Bako National Park: Borneo's Wildlife Eden - 8-Hr Adventure

The park was amazing and our guide, Julian, was one of the best guides I’ve ever had. Brighton Travel, however, not so much. I first inquired about the rate for a solo traveler, and was told that I would have to book for two people. I said I would be happy to join a group and they said there was no group going that day. So I paid for two people, even though I was only solo. I was there for work and this was my one day off so I wanted to make the most of it. On the day of the trip, however, I found out that I was with a group. The group was fun, and the people were wonderful, but I think it is unethical to charge for a solo trip when it is actually a group trip. I asked for a partial refund and they refused. I would not use this company again.

Loved the experience. Great for city dwelling folks like us to learn about the rain forest and wild lives. Julian (the tour guide) was very knowledgeable and thoughtful in leading us through this fun and educational journey. However, it is important to come prepared with raincoat or poncho, proper hiking shoes (perhaps waterproof), and adventurous attitude.

Our guide Jason was wonderful, leading us into the park and showing us the wildlife. Three types of monkey, leemur, bearded pigs, plus three snakes, amongst the highlights.

Great guide that took care of everything. Saw plenty of proboscis monkeys. Very professional and highly recommended.

We were able to see all of the main animals, all very close to the visitors centre. Our guide was very knowledgeable.

We had a personal tour with Elvin, and he showed us around the Bako Natiolpark wtihin looking for all the wildlife. He knows a lot and you can ask him anything - he will tell you! Good day Trip, very good organised

I had a great guide for this visit, very well experienced and with the best information of the place, flexible and considering all the time my well being. 100% recommended, the guide was named Jason, he is able to explain everything about a very rich amd complex culture in Borneo, Sarawak, Kuching and the parks

Paid to much to see the unusual shape sandstone rock. Just a one hour return boat ride for most visitors where the boatman wait to grab you. The rock is smaller than we imagined but we got photos and crossed off our list. Luckily, we saw the errawaddy dolphins en route back that made the trip.

Well-organised tour. I was contacted by whatsapp by the tour guide (JayBee) the evening before the trip to confirm the pick-up time from our hotel, and we were driven from our hotel to the Bako national park jetty, and then sent by speedboat to the national park itself. From there we were given the option of what level of difficulty trail we wanted to go on. We chose an easier trail for my mum's benefit, and we still managed to see a variety of wildlife including silver-leafed monkeys, long-tailed macaques, proboscis monkeys, a viper, butterflies, spiders, terminites nests, crabs... Part of the walk was on boardwalk planks but the last part of the trail was on a track through the jungle. We finished our hike at the beautiful Tanjung Paku beach where we were picked up by speedboat and shown the sea stacks from the water. We opted to return to Kuching for a late lunch with our guide rather than have it at the canteen in the national park headquarters in order to give us more options. Our guide JayBee was very knowledgeable about the history and nature of Sarawak and gave us lots of information about Kuching and Sarawak throughout the day,

A great day out! Would have liked to walk more of the trails but in the group you confir to the majority! Our guide was over qualified! Knew every plant ! Boat ride was good and smooth!