Borneo, Malaysia

Sepilok and the Kinabatangan

Sabah compresses Borneo's greatest hits into one loop: rehabilitated orangutans swinging into Sepilok's feeding platforms, the sun-bear sanctuary next door and river cruises on the Kinabatangan, where proboscis monkeys honk from the trees and pygmy elephants sometimes wade the shallows.

Best forTropical
Approx. flying time~16h 35m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportPutussibau-Borneo Island (PSU)

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About this place

Stay two nights at a river lodge rather than day-tripping — dawn and dusk cruises are when the riverbank comes alive. June to September is driest.

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When to go

Daytime highs run from about 29°C in June to 30°C in October. Driest in July; wettest in March, with rain on about 30 days.

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August30° · rain 27 daysWarm and often wet.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis).

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