Borneo Vacations, Things to Do Part 1

Borneo Tours and Travel Planning for Nature Lovers

2.5 million years ago, Borneo was one with Java, Sumatra, Malay Peninsula, Sulawesi, and many of smaller islands between, forming a great mass of land called Sundaland. Mother nature nurtured it to produce amazing kinds of floras and faunas. After the sea level rose, Borneo was completely separated and begun its own unique evolution which happened to its inhabitants, made it a place of unique species which cannot be found anywhere in the world

National Parks

Borneo's rainforest is one of the oldest rainforests int the world and the sea that surrounding it contains one of the richest  marine ecosystems in the world. Borneo has a great system when it comes to national parks, giving nature lovers a one of a kind chance to explore vast range of natural habitats, from alpine highland to a lowland rainforest, marine forld, limestone caves, lakes, grasslands, and mangroves. Two of the most recommended national parks are the Mulu National Park and Kinabalu Park, both were declared World Heritage Sites in 2000 for their ecological systems and amazing biological diversity in the park.

Flora & Fauna

Orang Utan

infamous insect traps

Rafflesia, beautiful but smells like corpse

Many plants and animals species endemic to Borneo are unique from years of solitary evolutions. The only island where you could found Borneon gibbon and funny-looking proboscis monkey. Another rare species endemic to Borneo and Sumatra is orang utan (orang means people, and utan means forest). The only great ape of Borneo and one of the species where wild populations are still exist inside the forest. You could also found elephants, which smaller than its Asian counterparts. One of the biggest mysteries in Borneo's species, although many people and historian believe that the elephants are gift from the neighboring kingdoms which eventually allowed to roam free in the forest.

High humidity and warm weather are the reasons why plants species in Borneo could exceed the numbers of plants species in whole Africen continent. Unique species such as The Rafflesia, exotic orchids, and pitcher plants can be found in most parts of Borneo's jungle. For orchids enthusiasts, there are more than 800 species could be found inside the Kinabalu Park. 

Entrance to Kinabalu Park

Mulu Limestones formation

The good part is, it is only a small fraction of Borneo wild inhabitant's wonders. There are more species discovered as more areas become explorable in the recent days.