Borneo 2025

Straight to the rooftop bar next to the hotel in KL

View from our bed in the morning

The room in KLCC looks out on the Petronas towers

The rooftop pool of the KLCC

Pastel Mazu statue near the Than Hou

Courtyard of the Thean Hou temple (1987)

Praying for the Chinese sea Goddess Mazu

Incense always does it

Thean Hou Temple seen from above

The gaudy facades of Little India in Brickfields

Yes you can buy silk ropes here

The street is busy and nerve wrecking and smells of curry

The KL railway station of 1910

Belgian influencer posing with graffiti

Kwai Chai Hong, the small Chinese district is full of influencers

Flags along Independence Square

Clock tower of the Sultan Abdul Samad building

Cooling down at the 6th floor pool

The colorful Jalan Alor food street

First rice dish in Malaysia, not the last

Plenty of choice in Jalan Alor

Morning dip in the roof top pool

The Petronas were the highest towers in 1998

In 2003 the towers were surpassed by Taipei 101

Influencing with the F1 Mercedes

Snacking in style at the Petronas

Exploring the KLCC Park

View on Sarawak Assembly from the bar in Kuching

Looks spicy

The food market on our way to Batang Ai

They sell fern sprouts here, we will see these later in the jungle

The canoes are ready at Batang Ai

The water of the Batang Ai reservoir is calm today

Full speed towards Nanga Sumpa

Upstream, the rivers become more and more narrow

There is the Nanga Sumpa lodge

Refreshing dip in the river

The kids play here every day

This is the long house in Nanga Sumpa

It is like a horizontal apartment block with 20 families

We meet with the chief and the other locals

And we toast with rice wine

Our guide becomes more and more funny

Start of our first jungle walk

There are the fern sprouts

Jungle explorers

Traditional stream crossing

Natural architecture

A colorful Broad Bill checks out on us

Looking out for wildlife

Canoe selfie

In shallow places, they push the canoes along with sticks

There is a waterfall near the lunch spot

This is one of the best natural swimming pools ever

Let&#x27;s jump in

The guys are preparing lunch here, chicken and rice

Ready for the next ride

Another jungle walk

Big liana creates a walk-through arch

The Lubok Kasai jungle camp

Frog spotted on the night walk

Two frogs in one shot

Two stick insects with spikes

Back on the Batang Ai reservoir

China street in Kuching

Temple roof on Lebuh

On Carpenter street in Kuching

Balkan Pizza at the wine bar in Kuching

Rocks at the beach in Bako NP

We start looking for Proboscis Monkeys

The first one we see is the Silvered Leaf Monkey

Onto Telok Delima path

Blending in with the environment

Looks like a real jungle to me

Bingo. There is a Proboscis Monkey in a palm tree, far away

The zoom lens can spot him

It&#x27;s a young male at lunch

He has seen us too

The trail ends in a mangrove

It is low tide

No crocs around, let&#x27;s take a selfie

Climbing up Jalan Lintang, it is a very hot day

View on the sea from the top

Back to the HQ

There&#x27;s a pig wandering around at the HQ

Teluk Paku is the last walk of the day

There are a lot of mosquitoes

It is super-hot and humid on this trail

Back on the boat towards Kuching

The mangrove from the other side

Kuching by night

There is a fire and water show every evening

Back in the food alley near the wine bar

On the next day we return to Bako and spot Proboscis from the boat

The monkeys move quickly

On the Ulu Assam trail

Nature is taking over again

A big tree on the top of Ulu Assam

Only small monkeys today on Teluk Delima

Hermit crab on the rocky beach

Butterfly on Teluk Delima

Indonesian Red-winged Dragonfly

Return to Kuching

A Water Monitor Lizard crosses the creek

Flying over the jungle to Mulu

The truck brings us to the resort

Straight on the boardwalk towards the caves

There is a Pit Viper in the bushes right next to the board walk

The swamp in Mulu

Five-banded Flying Lizard running up a tree

Lantern Fly

Selfie with the famous Deer cave

Rock formations in Lang&#x27;s cave

The ceiling can be low here

It takes millions of years to grow such rocks

Towards the exit

The silhouette of Abe Lincoln in Deer cave

Green rocks in Deer cave

This is where the bats fly out

A collapsed part of Deer cave

We are ready to see the bats fly

And there they are

The bats depart in a narrow band

There are millions of them

If you are quiet you can hear the wings

Looks like a plume of smoke

It takes about half an hour before the spectacle ends

The dining room in Mulu Marriot Resort *****

Bridge over the Melinau river to drive to the resort

Ready for the next ride

The river is very shallow today

Short visit to Cave of the Winds

On to the next stop

A red millipede on the path to the cave

Single leaf plants at the entrance

That is why they call it the Clearwater Cave

It is an underground river

The ceiling collapsed here, long ago

Rock pinnacles

And there is the exit

You can swim where the water leaves Clearwater Cave

