BV-60: DANUM VALLEY 3D/2N

07.55 Meeting with the guide at Lahad Datu city airport. Registration at the city office, introductory instructions.
09.30 The drive from the city to the hotel takes about 2.5 hours.
The territory of the protected area – Danum Valley – is 438 square kilometers. This is the most protected and least disturbed area of ​​tropical forest in Southeast Asia. The tallest trees in the world grow here.
Danum Valley is home to many animals that are also protected, such as elephants, orangutans, clouded leopards, gibbons and a huge number of birds.
In January 2019, an international team of scientists announced the discovery of a giant tree in the Danum Valley. Its height is 100.8 meters (the previous record was 94.1 meters in 2016). The giant tree found is the first hundred-meter tropical tree recorded in the world. In addition, it is the tallest known flowering plant in the world. The team of scientists gave the tree (a species of yellow meranti) the name ‘Menara’, which means ‘tower’ in Malay. According to preliminary calculations, a tree without roots could weigh 81,500 kilograms. First, the giant is found by flying over the forest and measuring the trees with a laser. But to prove the real height of the tree, a person climbs the tree with a measuring tape and physically measures it. According to scientists, it is the humid air and the location of the forest in the valley, where there are no strong winds, that contribute to the growth of trees.
12.00 Arrival at Danum Valley Rainforest Lodge, lunch.
14.30 Presentations in the conference hall.
15.00 Walk through the rainforest on bridges suspended in the treetops. Walk across 300 meter long bridges suspended 26 meters above the ground.
19.00 Dinner at the hotel.
20.30 Night drive in an open car to observe nocturnal animals by flashlight.
Overnight at Borneo Rainforest Lodge.

07.00 Breakfast at the hotel.
09.00 Morning hike through the rain forest to the lookout point with a wonderful view of the valley. On the way, you will see the burial site of the Kadazan Dusun ethnic group, locally known as ‘coffin rock’. On the way back, take a dip in a small waterfall to refresh yourself after the hike.
12.30 Lunch at the hotel.
15.00 A walk through the rain forests, which will end with a ride down the Danum River in inflatable rings.
19.00 Dinner at the hotel.
20.30 A night walk through the forest with a flashlight, when nocturnal animals and insects are active.
Overnight at Borneo Rainforest Lodge.

07.00 Breakfast at the hotel, free time.
12.00 Lunch at the hotel.
13.30 Departure to the airport in the city of Lahad Datu.