Malaysia small group trips

March to October is the drier season and the best time for this trip. From November to February the monsoon brings heavier rain to Sabah's east coast and the Kinabatangan can flood, so we run fewer departures then. It is hot and humid all year, with afternoon showers.

Answer for Borneo: Sabah, Kinabalu Park and the Kinabatangan River

Easy. Walking is mostly on boardwalks and short forest trails, the longest about 1 to 2 hours at Kinabalu Park. The heat and humidity are the main effort. Every walk has an easy option, and you can rest at the lodge between boat trips.

Answer for Borneo: Sabah, Kinabalu Park and the Kinabatangan River

Solo travellers pay the same trip price plus a single supplement of CAD 540 for a room of their own, shown up front with no surprise at checkout. If you would rather share, ask us when you book. Solo guests get the same rooms, seats, boats and tables as everyone else.

Answer for Borneo: Sabah, Kinabalu Park and the Kinabatangan River

The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests, so the whole group fits in one boat on the river, boards and unloads quickly, and stays quiet at the viewing platforms in Sepilok.

Answer for Borneo: Sabah, Kinabalu Park and the Kinabatangan River

Choose a start date and request to book. We confirm your place within 24 hours, and no payment is taken until we do. Prices are per person sharing a room, with taxes; the small group starts from CAD 3,170 and the private trip from CAD 5,705.

Answer for Borneo: Sabah, Kinabalu Park and the Kinabatangan River

Citizens of Canada, the US, the UK and most of Europe do not need a visa for a tourist stay. Fill in the Malaysia Digital Arrival Card in the three days before you land, and expect a second passport stamp on arrival in Sabah, which runs its own immigration check.

Answer for Borneo: Sabah, Kinabalu Park and the Kinabatangan River

The west coast is usually drier from December to February and June to August. It is hot and humid all year with short afternoon showers, and wettest around April and from September to November. The Cameron Highlands are cool year round.

Answer for Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, the Cameron Highlands and Penang

Yes. A room of your own is from CAD 695 more, shown before you book, with no surprise at checkout. If you are happy to share, tell us when you request to book and we let you know whether another solo traveller on your date wants to share a twin room.

Answer for Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore: Bangkok to Singapore overland

Canadian and US passport holders can enter all three without a visa for a short tourist stay; other passports may need one, and we confirm the current rules when you book. Each country also asks for an online arrival card in the days before you enter, and we send the links.

Answer for Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore: Bangkok to Singapore overland

November to April. The Andaman Sea around Krabi and Phi Phi is calmest then, and Bangkok is drier. From May to October monsoon seas can cancel boats. Malaysia and Singapore have short downpours in any month, and March to May is the hottest stretch in Bangkok.

Answer for Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore: Bangkok to Singapore overland