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Selamat ( Welcome !), Sabah - Borneo (Part-2)

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Kinabatangam River                          In this series , I will be sharing my experiences of the last four days of my birding trip on Kinabatangan river and at the Rainforest Discovery Centre ( RDC) at Sepilok.  Located in Sabah,  it is an eco-tourism destination and known for its high biodiversity.  The RDC  is also a hub for nature tourism with 147m - long & 28m high , stable canopy walkway, botanical gardens, environmental education facility and conservation area to display Borneo's biodiversity. The steel canopy walk gives a breathtaking aerial view of the rainforest from treetops. On 31, July , 2025 evening ( Day 6), after our visit to Gomotang caves, we took a short 10 min boat ride to cross the Kinabatangam river. We got off at the private jetty of Proboscis Lodge at Bukit Melapi , our stay for next two days. As we approached the large wooden jetty, the staff from the lodge welcomed us a...
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Selamat ( Welcome !) , Sabah - Borneo ( Part-1)

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   A birding trip to Borneo was just what I wanted after my trip to Kenya in September, 2024. To my good luck, one of my birding friends gave me the contact of Arka Sarka from Kolkata who conducts birding tours to South -East Asian countries. I connected with him immediately and joined his upcoming trip to Borneo.  A 10-day trip was scheduled from July 26 to August 4, 2025 from Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan covering Highlands and Rainforests of Sabah.  A month before the trip, one spot got vacant in the group of six and after a little convincing Mrs Sarabjeet Kaur-- my septuagenrian birding friend from Chandigarh-- agreed to come along. Absolutely excited, on July 24, at 11pm we boarded the Malaysian Airlines flight from Delhi to Kuala Lumpur. On July 25,  at 7 am we took the connecting flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu. After three hours, we landed at Kota Kinabalu airport. Arka was at the Airport, and we also met another group member from Karnataka, Rajash...
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