Seeing Sarawak and Basking on the Beach

DAY 1 International Flight

Make your way to the airport in London to check in for your connecting flights to Malaysian Borneo this evening. The overnight flight to the Malaysian capital takes 13 hours, before you connect on to Kuching in Borneo.

DAY 2 Bako National Park

For your first day of exploring you will be met at the hotel by your guide and transferred 45 minutes to the fishing village of Bako, where you can hop into a boat and continue the journey to Bako National Park. With a population of roughly 300 proboscis monkeys, Bako is the ideal introduction to Borneo's iconic and endemic wildlife species. As well as primates you'll also hopefully spot silvery langurs, bearded pigs and monitor lizards while exploring the thick forest, sandy beaches and swampy areas on foot with your guide. Birders should also keep their eyes fixed on the treetops as Bako is known for its fantastic variety of birds.

After spending a few hours in the park, have lunch at the café and then make your way back to Kuching via boat and then car.

DAY 3 Gaya Island

After a busy few days, treat yourselves to a lie in this morning and then spend a relaxed few hours at the hotel before check-out. A driver will then take you to Kuching airport in good time for your flight to Kota Kinabalu which should take approximately an hour-and-a-half. When you land you'll be met by anther of our team who will take you to a nearby pier from where you can catch the boat to Gaya Island. The boat should only take 15 minutes so you'll be landing on the sandy shores and heading for Gaya Island Resort, your luxury hotel base for the next few days, before you know it.

Once you've settled in, spend the rest of the afternoon on the beach, maybe with a cocktail in hand. Dinner is then at one of the hotel restaurants.