Best Wildlife Safari Destinations in Malaysia
Borneo and Rainforests of Peninsular Malaysia are biodiversity hotspot. For the best luxury wildlife safari destinations in Malaysia, your first choice must be Borneo. Borneo island spans across three countries – Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.
With its all exclusive, elusive, charismatic wildlife and endemic Bornean species, Borneo is the perfect place for the best wildlife safari holiday in Malaysia. And it is perfectly fit in for Luxury Family Safari holidays, locals are polite, great hosts, they take care of guests very well, the food of Borneo is delicious, the weather of Borneo is fantastic. Most of the popular safari travel destinations in Borneo and nature parks in Borneo are kid and elder-friendly.
There is a million years old primary rainforest in Danum Valley accessible from Lahad Datu Airport by 4WD. You will feel Borneo’s extravagant rainforest and exoticness in Danum Valley. And more so, when you stay with us in the ultra-luxurious Borneo Rainforest Lodge located in Danum Valley’s remote core area. Many also mistakenly call this lodge as the Danum Valley Rainforest Lodge.
From this same airport, one can also visit Tabin Wildlife Reserve, the largest reserve forest in whole Malaysia. Tabin offers visitors the unique experience of mud volcano.
Deramakot Forest Reserve, in between Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan airports, is the best kept secret of Borneo. Undoubtedly, in recent times, Dermakot Forest Reserve is counted as the best wildlife safari destination in Borneo and also in the whole Malaysia.
Finally, the mighty Kinabatangan River is the best safari destination to see most of the popular Wildlife of Borneo with ease. The river can be easily accessible from Sandakan Airport. We suggest not to go for a daytrip, rather stay overnight for the best Kinabatangan River experience.
All these four destinations, regarded as the best wildlife travel destinations of Borneo, fall into the Sabah state of Malaysia.
Bako National Park in Sarawak and Taman Negara in Peninsular Malaysia also fall under the radar among the best wildlife destinations in Malaysia.
Recently we have compared the four most popular safari destinations in the Sabah state of Borneo in the Blog Post:
What animals to see in Malaysia
We organise the best luxury wildlife family safari holidays in Malaysia to observe and photograph the unique animals, birds, reptiles and insects of Malaysia in its mystic rainforests. Nocturnal wildlife is the most interesting character of these destinations, so we focus on night walks on forest floor, night safaris in four wheel drive through unpaved challenging terrain to track down jungle cats on road and also on trees. We also organize night boat cruises alongside the river in search of larger mammals and nocturnal birds and primates.
List of some of the interesting and exotic animals that one can see on a safari holiday in Malaysia with us contains:
Malayan Tapir | Wild Orangutan | Proboscis Monkey | Pygmy Elephant | Asian Elephant | Clouded Leopard | Leopard Cat | Marbled Cat | Flat-headed Cat | Bay-cat | Pittas | Slow Loris | Flying Lemur | Flying Squirrel | Malayan Civet | Otter Civet | Banded Civet | Binturong | Sun Bear, among others.
Ample comfort in such remote rainforests of penninsular Malaysia and Borneo are provided. Be it chalet rooms in Research Field Centres or at Park Headquarters, or in carefully selected our partner ultra-luxurious Lodges. All arrangements for an adventurous night stay in a Hide (Watch Tower) deep inside the forest is also offered.
