Danum Valley

Site Category : Valley Sabah tourism promotion efforts are mainly focused on the mountains and the seas, the valleys gets very little promotion exposures. Visitors who pass over tourist attractions in other parts of the world for tourist attarctions in Sabah must not miss out the valleys. Visit the valleys , they are the places which can not be found any where else on earth. They are covered with rainforests which have being in existence long before the Ice Age. Being here you are closest to to Nature! Danum Valley is the more well known one, it is gazetted as a forest reserve by the Sabah State Government. Hence it is untouched by human commercial activities except at the fringe areas. But how long will this last? Nobody can say for sure, beacuase it is learned that there is a huge deposite of valuable mineral ore beneath the ground of the Danum Valley. How long can the government resist the temptations as well as pressures from interested parties is everybody's guess. Therefore, I urge you to visit Danum Valley before it disappears into a vast span of waste land as a result of indicriminate mining activities. To get there : You may fly in to Kota Kinabalu, capital city of Sabah directly or via Kuala Lumpur,Singapore,Hongkong,Manila or Jakatar depending on where you are. Do a search, plan and then make online reservations before you travel,click here From Kota Kinabalu city you have to travel on land for about an hour to Lahad Datu. You may travel by air as an alternative, but the hassle of sticking to the flight schedules, security checks and long wait before check-in and check-out makes it not worth while to do so. Moreover, this portion of the road is in excellent conditions, in fact the journey will be much more comfortable than by travelling in the Folker Friendship aircrafts. From Lahad Datu, take another overland journey on gravel road (grade 1) for 2 1/2 hours to reach Danum Valley. Depending on the tour packages you select, some or all of the following activities will be arranged :

• Walk Through o f the Natural Trail to get the initial exposure to the amazing vast range of varieties of flora and fauna.
• Canopy Walk - Short cut of getting from one hill to another by spanning a hanging bridge across between the two hills. Walking on the canopy you fell as if you are walking on the tree tops of the rainforest.
• Night drive on jeep in search of nocturnal animals. (subject to weather conditions)
• Jungle trekking to reach the ancient burial ground for the Kadazandusun community - "Coffin Cliff" .
• Climb to the "View Point" to have a better view of the jungle.
• Have a refreshing dip in the natural "Jacuzzi Pools"
• Water Tubing in the Danum River
• Trekking along the Segama River
• Guided walk at Segama Trail/Hornbill Trail

To fully enjoy the above listed activities, you are required to stay 3 days and 2 nights at the valley. Comfortable resort-like lodging will be provided.

Tour Operators :

• Summer Cruise Holiday
• Borneo Rainforest Lodge
• Borneo Nature Tours

Things to bring :

• Extra clothes,insect repellent,mosquito oilment,trekking shoes,sandal,long sleeves shirts.