Find your way into the forest

All places, as a list

• Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre Situated in Sepilok roughly 25 kilometres west of Sandakan, this sanctuary is the only ded
• Danum Valley 2.5 hours by road from Lahad Datu, Danum Valley is 438 square kilometres of lowland rainfo
• Kapalai Forty-five minutes by boat from Semporna, Kapalai is a stilt resort built entirely over a
• Kinabatangan River The Kinabatangan floodplain holds the highest concentration of wildlife in Borneo. This is
• Lahad Datu Located on Darvel Bay, Lahad Datu is the essential arrival point for anyone visiting Danum
• Lankayan Island Lankayan is a tiny coral island in the Sulu Sea north of Sandakan with a single resort, an
• Mabul Island An hour's boat ride from Semporna, Mabul Island combines some of the finest macro diving w
• Maliau Basin Located deep in central Sabah, Maliau Basin is a 588.4-square-kilometre conservation area
• Rainforest Discovery Centre Run by the Sabah Forestry Department, the Rainforest Discovery Centre is a 106-hectare gat
• Sandakan The coastal arrival point for eastern Sabah. Most travellers land and head straight into t
• Semporna Archipelago Semporna is the mainland departure point for Sabah's most famous diving. From here boats l
• Semporna Town Semporna is the staging ground for Sabah's eastern archipelago. You stay here because you
• Sepilok 25 kilometres west of Sandakan, the Sepilok complex holds Sabah's principal orangutan and
• Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre Located 25 kilometres from Sandakan on the edge of a 4,362-hectare forest reserve, Sepilok
• Sipadan Island An oceanic island rising from deep water in the Celebes Sea, Sipadan is Sabah's flagship d
• Sukau and Bilit The two main villages on the Lower Kinabatangan River offer different ways into the wildli
• Tabin Wildlife Reserve A 122,500-hectare lowland reserve bordered by oil palm, Tabin is Sabah’s premier destinati
• Tawau Hills Park A 24-kilometre drive from Tawau town, this protected lowland and submontane rainforest off
• Tun Sakaran Marine Park A 45-minute speedboat ride from Semporna, Tun Sakaran is a 350-square-kilometre marine par
• Turtle Islands Park An hour off the Sandakan coast by speedboat, the Turtle Islands Park operates a strict con
• Bilit Rainforest Lodge Situated near Kampung Bilit on the Kinabatangan River, this lodge offers timber chalets an
• Borneo Divers Mabul Resort Established in 1983 as a pioneer of Sabah diving, Borneo Divers Mabul Resort sits directly
• Borneo Nature Lodge Located on the Kinabatangan River's Sukau stretch, Borneo Nature Lodge is an eco-conscious
• Borneo Rainforest Lodge Situated on the Danum River inside a primary rainforest of a lineage some 130 million year
• Comparing Danum Valley's 3 Lodges Three very different places to stay sit inside the Danum Valley Conservation Area. Learn h
• Danum Valley Study Centre Deep inside the Danum Valley Conservation Area, this working research station offers a sta
• INFAPRO Reforestation Site Situated in the regenerating Ulu Segama forest, INFAPRO is a working conservation site whe
• Kinabatangan Wetlands Resort Kinabatangan Wetlands Resort is an isolated 14-room property built on boardwalks in the Ab
• Lankayan Island Dive Resort An hour and a half by speedboat from Sandakan, Lankayan Island Dive Resort is the only pro
• MV Celebes Explorer 9 A 35-metre working dive yacht in the Celebes Sea operating dedicated routes to Sipadan Isl
• Mabul Beach Resort A beachfront dive base run by Scuba Junkie that prioritises marine conservation and underw
• Mabul Water Bungalows A network of 38 wooden chalets on stilts over a shallow sandbank off Mabul Island. Choose
• Maliau Basin Studies Centre A working research station at the edge of the conservation area and the staging post for m
• Mataking Reef Dive Resort 40 minutes by boat from Semporna, Mataking is a 40-acre private island offering deep wall
• Pom Pom Island Resort A 45-minute speedboat ride from Semporna, Pom Pom Island Resort offers wooden villas, macr
• Seaventures Dive Rig Anchored 300 metres off Mabul Island, Seaventures is a decommissioned oil platform turned
• Selingan Island A 45-minute speedboat ride from Sandakan, Selingan is the only island in the marine park w
• Semporna Water Villages Semporna's water villages offer a stay built directly over the coral reefs. Here is the ho
• Sepilok Jungle Resort A sprawling 60 room lodge built around tropical gardens and lakes. It provides a highly wa
• Sepilok Nature Resort Situated directly on the boundary of the Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve, this property offe
• Sipadan Water Village Forty-five minutes by speedboat from the Semporna mainland, Sipadan Water Village is an es
• Sipadan-Kapalai Dive Resort Built entirely on stilts over the shallow Ligitan sandbank, Sipadan-Kapalai Dive Resort of
• Sipadan-Mabul Resort 15 minutes north of Sipadan, Sipadan-Mabul Resort is a dedicated dive base set in a coconu
• Sukau Greenview Set on the Kinabatangan River at Sukau, this is an honest eco-lodge run by a local Orang S
• Sukau Rainforest Lodge Set back 100 feet from the Kinabatangan River in Sabah's lower floodplain, Sukau Rainfores
• Tabin Wildlife Resort An hour and a half from Lahad Datu, Tabin Wildlife Resort is a collection of 18 timber cha
• Tawau Hills Park Chalets The chalets at Tawau Hills Park provide a simple basecamp for birders and hikers who want
• The Wildlife Lodges of Sabah A comprehensive guide to the rainforest lodges, river camps and island resorts across Saba
• Utan Rainforest Lodge Situated 2.5 hours from Lahad Datu, Utan Rainforest Lodge offers a 14-room wilderness base