Traveling to borneo

That's nice to hear. You can choose some international hotels just to be sure of better service. If you want, you can drop a visit at Bali Island to top your trip. It would be sure worth it.

I'd suggest you fly into Kota Kinabalu, Sabah if you are looking for Orangutans and explore from there, there is loads to keep you busy. Sepilok, Sandakan, Kinerbatangan river, semoporna, turtle island longhouses, mount Kinabalu etc ...

For culture head to Kuching and perhaps to the Rejang river until Belaga after that. You can see orangutans in Semenggoh near Kuching:
http://www.molon.de/galleries/Malaysia/Sarawak/Semenggoh/

To see orangutans in a more natural setting (Semenggoh has semi-wild orangutans, i.e. orangutans which have been reintegrated into the wild) go to the Kinabatangan river in Sabah:
http://www.molon.de/galleries/Malaysia/Sabah/Kinabatangan/

Should you decide to base yourself in Sabah (Kota Kinabalu) rather than Kuching, you can see some longhouses in Bavanggazo, about two hours by car north of KK:
http://www.molon.de/galleries/Malaysia/Sabah/Bavanggazo/

The Bawanggazo one is of the Rungus people, were well maintained in the original state and it's even possible to stay overnight.

I am planning a trip to Borneo for a week around April 16 or so of 2013
Looking at going with Suretogborneo have you heard of them they seem to be registered and be insured according ot the web.
This is our schedule.Being pick up at Sadankan airport , hotel and transfer to jetty
Borneo wildlife package Day1 - continue journey about 2 hours or 3 hours thru rustic countryside studded with villages en route to Gomantong Cave
Explore the biggest Birds nest, then transfer to Myne Resort..at 1600 hours join a river cruise in serach of an endemic Probocus Monkeys and different birds.
Day 2 Ox bow lake/ Afternoon cruise etc
Day 3 Seligan Island depart for Turtle island etc..Day 4... Sepilok Orangutan/city tour stay at Swiis hotel... then day 5 and 6 free day 7 back to airport.
How does it sound ??

Waht our plans are is to do the Borneo thing then fly to Bali for a week but on arrival arrange to go to Komodo Island.. any ideas?

once u get to bali u can search for "perama" office, it s making most of tourist services about transport, they have many bus and few boats to different destinations, they also have the three days boat trip to komodo that u can book on the spot, it s not cheap but its hassle free and lot of travelers on it to share fun with. u can also fly to labuanbajo (town in flores island, front of rinca-komodo) but i suggest to use it as the way back if u won t dare to boat back. if u re planning to be there july or august be ready to find everything full booking, so plan in advance byeee

I just got back from Sarawak ... this guy was recommended and was fabulous. He'll arrange anything from picking you up at the airport to full trips to Longhouses hours away from all the touristy ones. Really nice guy and knows his stuff ( loads of Intl people in Singapore use him ) Bob "bob zakaria" <bobzakaria1@gmail.com>,

He picked us up in Kuching, dropped us at the jetty for Bako National park and put us on a boat up to he park- also booked our accomm in advance for us. Told us how to arrange the return trip... Bako is worth a few night stay.

we went back to Kuching then 1/2 day made our own way to Orangutans , although organizing a driver is also cheap and easy . It's about $1 to enter the Sanctuary ... astounding , we saw about 15 , and one big male ...

Bob will give you loads of advice if you need it ,

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