Borneo ~ Malaysia Travel Pictures & Information

Sabah, Sarawak - the Land Below the Wind & Hornbills

I came to Borneo almost on a whim, because I liked the name Kota Kinabalu, even though I had no idea where it was. Now that I have toured the Borneo Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, and seen Borneo rainforest plants, the Orangutans at Sepilok, the turtles at Turtle Island and Libaran island, walked in the jungle canopy at Poring Hot Springs, trail hiked at Mt Kinabalu (I stayed at the Kinabalu Mountain Lodge), toured Sarawak's Gunung Mulu Park bat caves, and cruised in a river boat ride to a native village, I can tell you that this trip to Borneo is one of the best trips I've ever taken!

Kota Kinabalu is the capital of Sabah, one of the Federated States of Malaysia, and located on the island of Borneo. In Bahasa Malay, Sabah means 'The land below the wind". The winds that bring typhoons to the Philippines and Hong Kong don't reach this far south

Sarawak, the other Federated Malay state on Borneo, is known as the Land of the Hornbills, chiefly for the Rhinoceros Hornbills (this picture shows the carved wood hornbill souvenir I bought at the Royal Mulu resort in Sarawak) that are native to Sarawak. While I didn't see a hornbill in Sarawak, I did see one and take its picture at the Nanning Zoo in China.)

For Borneo travel information (map, location, language etc) see travel in Borneo tips page.

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