Bradt Travel Guide - BorneoBorneo's biodiversity is among the richest in the world.The first guide to focus on Malaysian Borneo and Brunei, this book gives full details on where and how to see the island's colourful flora and fauna. Tropical rainforest and rivers cover over 70% ofMalaysian Borneo, and this lush habitat is home to hundreds of unique species, from the jelly green snake and bearded pig to the proboscis monkey. Trek through one of the region's national parks or catch a glimpse of an orang-utan. Traditional rural lifestyles,tribal influences and ethnic variety also offer the visitor a rewarding cultural experience; take part in island festivities, spend the night in a longhouse or shop in the bustling markets. Borneo can provide for adventure travellers, divers and even sunbathers.Over 27,000 UK visitors travelled to Borneo in 2007, up 10% on the previous year. |
Contents
GENERAL INFORMATION | 1 |
Geography 3 Climate 4 History 4 Government | 15 |
Language 22 Religion and spirituality 24 Culture | 27 |
Chapter 2 | 37 |
West Coast Sabah 175 | 58 |
BRUNEI | 116 |
PART | 123 |
History 125 Getting there and away 127 Local tour | 144 |
Northeast Sabah | 199 |
Southeast Sabah | 211 |
PART FOUR SARAWAK | 225 |
Southern Sarawak | 245 |
Central Sarawak | 259 |
Northern Sarawak | 269 |
Language | 287 |
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accommodation adventure Airlines airport Bajau Bandar Seri Begawan beach Bintulu boat Bornean Bradt Brunei Darussalam budget Bukit buses Café Cave chalets Chinese city centre coast coastal coffee shops conservation Crocker Range cultural daily Danum Valley Datu dishes diving festival fish flights Floor food stalls forest Gadong Gunung homestays Iban indigenous Islamic island JALAN Jerudong jungle Kadazandusun Kampung Kinabalu Park Kinabatangan Kota Kinabalu Kuala Belait Kuching Kudat Labuan Limbang Lodge longhouse lowland Malay Malaysia Malaysian Borneo mangrove Merdeka Miri Mosque Mount Kinabalu Muara Mulu Museum National Park noodles orang-utans orchids organise palm Pantai park HQ pasar proboscis monkey Pulau rafflesia rainforest Resort restaurants rice river rooms Sabah and Sarawak Sandakan Sarawak seafood Semporna shopping centre Sibu species Sultan Sungai tamu Tanjung Tawau taxi Temburong tour operators Tourism town Trail trees treks trip tropical Tutong village waterfront Wildlife