Luxury Couple Malaysian Borneo

As you explore the national park on well-marked walking trails you'll meet some of the resident wildlife and your guide will explain how the ecosystem is delicately balanced. There will be time to stop for a simple lunch at the park café and then you'll head back to Kuching via boat and road. Dinner can be enjoyed at your hotel or our Concierge can recommend and book a fun local restaurant.

Once you're at Kampung Bengoh, you'll meet up with your qualified kayaking guides. After some introductory instructions on kayaking you'll be more than ready to hit the water and get paddling. Downstream, you'll enjoy a picnic lunch at another Bidayuh village before continuing your kayaking over some small and fun rapids. Moor your kayak up at Kampung Semadang and once you've dried off, it'll be time to return to the hotel for supper and bed.

The cruise will pass along the mangrove forest which is renowned for its rich flora and fauna. Depending on the timing and tide you should be able to see mud skippers, crabs, reptiles, monkeys and other wildlife, and nearer the mouths of the Santubong and Salak Rivers, Irrawaddy Dolphins are also often spotted during the dry season (from April to November). Finish the cruise by spotting proboscis monkeys in the Kuching Wetland National Park and then return to the jetty and Kuching for lunch.

This afternoon continue your day of exploring with a cycling excursion around Malay village which is reached by boat on the Sarawak River. As you cycle, take in the slower pace of life in the remote village, chat to the locals and watch the sun set over the peaceful waterways. You'll then stop for dinner at a hawker street food market where your guide can recommend dishes and teach you more about the eclectic Malaysian cuisine. After dinner you will then be transferred back to your hotel in Kuching.

If you've got a head for heights, walk the plank-walk through the treetop canopy until you reach Lang Cave, renowned for its amazing stalagmites and stalactites. After a good look inside, you'll then head to the gargantuan Deer Cave where you can spot huge colonies of bats. Then trek back to the hotel at nightfall just as the nocturnal jungle inhabitants begin to stir.

You'll have lunch back at the hotel and some time to yourself for a swim, or even a sneaky siesta, before your guide returns to collect you for an incredible jungle canopy walk. You'll have your head in the treetops and come eye to eye with the jungle occupants who live way above ground level.

You will be transferred to Mulu Airport for the connecting flights to Sandakan Airport (via Kota Kinabalu) and the combined flights won't take more than a couple of hours. Your driver will be there to meet you at Sandakan for the half-hour transfer to your new lodge in Sepilok Nature Reserve.

After checking in, enjoy a sumptuous lunch on the veranda with stunning views of the jungle. It's then a do-as-you-please afternoon and evening.

This afternoon you'll be driven 30 minutes to visit the Labuk Bay Proboscis Sanctuary for the afternoon feeding. With orangutans this morning and proboscis monkeys this afternoon you should be starting to get a real feel for the amazing wildlife that calls this part of Malaysia home.

Tonight enjoy a quiet evening at your jungle lodge in the Sepilok Nature Reserve.

After meeting the bears, board a boat from Sandakan jetty to the Kinabatangan Wetlands. It's a restful two-hour voyage on which you'll have plenty of opportunity to spot some amazing wildlife. On arrival you'll have time for a leisurely lunch before taking a riverboat cruise to spot more of the local fauna.

Enjoy a delicious dinner at the resort then, accompanied by a lodge guide, take a sedate evening walk and discover more about the nocturnal wildlife of the area.

Before lunch, one of the resort's naturalists will accompany you along the Hornbill Boardwalk to give you an insight into the traditional and medicinal uses of plants found in the jungle. After enjoying lunch at the hotel, you'll have the afternoon to yourself until it's time to go down to the river bank to watch out for more animal activity.

You'll take an early dinner before heading out again on an exciting night safari along the river, hoping to see crocs and more.

At Sandakan Airport, you'll take a 45-minute flight to Kota Kinabalu Airport where you'll be met and driven by your personal driver to your beach hotel an hour-and-a-half north of the city, in the Tuaran area.

On arrival. Check in and drop the bags and then it'll be time for sundowners by the pool.

With a range of water sports on offer and great land-based sporting activities too, active types will be well catered for here. Alternatively, the secluded stretch of beach surrounded by lush tranquil gardens is ideal for those wanting to take it easy.

Whatever your style is, make sure to also indulge in some of the fresh seafood and delicious cuisine served in the hotel restaurants.