights tour, small group
Spiritual ,wild, colourful and mysterious beautiful Borneo.
Tanjung Puting orangutan vacation, Borneo
Orangutan Adventure Vacation, Tanjung Puting, Borneo
Borneo visa advice
Harriet Whitmarsh, from our volunteering experts The Great Projects, offers Borneo travel advice for avoiding visa applications: “The benefit of Malaysian Borneo is that it’s a quick and easy flight and there are no visa issues – you just walk right in. But for Indonesia, you’ll need a socio-cultural visa if you’re going to do a longer-term volunteer placement, so it makes things more confusing and difficult. It’s easy to go in as a tourist though – you have to pay but it’s straightforward. There are also departure taxes from all Indonesian airports, so you must be sure to keep cash on you and not spend it all before you leave, even if it’s just a domestic flight.”Indonesia advice
Roger Salwey, from our friends Oyster Worldwide, gives Borneo travel advice for those visiting Kalimantan: “Indonesian Borneo is underrated. It’s a lot harder to get there as you have to come in through Jakarta – it really is off the beaten track. You can get to settlements on the coast with no tourists, as well as inland along the rivers. I couldn’t recommend it highly enough for adventurous travelers. Malaysia is quite westernised now but Indonesia really isn’t, so you’re experiencing real life there rather than the glossy, touristy side. People who choose to go there have picked somewhere really quite off the beaten track, and they’ll be rewarded for that by not just being treated as another tourist and passed around. You do have to remember that it is Islamic – so be respectful and keep fairly well covered up. But it’s very friendly, they’re very laid-back. They are very smiley people and you need to keep smiling – that’s how they communicate.”Borneo itinerary advice
Our top Borneo Vacation
Borneo orangutan vacation
Trekking, wildlife and beach adventure vacation to Borneo
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Vacation reviews from our travelers
We have selected some of the most useful Borneo travel tips that our guests have provided over the years to help you make the very most of your vacation - and the space inside your suitcase.


“Listen to the guides for guidance and information about the animals. Respect the fact that you're a guest in the home of a variety of wild animals.” - Fiona Trolley
“If you are going walking, watch out for the leeches, there are lots of them - pack leech socks.” - Alison Robb
“Bring warm clothes if you are going to climb Kinabalu! I was freezing.” - Paul Spencer
“Many animals are high up and difficult to see. We knew exactly what we were going to and thought the experience was unbelievable, but some people hadn't expected this and were disappointed.” - Gillian Slater
“Don't move on too quickly to next location as you'll spend all your time traveling.” - Susan Spiller


“Be as mentally, physically and emotionally healthy as you can so as to put 100 percent effort into your adventure, as it is priceless.” - Sherryn Page
“Bring lots of clothes during rainy season, a week after washing they are still wet.” - Barbara Hoerist
“Take your large backpack for the full duration and a smaller one for each section.” - Jennifer Beard
“Talk to the local people - they have so much passion and many stories to tell.” - Deanne Ward-Thompson