MALAYSIA - Destinations & Hotels
Danum Valley
The Borneo Rainforest Lodge | $$$
Remote location
This luxury lodge has recently (Apr 2010) undergone a full renovation, making it one of Borneo's finest resorts. Quite remarkable when you consider the remote location in the centre of Sabah, deep in the heart of a primary rainforest jungle and far removed from human habitation. Unlike some mass-market tourist destinations, the lodge provides accommodation for a maximum of just 60 people, thus ensuring each guest a unique and individual jungle experience.
The wooden chalets are built on stilts and are both clean and spacious. The fan cooled (you don’t need air conditioning) rooms don’t have much in the way of facilities but realistically you will not be spending time in your room whilst here. Each room has a great balcony, many with views to the gently flowing nearby river, a great place to watch and listen to the surrounding jungles. The restaurant serves excellent food albeit from a limited menu. There is a well stocked library and presentation room that will give you any information about the surrounding areas you need.
You will be assigned a guide that will accompany you on lodge activities including jungle walks, bird watching, canopy walkways high above the jungle floor and exciting night safaris into the jungle. The guides are excellent and will share their full knowledge about the local culture, fauna and flora and give you a deeper understanding of the primeval Borneo Rainforest and the conservation issues facing Borneo today.
The Danum Valley is renowned for its rich variety of both plants and wildlife. Borneo's mammals include extremely rare and endangered species as the Sumatran Rhino, Benteng Elephant, Clouded Leopard, Bornean Gibbon, and Leaf Monkey as well as Orang utan and the Proboscis Monkey. Bird life is equally extensive and varied with over 275 individual species having been recorded.
For any true nature lover the Danum Valley offers the most comprehensive, unforgettable and inspiring jungle rainforest experience. Waking to the gibbon calls or your guide waking you at 5am to show you a wild orang utan in a nearby tree is what this type of holiday is all about. The rooms are more than adequate, kind of motel like, but set in the middle of nowhere! Even though getting here is quite a task, the overall experience is one you will never forget. Just wonderful!
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Danum Valley - The Borneo Rainforest Lodge | $$$
Remote location
This luxury lodge has recently (Apr 2010) undergone a full renovation, making it one of Borneo's finest resorts. Quite remarkable when you consider the remote location in the centre of Sabah, deep in the heart of a primary rainforest jungle and far removed from human habitation. Unlike some...
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