Borneo Or Thereabouts.....

[EcclesCake]

Has anyone had a holiday in this neck of the woods or can you recommend a company who is a specialist in this area?

TIA

[murraymints]

Singapore.....very nice...lots of ads in paper..I just get flight as sis lives there.

[Zacs-Master]

Kuoni

[Zeuhl]

Sabah is fantastic - great scuba diving, orang utans, landscape and lovely people

I would recommend Malaysian Borneo over Indonesian Borneo because I prefer the people, their attitude to wildlife and as an ex British colony it has a nostalgic charm in places like Sandakahn

If you are over 50 Saga do an excellent Borneo Trip

[EcclesCake]

Sorry, I cannot abide Kuoni!

Looking for a specialist travel company that covers the rainforest and diving areas plus a general comfy slobbing hotel/beach experience.

[Zacs-Master]

maybe you should have said that in your Q ;-0

[EcclesCake]

Thanks Zeuhl, I'll pursue that line.

Zacs, I did say specialist and Kuoni are very definitely a generalist company!!!

[Buenchico]

Abercrombie & Kent?
http://www.abercrombiekent.co.uk/malaysia/

[Zeuhl]

The Saga Borneo Rainforest Adventure includes trip to Sepilan Island to see Turtle hatcheries, excursions into Rainforest and to Orang Utan sanctuary at Sepilok

We extended for several days at 5 Star Resort with Dive Centre neat Kota Kinabalu - it was very cheap thru Saga

http://travel.saga.co.uk/holidays/touring-holidays/far-east/borneo-rainforest-adventure.aspx

If you are too young or don't fancy Saga, these people may be worth a look

http://www.amazing-borneo.com/

[Buenchico]

Or why not use regular flights to get to Sabah, combined with the services of one of the travel agents listed here?
http://www.sabahtourism.com/sabah-malaysian-borneo/en/

[237SJ]

Try Explore Holidays

[Zeuhl]

Sorry
Excursion out to islands was to Selingan not Sipadan

but we stayed the night in a hut on the beach and helping to release the baby turtles was fun

[EcclesCake]

We're a fair bit too young for a Saga tour!!!

Abercrombie & Kent is a generalist in the same way that Kuoni are. I'm really wanting to know about true specialists in the region who can easily put together a multi centre trip rather than me trying to pull together a half arsed itinerary...

[LoftyLottie]

Been to Brunei which was fascinating and quite different. That was 12 years ago though and I believe it has become more of a tourist stop lately. Would love to go back. I actually was visiting friends and stayed with a family who worked for the Sultan and got to see lots of things that a tourist would never see.

[Zeuhl]

This lot claim to put together customised North Borneo and they are based in London

http://www.bambootravel.co.uk/holidays-to-borneo/recommended-tours/

[Mrsspagnoli57]

Daughter going to Borneo (diving/orang outangs/Mount Kinabalu) in 2014 through Outlook Explorer's-organised for her college. They do a varied itinerary. As a sort of aside- Abercrombie and Kent and Kuoni are 'generalised' travel companies??The prices charged by both companies are huge and they seem to specialise in out of the ordinary places-hardly 'Mickey Mouse' concerns surely?

[EcclesCake]

Mrsspagnoli, thanks for your input. Not sure a student trip is what I am looking for and I really do not rate Kuoni or A&K for holidays.....sorry just not my scene, I prefer to avoid package tours.

I'm trying to find a company who can put together a bespoke itinerary, the flights and accommodation I can do easily myself....it's the transfers and other comfy, concierge services that I want sorting.

[atalanta]

Buy a few weekend newspapers, and see which ones have a Travel Advisor/holiday-troubleshooter. I know the Saturday Times does, for one. They like questions such as these, and will usually provide alternative answers, depending on how much you wish to spend.

[EcclesCake]

Thanks for the Bamboo link Zeuhl, very helpful.