Sabah’s Orangutan & Sun Bears in Sepilok

Sepilok: the best chance to see sun bears and orangutans in Sabah Sepilok located 26km from the seaside town of Sandakan may be your best chance to see orangutans and sun bears in Sabah. Tropical rainforests are probably one of the most difficult environments to find wildlife with any sort of ease. Due to the […]

Discovering Borneo’s Interior Orou Sapulot

Visitors to Sabah rarely get the opportunity to experience the local culture and the people that are at the heart of the state’s ethnic diversity. More often than not tourists will rarely step off the well-trodden trail in search of adventure, wildlife and the incredible Bornean forest. In a place located in the south-west of […]

Sayap Village Community Project Kickstarter

In June, the Sticky Rice Travel team packed their backpacks and ventured up to the sleepy village of Sayap that is situated about 2hrs drive from Kota Kinabalu nestled on the north-west face of Mount Kinabalu. Fringed by cloudy forested foothills and not far from the Kinabalu National Park boundary, Sayap offers an abundance of […]

Exploring the Lower Kinabatangan

The Kinabatangan River ecosystem is a popular destination for anyone wanting to immerse themselves in an abundance of biodiversity and to see some of Sabah’s most iconic wildlife. More often than not most visitors head to the upper Kinabatangan to stay near the small village of Sukau. The lesser known Kinabatangan Wetlands Resort offers a completely different […]

Discovering Tabin Wildlife Reserve

Nicca and I went to visit Tabin Wildlife Reserve last month to familiarise ourselves with this incredible natural area that is home to some of Borneo’s most iconic species. We definitely had an enjoyable experience there! Tabin Wildlife Reserve is located in the eastern part of Sabah, Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. The reserve comprises a […]

‘Peak of Peaks’ – Climbing Mount Kinabalu

‘It was like walking on the moon, completely bizarre and unique, it’s like nothing else’ It had been a steamy couple of days in Kota Kinabalu, the ocean breeze just enough to offer some respite from the humidity. We were ready to escape, head up the mountain to enjoy the chill of the fresh mountain […]

Danum Valley Ancient Rainforest

Danum Valley Conservation Area Nestled in the far north-east of the third largest island in the world, within the Malaysian state of Sabah lies an equatorial haven for tropical biodiversity known as the Danum Valley Conservation Area. The 130-million-year-old ecosystem is comprised of pristine primary lowland forest teeming with endemic fauna and flora that will have […]

Deep in Danum

Danum Valley Conservation Area is a 472 square kilometer preserve, and a paradise for wildlife enthusiasts, nature lovers, and scientists. The untouched and predominantly lowland dipterocarp rainforest is home to over 500 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians, and a variety of plants such as orchids, lianas, ferns, fungus and mushrooms. Along the uneven road, […]

Another Escape in Borneo

Rachel Taylor and Jody Daunton touched down in Kota Kinabalu in early April with seventeen days to explore and a jam-packed itinerary. As the founders, creators, and editors of Another Escape, they came to tell stories, and teamed up with Sticky Rice Travel to gain some insight on the wonders of Borneo. Based out of the […]

Kinabatangan Floodplain

Sticky Rice Travel’s latest video takes you down the waterways of the great Kinabatangan River. As the second-longest river in Malaysia, spanning 560 kilometers through a diverse range of habitats, the Kinabatangan floodplain has some of the highest concentrations of wildlife in Borneo. Until twenty years ago, excessive deforestation ravaged the floodplain ecology, but since the late-90s, […]