City Lights & Borneo

Overview

What Makes This Route Work

Two very different Malaysias in one trip. Start in the towers and markets of Kuala Lumpur, eat your way around Penang's historic George Town, then fly to Malaysian Borneo for orangutans, river wildlife and rainforest lodges.

Highlights

• A hawker food walk in George Town
• The Sepilok orangutan centre
• River safaris on the Kinabatangan
• The Petronas Towers and Batu Caves

1. Days 1–3

   Kuala Lumpur

   See the Petronas Towers, the colourful steps of Batu Caves and the markets and food stalls of Chinatown and Little India.

2. Days 4–6

   George Town

   Move on to Penang. Explore the UNESCO-listed streets, clan houses and street art, and eat as well as you ever will.

3. Days 7–8

   Kota Kinabalu & Sepilok

   Fly to Sabah. Take in the waterfront, then travel east to see the orangutans and sun bears at Sepilok.

4. Days 9–11

   The Kinabatangan

   Stay at a river lodge and go out by boat at dawn and dusk to look for proboscis monkeys, hornbills and elephants before you fly home.