Nature Lodge Kinabatangan - All Inclusive

Very good experience in Kinabatangan River. I highly recommend this resort to expend a few days doing different activities such as night walk in the jungle, boat cruise (if you’re lucky you could see Elephants). Good food, well cleaned!!!

The crew is very nice and the chalets are very good and clean. I would recommend coming here with family and friends. There is a lot monkeys to see and we managed to see few different types of hornbill. Overall it's a great experience and highly recommended

The staff at the lodge are very welcoming g and accommodating. My bungalow was very comfortable and the air conditioning worked very well. I was relocated to this property because the tour I booked which included other activities ended up being full at my original accommodation. My only downside was that construction was going in but the staff are wonderful a d the food very good. They offer a full program of nature activities which I appreciated.

I stayed here during November 2023 for a 3D2N trip and it was great! We stayed in the bigger dorms which had 3 bunk beds and to be fair they were clean, with mosquito repellent. The bathrooms could be better though as it was a shared one between the us and the other guests and was semi-outdoors. It didn't have water sometimes but was never fixed despite informing the staff about it. We went on a 6am morning cruise every day and an afternoon one, with breakfast included. The breakfast is a typical buffet with lots of food options. Our guides Mohammed and Omar were exceptionally good at spotting animals such as crocodiles and hornbills, and we stopped once in a while to see them, however we were not lucky enough to see the pygmy elephants. The receptionist was really friendly - she talked to us a lot and her daughter was the sweetest kid you'll ever meet! Overall this experience is great for animal lovers and photographers as it was interesting to see Borneo's wildlife, but don't expect a luxury experience at the lodge - the rusticity makes it better!

We stayed here for 2 nights. We were picked up from Sandakan by Alan, a really nice friendly driver, who took us on to Sepilok. There we had lunch (as we didn’t do the orangutan and bear sanctuaries with the company the lunch was not covered). We then had a two hour drive to the jetty on the Kitabanangan River. When we arrived after a short river crossing we were amazed by the place itself. They’ve done so well to incorporate the place into the jungle, it really did feel as though we were right in the heart of the forest. The river safari was incredible. Our guide Raswan was so knowledgable, interesting and he was great at spotting animals. Within minutes he was showing us proboscis monkey groups, macaques, various bird species and amazingly an orangutan after only about 20 minutes! The night walk was equally if not more incredible, as again was Raswan, pointing out amazing nocturnal animals like whip scorpions, snakes, a slow loris and civets, and telling us about them. We stayed in a dorm, which was perfectly nice! To our surprise there was also air-con which was definitely needed for us! The lodges themselves are nice, with various chill-out spots where you can chat with fellow guests. The food was also delicious, with 3 meals included within the price of the booking. If you want to visit, which I highly recommend, ensure you bring plenty of powerful mosquito repellent, as they are absolutely everywhere, particularly on the daytime jungle walk. Also bring some kind of waterproof (poncho etc) as it does rain a lot and as long as there isn’t strong lightening the river cruises still go ahead!

We made de 3D2N packs and the experience was incredible. The most enjoyable part of the trips were the rivers cruises while finding the wildlife. Be prepared for the exciting night walks and the other activities that the people of the Nature Lodge Kinabatangan will offer you!!!

Amazing experience. The guide showed an incredible knowledge of the animals and their environment. We saw a lot of monkey species, orangutans, birds even elephants (small supplement)... I would completely repeat it and recommend it!!!

Great stay at Nature Lodge Kinabatangan! We saw orang utans, elephants, and a whole tree full of proboscis monkeys. Great way to visit Sungai Kinabatangan on a (relatively) low budget. Lodges are fairly basic, but air conditioned and clean. You're out and about most of the time anyway so it doesn't matter too much