How do I get to Danum Valley?
The journey to Danum Valley is by air and land. You most probably will have to take a flight from Kota Kinabalu to Lahad Datu in the morning, and then travel another 2 hours overland before you reach Borneo Rainforest Lodge.
How do I get to Danum Valley on a budget?
Danum Valley on a Budget
- The two common ways of visiting the pristine rainforests of Danum Valley involve booking packaged tours through either.
- The third (less known) option is to arrange the Danum Valley stay yourself at the Danum Valley office in Lahad Datu.
Is Danum Valley a tropical rainforest?
Jungle Trekking Trekking in Danum Valley ancient rainforest offers the unique opportunity to walk amongst giants with the conservation area being home to the tallest trees in the tropics, the largest stands over 92 metres in height.
What is Danum Valley famous for?
The enchanted forest serves as a natural home for the unimaginable number of plants and wildlife species such as banteng, clouded leopard, orang utan, slow loris, proboscis monkey including the endangered Bornean pygmy elephant.
How do you get to Borneo?
There is no direct connection from India to Borneo. However, you can take the taxi to Bengaluru airport, fly to Sibu, then take the travel to Borneo. Alternatively, you can take the line 40701 train to Trisulam, take the walk to Madras airport, fly to Sibu, then take the travel to Borneo.
What is the oldest rainforest in the world?
The Daintree Rainforest
The World’s Oldest Rainforest The Daintree Rainforest is estimated to be 180 million years old which is tens of millions of years older than the Amazon Rainforest.
Where is Borneo at?
Borneo is situated southeast of the Malay Peninsula in the Greater Sunda Islands group of the Malay Archipelago. The island is bounded by the South China Sea to the northwest, the Sulu Sea to the northeast, the Celebes Sea to the east, and the Java Sea to the south—the latter separating Borneo from the island of Java.
What airport do you fly into for Borneo?
Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu International Airport
Flights to Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu International Airport is located just south of the city and is the second-busiest airport in Malaysia. Kota Kinabalu serves as the gateway for most tourists entering into Borneo.
Can you fly to Borneo?
Borneo flight facts The most popular route to Malaysian Borneo is via Kuala Lumpur. Fly with British Airways to the Malaysian capital in just under 13 hours. From here fly on to Borneo with one of our partner airlines in under three hours.
What is the oldest rainforest in Malaysia?
Taman Negara Rainforest
Taman Negara Rainforest is one of the oldest rainforests in the world. It has been around for 130 million years, which means the forest, once upon a time, used to accommodate dinosaurs. Spanning over a 4343 sq. km, Taman Negara is one of Malaysia’s premier and the most popular tourist destinations.
Does Borneo have an airport?
Kota Kinabalu International Airport is the busiest of all the airports in Borneo and second-busiest in Malaysia, but it operates efficiently enough.