Headhunters Trail
| 7 Days 5 Nights USD$2,180 per person |
| Highlights |
| •Tour is considered quite intense involving average trekking average 5 miles per day • MUST BE PHYSICALLY & MENTALLY PREPARED •Stay at an original longhouse & experience the traditional way of longhouse's living and partake in their hospitality •Challenging walk/trek through mountainous areas where the orang utan still occur in the wild. •Trek through world's largest rock chamber - Deer Caves |
| Itinerary |
| Day 1 - Depart on Malaysia Airlines. |
| Day 2- Upon arrival into Miri, you will be meet & transfer to Rihga Royal Hotel . Overnight. |
| Day 3- After early breakfast this morning, depart on short flight to Limbang. Upon arrival, overland transfer to Medamit jetty to go on longboat (one hour depending on water level) to Rumah Bala longhouse, ethnic dwelling of the Iban tribe of Sarawak. Overnight at the longhouse with local meals cooked by your guide and the host family of the longhouse. While you are here in the longhouse, please feel free to ask the longhouse chief on their traditions and customs and you will be entertained with their tribal folklore. BD |
| Day 4- Breakfast in the longhouse and continue by longboat upriver to Mentawai to register our entry for Mulu. Continue on longboat for just a short distance upriver and disembark and start our trek on the Headhunter’s trail (developed by the Kayan tribe over a century ago during the headhunting and warring days). Trek time is between 5-6 hours and is fairly flat with only one major river crossing. Arrive at Camp 5 late afternoon and dinner and overnight at the camp. BD |
| Day 5- Depart from camp after breakfast to trek to Kuala Litut (or Berar depending on water level). Trek time is 2-3 hours to the pick up point where our longboat will take us downriver to Mulu. On the way lunch will be at the Clearwater resthouse. You may want to visit the Wind and Clearwater Caves today (or do this on another day while you are at the resort) or have a swim in the Clearwater pool. Proceed on longboat downriver and arrive at the Park chalet for check-in and overnight stay.BLD |
| Day 6- Free day this morning after breakfast. In the afternoon at 2.00pm, overland to the Mulu National Park and visit the Deer & Lang Caves, which is comfortable plankwalk through the jungle. Await exit of the bats on the observation point outside the cave and return to resort late evening for overnight park chalet. BL |
| Day 7- Breakfast at own leisure until your morning departure by flight back.B |
Package Includes:
•Roundtrip economy class airfare from Los Angeles to Borneo on Malaysia Airlines
•Domestic airfare within Borneo
•All transfers with local English speaking guide/driver
•Meals as indicated - B Breakfast, L Lunch, D Dinner
•All Entrance Fees in places of visit
•2 nights accommodation Kota Kinabalu
•1 night Selingan island chalet
•2 nights accommodation at Sukau
•2 nights accommodation Borneo Rainforest Lodge
•Fuel surcharge estimated at approx USD325 per person
•Domestic airfare within Borneo
•All transfers with local English speaking guide/driver
•Meals as indicated - B Breakfast, L Lunch, D Dinner
•All Entrance Fees in places of visit
•2 nights accommodation Kota Kinabalu
•1 night Selingan island chalet
•2 nights accommodation at Sukau
•2 nights accommodation Borneo Rainforest Lodge
•Fuel surcharge estimated at approx USD325 per person
Price includes $350 fuel surcharge imposed by airlines. Fuel surcharges is subject to change without notice. Price does not include government-mandated taxes and fees, including international departure tax, customs, user fees, security fee, passenger facility charges, foreign airport taxes totalling up to $70 depending on the itinerary.
Departures from Newark (Mon/Thurs/Sat) extra USD200 pp
Weekeend surcharges apply extra USD50 pp
Valid travel dates from August 21 - November 30, 2008. Other departures dates available upon request
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