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HEART BEAT GUIDES BORNEO, SABAH
Malaysia
A true jungle experience staying in a tribal village in a longhouse. Exploring tribal culture and then travelling cross country to sail on the Kinabatangan River and into the towering Gomantong Caves.
You’ll hear and learn about:
- Longhouse visit - simple food, simple accommodation, tribal experience. Wake up with the cockerels and dogs at dawn.
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- Brief mentions of Mt. Kinabalu, and Sepilok orang utan refuge
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- Gomantong Cave is inhabited by millions of bats and swallows. Men climb dangerous ladders to collect birds nests for soup. Smelly and wear a hat!
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- Oil palm plantations; paddy fields; water buffaloes and monkeys.
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- Sukau and wildlife visit beside the Kinabatangan River.
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- Proboscis monkeys, hornbills, and crocodiles. Staying at the Proboscis Lodge.
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- White water rafting and other water sports; climbing Mt. Kinabalu.
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- There is no map that accompanies this audio guide.
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In the Sabah jungle lies a tribal longhouse in Bavanggazo, north of Kota Kinabalu. Watch out for the rice wine. Woman plays nose flute. Folk Evening with the Rungus tribe. Wake up with the dawn and village dogs and cockerels. Mt Kinabalu… strenuous hike; Sepilok Orang Utan Rehab Centre. Towering Gomantong Cave full of birds and bats. Men climb rattan rope ladders to gather birds nests. River safaris...on the River Kinabatangan… Proboscis monkey. Hornbills, Asian Paradise Flycatcher; sea eagles. Proboscis Lodge Sukau plain but comfortable. Brilliant river prawns. White water rafting.
