Tailormade Holidays in Borneo

1 LAOTIAN COOKING CLASS
Take a little bit of Asia home with you with a Laotian cooking class. A local chef will help you select ingredients from their garden before the lesson. Afterwards, enjoy your creations beside the Kuang Si Falls, and cool off with a dip in its beautiful pools.
2 HELP SAVE THE BEARS IN LAOS
At the foot of Laos’ tropical Kuang Si waterfalls, you’ll find the Free the Bears wildlife sanctuary, which has been rescuing sun and moon bears from the illegal wildlife trade since 2003. Learn about their crucial work on a behind the scenes tour of the sanctuary, during which time you’ll meet the resident bears and even prepare them a special meal.
3 THAI JUNGLE TRAILS
Spend a day trekking in the jungle-swathed hills around Chiang Mai, a scenic paradise where you can enjoy any number of unforgettable experiences. Meet minority hill tribes, visit organic coffee plantation
4 DISCOVER BANGKOK’S SECRETS
From hidden canals to women-led Muay Thai academies and historic districts like Kudi Chin, there’s more to Bangkok than most people ever imagine. Uncover its secrets on a personalised private tour
5 CRUISE PHANG NGA BAY
Take a longtail boat through the otherworldly Phang Nga Bay, where immense limestone towers erupt dramatically from the emerald waters. A quarter of the size of Halong Bay, but no
6 TREK THE KINABALU RAINFORESTS
Dating back over 130 million years, the Kinabalu rainforest is one of Earth’s most important biological sites, with innumerable species of endangered flora and fauna. Keep an eye out for the rare Rafflesia plant, which produces the world’s largest individual flower.
7 SEPILOK ORANGUTAN SANCTUARY
This state-run orangutan sanctuary has been ‘re-wilding’ baby orangutans since 1964. Hear all about it on a visit to the centre’s nursery, where you’ll see the babies learning crucial life skills, before taking a walk in the forests where the released orangutans now live independently.
8 MANGROVES & FIREFLIES
Take a wildlife-spotting cruise through the mangrove forests of Kuching National Park, home to proboscis monkeys, Irrawaddy dolphins and estuarine crocodiles. Come sunset, watch in awe as fireflies congregate in the overhead