{"id":3648,"date":"2018-07-03T23:00:02","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T13:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/?p=3648"},"modified":"2022-06-15T14:00:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T04:00:39","slug":"tailor-made-tour-borneo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/tailor-made-tour-borneo\/","title":{"rendered":"Tailor-Made Tour of Borneo: Top Five Reasons Why One Could Be for You"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Borneo is the third-largest island in the world. If you have a passion for nature, wildlife, and adventure, you will fall in love with Borneo. This unique destination is an eclectic mix of culture and memorable nature-based travel experiences. With so much on offer, we think the best way to see Borneo is on a tailor-made tour!<\/h2>\n<p>Don\u2019t believe us? Keep reading to learn about John &amp; Charyl&#8217;s recent tour of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/malaysia-borneo\/\">Borneo<\/a> and their top five reasons to visit the country on a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/private-tours\/\"> private tailor-made tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>1. Max Flexibility and Max Choice<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Borneo is a truly remarkable place where the great outdoors thrive and the local people welcome you into their traditions and lifestyle. There are so many places you will want to visit. Float down the Kinabatangan River spotting wildlife as you go or stand in the shadow of the majestic Mt Kinabalu.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3711\" style=\"width: 880px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Jungle-river-on-the-interior-of-Borneo.jpg\" class=\"broken_link\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3711\" class=\"wp-image-3711 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Jungle-river-on-the-interior-of-Borneo.jpg\" alt=\"Exploring by river gives close nature encounters\" width=\"870\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Jungle-river-on-the-interior-of-Borneo.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Jungle-river-on-the-interior-of-Borneo-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Jungle-river-on-the-interior-of-Borneo-768x426.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3711\" class=\"wp-image-3711 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20870%20483%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Exploring by river gives close nature encounters\" width=\"870\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20870%20483%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 870w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Jungle-river-on-the-interior-of-Borneo.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Jungle-river-on-the-interior-of-Borneo-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Jungle-river-on-the-interior-of-Borneo-768x426.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Jungle-river-on-the-interior-of-Borneo.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exploring by river gives close nature encounters<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Not everyone likes to stick to the trail and some people like ultimate flexibility when travelling. On a tailor-made tour, you can pick and choose your itinerary to best suit your needs. For John and Charyl, while travelling in Borneo they woke up one morning with a tea craving! Problem solved, their guide quickly organised a change in itinerary and they were off to visit the Sabah Tea plantation at Ranau.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>2. Can\u2019t pick which Borneo tour to do because they all sound amazing? No need to choose, combine them all!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It can often be overwhelming looking at the sheer number of tours on offer to you and you can find yourself making a pro and con lists narrowing down and still have three tours you can\u2019t choose between. With tailor-made tours all your problems are solved because you can combine your favourite parts of all tours<strong>. <\/strong>Combining the Kuching Adventure, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/malaysia\/tours\/\">Kota Kinabalu City Stay<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/malaysia\/tours\/\">Wildlife Adventure<\/a> to create a unique Borneo experience. For John and Charyl, with the added bonus of a few extra days for independent travel opportunities, the trip was a huge success.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3712\" style=\"width: 880px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kinabalu-NP-1.jpg\" class=\"broken_link\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3712\" class=\"wp-image-3712 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kinabalu-NP-1.jpg\" alt=\"Kinabalu National Park\" width=\"870\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kinabalu-NP-1.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kinabalu-NP-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kinabalu-NP-1-768x426.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3712\" class=\"wp-image-3712 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20870%20483%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Kinabalu National Park\" width=\"870\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20870%20483%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 870w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kinabalu-NP-1.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kinabalu-NP-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kinabalu-NP-1-768x426.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kinabalu-NP-1.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kinabalu National Park<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>&nbsp;3.&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Extra-privatised travel<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As a couple, John and Charyl preferred to travel privately with the opportunity to receive \u2018one on one\u2019 treatment with private guides and drivers. This added independent free time meant the trip was an extraordinarily special holiday. There really is no better way to experience Borneo than with your own local expert. Be guided through Kinabalu National Park, a magnificent botanical garden with an amazing experience at Poring Canopy Walkway through a very narrow suspension bridge 40 metres above the forest canopy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3713\" style=\"width: 880px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Mt-Kinabalu.jpg\" class=\"broken_link\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3713\" class=\"wp-image-3713 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Mt-Kinabalu.jpg\" alt=\"Discover the surrounds of Kinabalu\" width=\"870\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Mt-Kinabalu.