Highlights
Borneo Sunset Cruise
Mari Mari Cultural Village
Visit to Pekan Nabalu Markets
Visit to the Natural History Gallery and Mountain Garden at Kinabalu Park
Handicraft session (batik painting) and local cooking class
Visit to Labuk Bay Proboscis Sanctuary
Visit to Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre
Visit to the Borneo Sun Bear Conservation Centre
City tour of Kota Kinabalu including visit to City Mosque and Puh Toh Tze Buddhist Temple
Mt Kinabalu National Park Day Tour
Visit to Sandakan War Memorial
3-night leisure stay on Gaya Island
Friends for Company!
Inclusions
Personally escorted from Australia – Your tour hostess is on hand to assist with making your holiday a memorable one
Return economy class airfares from Melbourne to Malaysia with Malaysia Airlines
Meals as per itinerary
Accommodation, transfers and touring as per itinerary
Sightseeing as specified
All Entrance fees
Local English-speaking guides
Gaya Island Conservation Fee
Return scheduled boat transfer from Jesselton Wharf to Gaya Island Resort
Willing to share option (subject to availability)
Pre-departure Meet & Greet Zoom
Itinerary
Day 1 - Wednesday 10 June 2026
Melbourne - Kota Kinabalu (In-flight meals)
Welcome to Sisterhood Womens Travel!
Join your Sisterhood Womens Travel tour hostess and fellow travellers at the Melbourne Airport at the designated time for our flight to Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu
Our flight departs late night, so sit back, relax and enjoy the in-flight service of Malaysia Airlines as we begin our adventure.
Day 2 - Thursday 11 June 2026
Welcome to Borneo! (D)
Welcome to Borneo!
Upon arrival into Kota Kinabalu Airport, we'll be picked up and transferred to our hotel.
We'll have some time for a rest and freshen up and late afternoon, we'll depart for a North Borneo Sunset Cruise with a welcome dinner onboard.
Overnight: Grandis Hotel, Kota Kinabalu (or similar)
Day 3 - Friday 12 June 2025
Kota Kinabalu (B, L, D)
This morning after breakfast, we'll depart for the Mari Mari Cultural Village. This village comprises of 5 indigenous ethnic groups of Borneo and explores how they all lived together in the past. It shares the knowledge, history, culture, and tradition of Borneo through a welcome ceremony, a cooking demonstration, a blowpipe demonstration, a fire-making demonstration, and traditional dances. We'll also enjoy a traditional lunch.
Later, we'll transfer back to the hotel, with a visit en route to the Masjid Bandaraya mosque (outside only).
Enjoy some free time - you might like to explore the local shopping mall, Suria Sabah
Tonight, we'll go for dinner at Kampung Nelayan with a cultural show performance.
Overnight: Grandis Hotel, Kota Kinabalu (or similar)