Birds of Borneo

Air yang tenang jangan disangka tiada buaya.

Don’t think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.

(Malay proverb)

Borneo is the 3rd largest island in the world with 21.3 million people (in 2014).

The states of Sabah and Sarawak (about 26%) belong to Malaysia. Approx. 73% of the island is Indonesian territory and the sovereign state of Brunei has about 1%.

One of the oldest rain forests at about 140 million yrs old is found in Borneo.

Mount Kinabalu in Sabah is the highest point at 4,095 m (13,435 ft).

420 birds species, 15,000 plant species, 3,000 tree species, 221 mammal species and 440 freshwater fish species reside in Borneo.

The Rhinoceros Hornbill is the state bird of Malaysia.

Things to like about our Borneo tour:

Friendly, warm people everywhere.

Machiel, our hardworking, friendly VENT guide.

Hazwan, our extremely helpful local guide who knows everything about Borneo and its birds.

Excellent lodging, perhaps the best of our many birding tours.