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  1. BorneoRanger avatar

    Looking for Buddy for camping MTB Ride Borneo

    by BorneoRanger 21 May 2012

    I am planning of camping MTB Ride at Borneo, from Menumbuk -> Kuala Penyu -> Beufort -> Tenom -> Keningau -> Tambunan -> Ranau for 8 days…

  2. DShan avatar

    RE: Is it possible to join the Padas white rafting tour at Beaufort, Sabah?

    by DShan 16 November 2011

    Hi, we're thinking of going rafting at Padas River in April next year, and like spoiledgal, we will be in Tenom the night before the rafting…

  3. borneo2011 avatar

    Re: 16 days in Sabah, Borneo

    by borneo2011 09 June 2011

    Is doing a round trip through recommended? I was thinking now of: KK - Mount Kinabalu - Sandakan - Tawau - Tenom - Train to KK - KK…

  4. fionamarg avatar

    Malaysia - Sabah

    by fionamarg 12 April 2011

    Has anyone visited The Sabah Agriculture Park near Tenom in Sabah? Is it worth the trek from KK and if so what is the best way to get…

  5. RedApe avatar

    RE: Getting form Miri to Sandakan or vice versa (not via KK)

    by RedApe 28 March 2011

    The only way to skip KK overland from Sandakan would be to get out in Ranau and take a bus via the Crocker Range to Tenom, then to Beaufort,…

  6. bitingbums avatar

    North Borneo Railway to resume service

    by bitingbums 12 February 2011

    [KK to Tenom|http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=77033]

  7. RedApe avatar

    RE: Overland Sabah-Brunei-Sarawak

    by RedApe 08 November 2010

    Sandakan is close to the Kinabatangan - you can go from the airport to Sepilok and stay there in one of the many GH/Lodges. The secret…

  8. alby avatar

    Borneo Train: KK to Tenom

    by alby 30 August 2010

    Around 20th August 2010 I was travelling from KK to Brunei by bus. The railway leg KK- Beafourt seems completed and I guess it's going…

  9. stewiegriffin avatar

    Sabah Itinerary help.

    by stewiegriffin 20 July 2010

    I will be in Sabah for 18 days in August. Firstly does anyone know if the train is still running between Tenom and Beaufort? My Itinerar…

  10. RedApe avatar

    RE: Whistle-stop tour of Malaysian Borneo - advice needed!

    by RedApe 11 May 2010

    Since you've already booked OUT of KK I would assume also booked into KK? You don't actually say (planning? Borneo is a big place, can…

  11. RedApe avatar

    RE: east Malaysia four days

    by RedApe 09 May 2010

    There are apparently a very limited number of same day permits (6) offered for those that wish to climb all the way in one day without…

  12. RedApe avatar

    RE: The Best of Borneo in a week?

    by RedApe 29 April 2010

    The easiest way to do both of these is to fly from KL directly to Sandakan, but if you have 10 days you'll want to see more. For that…

  13. RedApe avatar

    RE: transport KK-Kinabatangan River- Danum- Kuching

    by RedApe 19 March 2010

    To avoid backtracking to KK? Well you could fly all the way back from Tawau to Kuala Lumpur and then to Kuching. But the most efficient…

  14. RedApe avatar

    RE: Story/photos jungle train Borneo

    by RedApe 17 March 2010

    Thank you Monique! So the train is back running? All the way from Tenom to KK?

  15. anatopia avatar

    RE: Sabah - getting from Danum valley to Tenom

    by anatopia 15 March 2010

    Thanks for your responses. We will try and hitch a ride from near Tawau!

  16. RedApe avatar

    RE: Sabah - getting from Danum valley to Tenom

    by RedApe 12 March 2010

    The only two options are DVFC and BRL. Besides the Maliau Route one could go back to Ranau (which isn't technically back to KK) and take…

  17. greenmango avatar

    Re: Sabah - getting from Danum valley to Tenom

    by greenmango 12 March 2010

    Those are the only 2 options to stay at DV.

  18. fl avatar

    RE: Sabah - getting from Danum valley to Tenom

    by fl 12 March 2010

    You would need to hire a 4 x 4 to drive via Maliau Basin and Kenningau or have plenty of time and hitch a ride out of Tawau vai the sane…

  19. anatopia avatar

    Sabah - getting from Danum valley to Tenom

    by anatopia 11 March 2010

    Hi Does anyone know if it is possible to travel from Danum Valley to Tenom or the surrounding area without having to go back to KK first?…

  20. Xanadu42 avatar

    A couple of Sabah questions

    by Xanadu42 10 March 2010

    Hi everyone I have a couple of questions if anyone can help me out with them. Does anyone know if there is a train still running betwe…

  21. Xanadu42 avatar

    RE: Kinabalu park for walking

    by Xanadu42 10 March 2010

    Hi Redape, I just went on the same trails as the LP suggests and the park suggests, good though. The PO did open at 8am, thanks very…

  22. RedApe avatar

    RE: Sulawesi, Bali, Lombok, Flores and Borneo (Sabah)!

    by RedApe 03 February 2010

    How do you intend to get from Sabah to Sulawesi, and from Sulawesi to Bali? Six Weeks seems too short to do all of this. Here are the…

  23. RedApe avatar

    RE: Suggestions on an alternative route to K'Kinabalu from Sandakan....

    by RedApe 07 November 2009

    Another possibility is back through Ranau then to Tambunan, where the Rafflesia Center is, if you have time you could go further down…

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    Re: WEATHER SABAH

    by pinkelotte 22 October 2009

    We will be going half November - Mid December to Sabah / Sarawak. How about the weather then? and anyone who knows if the train from KK…

  25. eladi avatar

    Re: need tips on Indonesia and Malaysia

    by eladi 07 October 2009

    There is a fortnightly PELNI ship from Palu and Toli-Toli (Sulawesi) to Nunukan (on the border to Sabah). There is a different PELNI ship…

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