Sandakan - Gomantong Cave & Kinabatangan River Cruise Print

About Gomantong Caves : Concealed within an enormous limestone hill, The Gomantong Cave is Sabah’s most extensive cave systems, well-renowned for bats, swiflets and scattered with prized swiflets’ nest. There are two cave complexes - Simud Hitam (Black Cave) soaring up to 90 meters high and the more accessible of the two, and Simud Putih (White Cave), where the more valuable nests are found. Simud Hitam is a five- minute walk from the registration Centre. A well-maintained boardwalk gives you easy access to do some exploring or watch the skilled harvesters at work.

Situated on the river bank of Lower Kinabatangan River, approximately 2 hours drive from Sandakan Town, the lodge is built on stilts from local hardwood materials and are beautifully designed to blend into nature giving a unique local native ambience in the midst of the tropical rainforest. A boardwalk connects the jetty, restaurant and all the chalets. It offers comfort and peaceful relaxation as well as a base for exploration of the incredible diversity of plant, mammal and bird life at the Kinabatangan region.

Birdlife is especially rich here including eight species of hornbills, kingfishers, egrets, darters, owls, kites, eagles, broadbills, doves, storm storks, herons, hawks, ospreys, falcon, pheasants, parakeets, bee eaters, woodpeckers, pittas, bulbuls, forktails, babblers, warblers, flycatchers, orioles, flowerpeckers, spiderhunters, among others.

A chance to get close with the wildlife of Borneo here including the endemic Borneon pygmy elephant, endemic proboscis monkeys, gibbons, macaques, orang utans, Sumatran rhinos, estuarine crocodiles, wild boars, sun bears and many others.

Lodge Facilities

• 12 semi-detached and 12 detached chalets. 
• All rooms come with two queen size beds while 6 detached chalets come with a king sized bed.
• All rooms equipped with air-conditioning, private attached bathroom with hot and cold shower facilities, towels and toiletries. 
• The restaurant comes with a bar by the riverside provides an ideal setting for dining and relaxation. 
• Internet facilities and WIFI facilities are available at the restaurant.
• The lodge provides a family lounge, gift shop, an enclosed garden and river jetty.
• Hair Dryer
• Laundry Services
• Amenities 

Daily Activities

• Guided jungle trekking
• Jetty fishing
• River cruises along the Kinabatangan River. River tours are conducted by boats powered by electric motors and four stoke outboard engines.
• Lodge programs