The Canopy-to-Creek Avian Safari (7D6N)
Enquire NowDay 1: Sandakan Arrival – Sepilok Nature Lodge (SNL)
Arrival & The Upper Canopy – Direct transfer to SNR. Immediate late-afternoon session on the RDC towers. Target: Rhinoceros Hornbill and Blue-headed Pitta near the forest edges.
🍴 Lunch and Dinner
🏨Sepilok Nature Lodge
Day 2: Sepilok Nature Lodge (SNL)-RDC
The Endemic Specialist Day – Sunrise at the RDC. We are hunting the "Holy Grail": the Bornean Bristlehead. Afternoon focus on the Red-bearded Bee-eater and Scarlet-rumped Trogon. Optional orang utan and sunbear rehabilitation center.
🍴 Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
🏨 Sepilok Nature Lodge
Day 3: Sepilok Nature Lodge (SNL)-RDC-Gomantong Cave
The Lowland Forest & Cave Raptors – Morning trekking for Borneo Banded Pitta. Afternoon at Gomantong Cave specifically to witness Peregrine Falcons and Bat Hawks during the evening exodus.
🍴 Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
🏨 Sepilok Nature Lodge
Day 4: SNL-KWR
Sepilok to the Waterways – Morning birding at SNR gardens (excellent for Sunbirds and Flowerpeckers). Boat transit to KWR. First evening cruise targeting Oriental Pied Hornbills and the Jerdon’s Baza.
🍴 Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
🏨 Kinabatangan Wetlands Resort
Day 5: Kinabatangan Wetlands Resort
The Wetland Giants – Full day on the water. Dawn at the Oxbow for Grey-headed Fish Eagles and White-bellied Sea Eagles. The afternoon is for the "Kingfisher Grand Slam"—attempting to spot 5+ species in one session. Optional night walk in the jungle with a guide.
🍴 Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
🏨 Kinabatangan Wetlands Resort
Day 6: Kinabatangan Wetlands Resort
The Hidden Tributary Quest – Navigating the narrowest channels where the canopy meets the water. Target: Long-tailed Broadbill and Moustached Babbler. Night cruise for the Brown Boobook. Optional night walk in the jungle with a guide.
🍴 Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
🏨 Kinabatangan Wetlands Resort
Day 7: Kinabatangan Wetlands Resort – Sandakan Departure
The Floodplain Farewell – A final sunrise cruise to capture the morning light on the Egrets and Herons before the boat return and airport transfer.
🍴 Breakfast
