Description
Experience Sabah’s history of the infamous Sandakan-Ranau Death Marches and walk the experience of the soldiers who have lost their lives and paid homage to the locals who risked their lives to help them. Visitors will get the unique opportunity to walk a section of the Death March Track: between Nalapak and Muruk, and to visit several key POW sites. This package also includes a night stay at Sabah Tea Garden resort, the only organic tea farm in Borneo.
Highlights
Local meals
Stay at Sabah Tea Garden
Return transportation from Kota Kinabalu to Kundasang
Visit several key POW sites of Sandakan Death March
Award-winning guide experts
Ranau
Ranau is located in the West Coast of the Malaysian state of Sabah and makes up a majority of the Dusun community. Ranau is famous for it’s highland vegetables and aromatic local tea brand unlike any other.
Itinerary
Day 1:
Pick up 7.00 am from Kota Kinabalu (or your preferred location) to Kg Nabutan
Meet and walk the Sandakan Ranau Death March route to Kg Nalapak
Proceed to walk the Death March route to Kg Muruk
Return to Sabah Tea Garden
Day 2:
Visit Allen Quailey Memorial, Ranau POWs first campsite, Last Campsite Memorial at Kg Kenipir and Kundasang War Memorial
Departure to Kota Kinabalu
Sabah Tea Garden Longhouse
Experience the traditional Malaysian Borneo rainforest lifestyle and cultural setting in Sabah with a night stay at the rustic Sabah Tea Longhouses.
Day 1:
Lunch at Kg Nalapak
Dinner at Sabah Tea House
Day 2:
Breakfast
Lunch at Ranau Town
Blowpipe lesson
DIY Batik painting
Insect night walk
Tea bushes
Tea factory tour
Trekking trails to peak of Kamunsu Hill
Visit Sapaon Recreational Area
Accommodation
English-speaking guide
Meals
Tours and transfers
500 ml bottle of water (which will be replenished as you need it by your guide)
Camera
Comfortable walking shoes/boots
Insect repellent
Loose and comfortable clothing
Personal items
Shady hat
Small day pack for trekking
Sun screen
Waterproof jacket
Arrival by flights
You can fly to Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) direct from Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Johor Bahru, Labuan, Sandakan or Tawau.
Arrival by land
You can travel to Kota Kinabalu by Taxi from Kota Kinabalu International Airport (approx. 14 minutes) and by Bus from Sandakan (approx. 6 hours), from Tawau (approx. 8 hours)
In lieu of the Covid-19 pandemic, you can opt to postpone your trip once it is safe to travel again. Kindly contact the property owner for more information.
TYK Adventure Tours is a local operator licensed by the Ministry of Culture, Art and Tourism, Malaysia. The award-winning company was originally formed by very experienced adventurers whose achievements are recorded in the Malaysia Book Of Records.
