Getting ready for Borneo!!

T - 4 days before my 2 week trip to Borneo. Specifically, I'm going to Sabah, the northern portion of Malaysian Borneo.  I'm going to be staying in jungle lodges and taking boat rides down rivers and hoping to see pygmy elephants, orangutans, proboscis monkeys, sun bears, and a variety of other flora and fauna, as well as really pretty insects.  I'm super excited! I'll be bringing my awesome new macro lens, my regular lens, and I'm renting a special 100-400mm lens from www.lensrental.com especially for this occasion. 

I was originally planning on going to Borneo to do a super trek into the undisturbed rainforest and diving the Sipadan islands - some of the best diving in the world.  However, I realized that I'm not adventurous for a 9 day trek with 6-8 hours of trekking every day to get into the awesome Maliau Basin. Maybe one day.  Also, I decided against diving the Sipadan islands this trip because of the continued concern about Philippino rebel attacks and kidnappings. 

Instead, I booked the "Best of Borneo Wildlife" tour with Borneo adventures which includes the Danum Valley, Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Kinabatangan River and Sepilok. plus an add on day in the Orangutan rehabilitation center, Bornean sun bear santuary, and Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary. I'm hoping that covers all the awesome animals, birds, flora, and bugs that Borneo Sabah has to offer. 

I also considered going with Sticky Rice travel which was rated by National Geographic but Borneo Adventures was more responsive so I went with them. Maybe if I ever go back for that hard core trekking trip I can use them.

Here's some videos of the awesomeness of Borneo:

Short videos:
https://youtu.be/1jm0maXVieA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqyTqWRvz2c&t=18s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4Uku2CwbDY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jm0maXVieA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lay7d8iR5pU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhBSXFidyUU
https://youtu.be/lypWv6fC2JA

Long video:

Danum Valley - 30 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA4fmqvwNMY
Wild World Borneo - 43 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b83abwOzOQk