Sabah, Borneo

At a glance · 5 reasons to go

Why Sabah, Borneo.

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   Sabah is the wildlife crown of Borneo — orphaned orangutans at the Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre, and the proboscis monkeys and pygmy elephants of the Kinabatangan River.

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   Mount Kinabalu (4,095m) is the highest peak in Southeast Asia between the Himalayas and New Guinea — a two-day climb to a granite summit above the clouds.

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   Sipadan, off the east coast, is consistently ranked among the top dive sites on earth — turtles, barracuda tornadoes, and a sheer 600-metre wall.

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   The rainforest here is among the oldest on the planet — 130 million years — far older than the Amazon, and astonishingly biodiverse.

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   Kota Kinabalu is the laid-back coastal base, with island-hopping in the Tunku Abdul Rahman park and some of the best seafood in the region.

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