Day 8 - Sandakan, Kinabatangan River

Day 8 - Sandakan, Kinabatangan River











A one night trip to the Kinabatangan River to see its rich biodiversity. Was hosted by a very sweet family and stayed there with two other families from the Netherlands and the US. Went on a 2.5h long boat ride to explore the area. We were very lucky as we managed to see plenty of various animals, including proboscis monkeys, orangutans, elephants, crocodiles and tons of colourful birds. Ended the boat ride with the most magical and beautiful sunset I’ve seen in a while.

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