The canoes are ready to return

We got a free Elite upgrade in the Marriott Resort

Spending the afternoon at the pool with a halo around the sun

We got the whole pool for ourselves

That is me there, in the distance

Okay then, one more selfie

And yes there is a bar

Back on the runway in Mulu

The kampung of Kota Kinabalu

Fishing boats in the port of Kota Kinabalu

The port is packed with these old boats

Having a beer at the Waterfront

We are in the Sepilok Orangutang sanctuary near Sandakan

These apes are wild, but can come for lunch to the sanctuary

Especially the young ones are here

And mothers with children

There is the feeder on the platform

Riding on mom&#x27;s back

A Sun Lizard on a tree

These orange butterflies are all over Borneo

A Sun bear shows the pattern on his chest

They come here to eat

This is a very small bear species

Another butterfly, for variation of the pictures

Arrived at the Hornbill Lodge on the shores of the Kinabatangan

First, claim the swinging chair

Already on the first excursion on the Kinabatangan river

We chose the front row for the first cruise

There must be wildlife in these trees

That is not a branch, but an Orangutan arm

We have to get back before the storm

In the morning we spot an Oriental Pied Hornbill

And there is a Stork-billed Kingfisher

More birds, herons apparently

Rhinoceros Hornbill, female

A couple of Rhinoceros Hornbill

And a Storm&#x27;s Storck completes the bird parade

We hear a trumpet in the forest, it is a Pygmy Elephant

He is going into the water

Is he just taking a bath?

He comes toward us!

He swims across the whole Kinabatangan River. Cool!

A Tractor Millipede

Crawling through mud on the jungle walk

View on the Kinabatangan

And the obvious selfie

The Hornbill lodge on the shore of the Kinabatangan

A baby crocodile warms up on a tree trunk

The baby does not look innocent

A Collared kingfisher close to the water

The afternoon safari is successful: an adult Proboscis Monkey

He moves away with the rest of his family

Sunset will arrive soon

But then we spot a herd of elephants

We wait to see them all walk by

And at last there&#x27;s an adult crocodile swimming in the river

On the night walk we find a Blue-eared Kingfisher

And this another one, seen from behind

And yet another stick insect

Last day on the Kinabatangan, early in the morning

A Purple Heron monitors the situation

Bingo again: an Orangutan swings on a branch

It knows we are here

Checking us out from a distance

Swinging from one tree to another into the jungle

Before going to Danum, we visit the smelly Gomantong cave

First night drive in Danum Valley, Deer hang around at Field Center

Just around the corner is a Leopard Cat on the hunt

This is a bird sleeping on a plant

In the morning the fog is being removed by the sun

There are Red Leaf Monkeys high up in a tree near the Field Center

Crossing the bridge across the Sungai Segama

The trees are enormous here

Posing with my leech socks

Roxy with large tree and large liana

Gardening happens automatically here

Back on the bridge

A pit viper on our evening walk

Another giant tree

A pheasant in a tree on the 2nd night drive

In this picture is a Banded Civet moving in the bushes

Sunrise on the last day in the Danum Valley

The fog is clearing up

On our way from Semporna to Mabul

Sunset at the Scuba Junkie resort

The kampung near the Scuba Junkie resort

Ready to get the dive gear

Dive 1: Pufferfish near Stingray City on Mabul South

Family of Saddleback Anemone Fish

Spot the octopus

Dive 2: school of snappers in Ribbon Valley

A school of Black Snappers

More Bluestripe Snappers

A collection of coral

Dive 3 Ray Point: False Clown Anemone Fish (Nemo)

School of Lined catfish

Green Turtle

Dive 4 Sipadan South Point: Spotted Unicorn Fish

Dive 5 Sipadan Drop-off : Roxy diver

Longfin Bannerfish

Tabletop coral

The clown Triggerfish has the coolest design

Batavia Batfish

Two Longfins swim over a large Barrel Sponge

There is a strong current over these corals

Hiding place for the small guys

Chilling out on the beach of Sipadan

Instagram palm on Sipadan

Dive 6 Mabul eel Garden: huge Fan Coral

That is why they call it Eel Garden: a Spotface Moray

Blue Spotted Ribbontail ray

Redtoothed triggerfish

Dive 7 Sipadan: an abundance of life at Barracuda Point

A school of Black Snappers

A lot of Chevron Barracudas

More Barracudas at Barracuda Point

Black Tip Reef Shark

These are probably Goldfish

Dive 8 Sipadan: Foxface Rabbitfish at Hanging Gardens

The guide is picturing the gardens

This is landscaping on a lower level

The dive Selfie on Sipadan

More barracudas

Turtle flying under me

Bye bye Sipadan

Dive 9 Kapalai: Crocodile Flathead in Little Okinawa

Well camouflaged Lionfish

A kind of Sea Cucumber

A Black Spotted Pufferfish that looks very blue in this pic

The locals live in the kampung near the resort

On the Dragon Inn, Semporna

One last beer in Semporna before heading to Tawau airport

Map of Malaysia