Borneo: You need to go here! | Orangutans, Turtle Island, Bako, Mulu, Kinabatangan

Описание: This is the untold story of when I was in Borneo on the Malaysian side on South East Asia Trip in 2018. This video tells the story of Borneo.

After a few days in the capital of Kuala Lumpur, seeing the Petronas Tower, heading to the Batu caves and experiencing tropical rainforest mixed with city we flew to the island of Borneo.

This is somewhere I never thought I would visit, let alone be able to backpack there. I had no idea what to expect and in Kuching, in the Sarawak region, it was crazy to think that so much nature was waiting to be explored. It was fairly easy to get about, heading to the Semenggoh Nature Reserve. Here we saw Orangutan in a protected area of the rainforest.

The other side of Kuching, on the coast was the Bako National Park, accessible only by small boat. We tried this before but the waves were too strong, the second day we headed out, the waves still very strong but the driver powered through. So much so that it almost tripped us backwards into the sea!

Arriving to the Bako entrance we hit up various trails with a Singapore couple and saw some amazing views from the cliffs of the sea, rock formations and beaches. There were loads of animals too, from Proboscis Monkey to Warthog!

A flight on a small propeller plane took us to a place only accessible by plane, the Mulu National Park. We stayed in a communal lodge inside the park entrance and spent a few days exploring the area. There are some of the worlds longest and deepest caves here, home to millions of bats. Caves such as Clearwater Cave, Cave of the Winds, Deer Cave and Lang Cave. We got to these by boat and also saw a local village market. There were self guided hikes to see the variety of flora and fauna too, but not always sign posted so we tried our best not to get lost in the rainforest. The aforementioned bats gave a spectacular exodus from the caves in the evening as they headed out for food. There was also a night trek around the park to see more amazing animals, tiny Frogs making huge noise, Praying Mantis, Scorpions and more. We even found cool critters in the shower area, but fortunately the dangerous ones did not disturb us!

We continued into Sabah, to the region capital of Kota Kinabalu. Here we stayed in a capsule hotel, a popular South East Asia pod style accommodation.

There was an organised tour by Borneo Dreams that we could not pass up. We headed towards Sandakan and out to an island that is jointly owned by Malaysia and the Philippines, called Turtle Islands. The island we were on was called Selingan and under strict conservation rules, limiting numbers of visitors. In the evening we were only allowed in the communal lodge and awaiting for any reporting of turtle landings from the rangers. We were lucky that it didn't take long and we were able to witness a Hawksbill Turtle lay eggs and learn how these are collected, hatched and released to allow a greater change of improving the animals population. It was such an amazing experience and the conservation did not end there.

After returning to Borneo mainland we saw more Orangutan at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, as well as Bornean Sunbears at the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre just next door. We also went to the Gomantong Caves to see how locals collect bird nests on massive ladder and rope systems, and stayed in a lodge on the Kinabatangan River.

We also saw the huge Rafflesia plant and went on a canopy ropewalk. Back in Kota Kinabalu we chilled on an island called Sepanggar to relax after many amazing nature discoveries.

I would highly recommend a visit to see and take part and give to the conservation of the parks and animals, flora and fauna on this incredible island.

There was no 'Travel Bubble' at the time, and my journey was documented on my I-Phone 8+ and a Go-Pro Hero 5. I knew from my South America solo trip that I wanted to capture travel in more detail, so took time to capture more footage, and make sure it was saved regularly, but I had no idea about what filming and making a video was really about. The start of this channel showcased the original highlight videos from S.E Asia, but there was a story that needed to be told! Those videos acted as a prequel to starting travel vlogs in the return to South America in 2019.

This video and these memories are the most personal project to date, and the trickiest story to tell. I hope you enjoy.

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All footage shot on iPhone 8+, Go-Pro Hero 5. Edited on Adobe Premiere/Audition by Adam from Travel Bubble.