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beaches of
Kudat
, and offshore, the isolated, off-the-tourist-trail islands of
Pulau
Mantanani
(easier to get to from Kota Belud) and
Pulau Banggi
. This area is great for
homestays.
Now a little over a week into your trip, head east to
Sepilok
and its famous orangutan
sanctuary. After watching our arboreal cousins being fed in a wildlife reserve, try to spot
them in the wild during a river cruise down the
Sungai Kinabatangan
. There are great
lodges and homestays out this way. Relaxing in these two spots could easily fill four days
to a week. Now decide - do you want to finish by diving in the
Semporna Archipelago
?
Or trekking in the
Danum Valley
or
Maliau Basin
? All of these options are possible, but
to be practical and give these destinations the time they deserve, allow five days for each.
If you want to both dive and see Danum or Maliau, cut out the days allotted above for ex-
ploring northwest Sabah.
