Located on Borneo Island in the Malaysian territory, the Kinabatangan river is 560km long and features one of the World's richest ecosystem. The lower basin of the river is the largest forest covered flood plain in Malaysia and has the largest concentration of wildlife in the South East Asia region, home to proboscis monkeys, orangutans, the endemic Borneo pygmy elephants and salt water crocodiles among other animals. In 2006, an area of 270 sq km of flood plain was gazetted as the Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary.
The plan was to stay for a couple of days at the Sukau Rainforest Lodge, which offer boat trips in the area, the best way to discover the local fauna. To reach Sukau, we went upriver approx. 85km from Sandakan. Great trip, with our boat zigzagging in the main channel of the river, between mangrove trees.
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