We decided to make this Christmas a jammed-packed, adventure through the rainforest of Borneo. Borneo is located off the south east tip of the Malaysian peninsula. The island of Borneo is divided into two countries, both Malaysia and Indonesia. We toured through Sarawak and Sabah on the Malaysia side of Borneo. Our itinerary included caving, trekking, long boat sailing, canopy walks, mountain views, motor boat through mangrove landscapes, orang utans, lots of proboscis monkeys, crocodile and monitor lizard sightings. We woke up early nearly every morning and took a flight to our next adventure. We filled our time well and made sure to take it easy towards the end with time on the beach, floating on the water viewing the amazing underwater world while snorkeling. Here is a brief summary. Be sure to check back again as we add more!
We walked along the tree top of the rainforest in Borneo. This canopy walk was near the city of Kota Kinabalu where we also saw this...
The biggest flower in the world; the Rafflesia. Very rare and exceptional.
We were lucky to catch one in bloom!
We also saw carnivorous pitcher plants...
We trekked through Mulu National Rainforest to explore Deer, Lang, Wind and Clearwater caves. We also witnessed the nightly bat exodus...
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| Trekking through the rainforest makes you smile and sweat. |
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| Garrett found a little friend! |
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| Nicknamed the Jellyfish, stalactite formation in Lang Cave. |
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| Enormous cave opening of Deer Cave |
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| Deer Cave. Can you spot Abraham Lincoln? |
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Bat exodus. Millions of bats leave the cave each night depending on the weather.
This was quite a sight! |
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| Cave formations near the opening of Clearwater Cave. Single leaf plant only found in Mulu. |
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| Clearwater Cave |
Garret, if a butterfly lands on you that is good luck.
ReplyDeleteThat is really cool Which one is your favorite plant. Did you get to touch it. Nice picture of the bat and cave.
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