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Mt-Kinabalu-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Mt-Kinabalu-768x426.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3713\" class=\"wp-image-3713 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20870%20483%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Discover the surrounds of Kinabalu\" width=\"870\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20870%20483%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 870w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Mt-Kinabalu.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Mt-Kinabalu-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Mt-Kinabalu-768x426.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Mt-Kinabalu.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3713\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Discover the surrounds of Kinabalu<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>4. Accommodation for any budget<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Accommodation across Borneo ranges from budget hotels to grand old architectural beauties and also beach resorts. The choice of hotel style and the standard is completely up to you on a tailor-made tour. For John and Charyl, the two-night stay in Aiman Longhouse Resort in Ai Batang was a standout, only accessible by speedboat. With breathtaking views of the Batang Ai National Park, the hotel was the ultimate in relaxation therapy. They also recommended The Hilton in Kuching; home to some of the best tasting meals under a modern roof.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>&nbsp;5.&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Highlights Highlights Highlights <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>With a tailor-made tour, you can pick our all your favourite destinations from group tours and pack them into your itinerary. Here are John and Charyl&#8217;s favourites.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enjoying a boat ride on the quiet waters of the Menanggul River. Seeing proboscis monkeys high in the trees is a memory you will never forget.<\/li>\n<li>Paying respects at the Australian POW War Memorial; a fine tribute to the bravest soldiers who lost their lives during the occupation of Borneo by the Japanese during World War II.<\/li>\n<li>Explore the Gomantong Caves, an intricate system of limestone caves that are home to colonies of swiftlets and also bats.<\/li>\n<li>Feast on more than your stomach can hold with rich cultural foods such as Sarawak laksa and also Sago.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_3709\" style=\"width: 880px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Gomantong-Caves.jpg\" class=\"broken_link\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3709\" class=\"wp-image-3709 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Gomantong-Caves.jpg\" alt width=\"870\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Gomantong-Caves.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Gomantong-Caves-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Gomantong-Caves-768x426.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3709\" class=\"wp-image-3709 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20870%20483%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"870\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20870%20483%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 870w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Gomantong-Caves.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Gomantong-Caves-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Gomantong-Caves-768x426.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Gomantong-Caves.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gomantong Caves<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Borneo has so much to offer for any budget and any type of traveller. With a beautiful photogenic landscape to the kind locals, you may never want to come home!<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_3714\" style=\"width: 880px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Semenggoh-Wildlife-Centre_Borneo_shutterstock_84708103.jpg\" class=\"broken_link\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3714\" class=\"wp-image-3714 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Semenggoh-Wildlife-Centre_Borneo_shutterstock_84708103.jpg\" alt=\"Search for orangutans\" width=\"870\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Semenggoh-Wildlife-Centre_Borneo_shutterstock_84708103.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Semenggoh-Wildlife-Centre_Borneo_shutterstock_84708103-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Semenggoh-Wildlife-Centre_Borneo_shutterstock_84708103-768x426.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3714\" class=\"wp-image-3714 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20870%20483%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Search for orangutans\" width=\"870\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20870%20483%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 870w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Semenggoh-Wildlife-Centre_Borneo_shutterstock_84708103.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Semenggoh-Wildlife-Centre_Borneo_shutterstock_84708103-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Semenggoh-Wildlife-Centre_Borneo_shutterstock_84708103-768x426.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Semenggoh-Wildlife-Centre_Borneo_shutterstock_84708103.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Search for orangutans<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Speak our reservations team about a private tailor-made tour today.<\/h2>\n<h2>Don\u2019t forget to check out our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/special-offers\/\">Special Offers<\/a>&nbsp;and some of our most popular blogs:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/top-5-reasons-bucket-list-borneo\/\">Top 5 Reasons to Bucket List Borneo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/extraordinary-wildlife-in-asia\/\">Extraordinary Wildlife in Asia (and How to See it for Yourself)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Borneo is the third-largest island in the world. 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