Borneo. Untamed Borneo Adventure

Accommodations

Where you stay and who hosts you on a Wildland Adventure should be as memorable as what you see and do each day. So, we use the most charming accommodations that offer exceptional personal service, comfortable amenities and locally-flavored culinary delights. We carefully select each luxuriously appointed boutique hotel, native-style jungle lodge or island getaway to reflect indigenous culture and the beauty and fragility of the natural surroundings. Following is a selection of our favorite accommodations in Borneo.

Sipaden / Kapalai Dive Resort

Fifty-nine stilted bungalows sit just off the famed Ligitan Reefs near Sipadan Island, where vibrant coral walls, schools of white tip reef sharks, and mating mandarin fish draw divers and snorklers from across the globe. Planned and built in full style as an airy, comfortable, sunny water village with no land in sight, it boasts a mile-long sandbank of powdery white sand where one can suntan at complete [...]

Abai Jungle Lodge

The newly built Abai Jungle lodge is located in a large swath of preserved secondary forest on the lower Kinabatangan River. The lodge features 24 stilted rooms with individual bathrooms, hot water shower, ceiling fan (no a/c), netted windows, and 24 hour electricity. An 800 meter long stilted trail system leads through the forest and offers excellent opportunities for spotting local wildlife such as [...]

Borneo Rainforest Lodge

The award-winning Borneo Rainforest Lodge is nestled in a magnificent setting alongside the Danum River flowing through Sabah's largest protected lowland rainforest. The Danum Valley Conservation Area is comprised of 43,800 hectares of pristine and undisturbed tropical flora and fauna in the eastern part of Sabah. This pristine rainforest is also home to more than 340 species Birds, 120 species of [...]

Jesselton Hotel

Situated in the heart of the city and close to local restaurants and the ocean side fish markets, Jesselton Hotel is a classic colonial style hotel with a cozy lounge and fine restaurant. Built as the Kota Kinabalu first post WWII modern hotel, it retains a particular charm and character that all guests enjoy. Its 32 rooms have all been renovated to the latest standards and hotel services include room [...]

"Our experience with Wildland was great. We enjoyed everything we did and were lucky to see all the animals that we did. It's not something that can be planned (seeing elephants on four separate occasions, watching a cobra swimming down a forest stream), however even the more predictable experiences (Sepilok, Gomantong Caves, Abai Village, Danum Valley sunrise from the weather station, firefly trees on the Kinabatangan, Kapalai) were all great. Even though it was a bit overcast, the diving was stupendous at Sipadan. Our guide Edmundo was passionate about preserving wildlife, great at spotting animals and ensuring that our group was able to see the things he had found, gregarious and fun to be around." - Kurt and Joan Beam, WA