Selamat, Sabah - Borneo ( Part-1)
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...