Kota Kinabalu and Brunei: 5days backpacking in Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia,

My plan was to start exploring the archipelagic islands of South East Asia (outside the Philippines).

There was a particular image of Borneo that, to this day, stuck vividly in my mind while watching nature shows when I was a kid. It was an aerial view of a scenic chocolate-colored river snaking through a seemingly endless layer of mist-covered rainforest isolated by sloping hills and mountain ranges.

I couldn’t recall where, specifically, in Borneo that scene was shot but I was craving to capture that moment by joining a camping tour in Borneo’s jungles. Maybe venture off a bit further even see (the much hyped) Orangutans or Proboscis monkey.

Indonesia was actually the place I was most excited to explore. Because of (cheap) flights available that time, I also got the chance to make a stopover halfway in Kota Kinabalu found at the northwestern corner of Borneo. I regretted later that the flights I booked (from Clark to Kota Kinabalu and then KK to Jakarta) only afforded me five days in Borneo. It was only enough time to backpack to one remote jungle and not see much of anything else.

I decided to travel mostly to more accessible areas and experience as much of Borneo that my time and budget could allow. I ended up staying two nights in Kota Kinabalu, one night in Labuan Island on my way to Brunei, and another night in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei’s capital.

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