Published on Jan, 2025
What an unforgettable travel experience! Our Tour Guide was very knowledgeable of the jungle we sailed through, as well as the monkeys in the trees, so his narration and monkey-knowledge made the trip a great success. I felt as if I was on an Indiana Jones movie set as we cruised down the dark black water river through the jungle spotting monkeys in their natural environment up in the mangrove trees, constantly snapping photos of them as we sailed along.
It was very rainy the day of our cruise, so we hardly saw any fireflies that night - they don't like rain - but the monkeys and the included lunch made up for it.
Be advised it was a 2-2.5 hour drive to get to the river cruise from my Kota Kinabalu hotel on an unfinished, bumpy road, in a van with 7 other customers, one of whom made the Driver turn off the air-conditioner because she was too cold. The rest of us in the van suffered, but it wasn't the end of the world on ou trip home.
This cruise is a great experiential and educational opportunity for people of all ages to enjoy, whether travelling solo or with a partner, friends or family. I highly recommend it.