Take on a Mountain Biking or Ultra 60k Trail Run in North Borneo
15.11.2010
Sabah. Malaysia. White sandy beaches. Lush jungles. Over two dozen ethnic groups. Exotic wildlife such as the Orang Utan , or rich cultural experience that you're looking for, hold on tight as Sabah has everything to offer. Dive the depths of Sipadan,one of the world's top diving destinations or meet the adorable orang utans of Borneo and explore the lost world in Maliau Basin - there's simply everything for everyone in Sabah Malaysian Borneo!Sabah, located in North Borneo and in East Malaysia is one of the fastest growing eco-adventure destinations in Asia. Quite simply, it has everything one could need or want for adventure, be it diving, mountain biking, trekking, river rafting, kayaking and island hopping.
Home to the tallest tropical rainforest canopy in the world, Danum Valley is a hot, humid, intense place and one of the oldest primary rainforests in the world. You can hear the wildlife – the howls of gibbons, the chorus of cicadas, the distant call of a male orangutans. And with patience you will see it – flying squirrels and gliding snakes, the bug-eyed tarsier and a rare bear-like civet called the binturong all live here. It's also a reserve for some incredibly rare and endangered species including the Sumatran rhino and the clouded leopard, which you would truly be lucky to see. Seeing an orangutan in the wild for the first time is one of the most extraordinary moments in anyone's lives. Swim below amazing waterfalls and experience the rainforests of Borneo.
Mount Kinabalu, South East Asia's highest mountain ranks as a must do as part of the Borneo experience; and below the great mountain, traditional dusun villages await you where you experience living amongst farmers and hunters and discover what life is like living amongst the people of the great mountain. Take on the mighty Padas River with white water rafting whilst the experience of riding up river on a old british North Borneo train and then see the famed Klias river and mangrove swamp and it's night life in Beaufort, an old British colonial settlement.
All this and more whilst you take on South East Asia's oldest mountain bike and adventure race over three easter holiday weekends in Sabah, Malaysia.
