{"id":10390,"date":"2026-07-06T11:33:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/?p=10390"},"modified":"2026-07-06T11:39:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:39:25","slug":"malaysian-borneo-into-the-heart-of-the-rainforest-where-nature-still-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/en\/malaysian-borneo-into-the-heart-of-the-rainforest-where-nature-still-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaysian Borneo: into the Heart of the Rainforest, where Nature still rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10390\" class=\"elementor elementor-10390 elementor-10389\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17d9ff92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17d9ff92\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1febda91\" data-id=\"1febda91\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-065b867 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"065b867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Malaysian Borneo: into the Heart of the Rainforest, where Nature still rules<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ae664c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ae664c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e92cf6\" data-id=\"1e92cf6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06160a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"06160a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/shop2_E4A0223-rpzwy86c9a30ccke8f0i9l2qa050cshy7ib42jn11a.jpg\" title=\"Before dawn, ,Danum Valley, Malaysian Borneo\" alt=\"Prima dell&apos;alba, ,Danum Valley, Borneo malese\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad1f4fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad1f4fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e36840a\" data-id=\"e36840a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95357bb section-align-left section-mobile-align-center section-size-default subtitle-style-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-section-heading\" data-id=\"95357bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"section-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading headingstyle-default\"><div class=\"section-title-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"entry-title section-title\"><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"section-description clearfix\"><div class=\"section-description-inner\"><p>There are still places on Earth where nature remains completely in control. Malaysian Borneo is one of them. In the eastern state of Sabah lies one of the oldest tropical rainforests on the planet\u2014a vast green wilderness that shelters an extraordinary diversity of life and offers unforgettable encounters with some of Southeast Asia's most iconic wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>My journey unfolded across three remarkable destinations: <strong>Sepilok<\/strong>, the <strong>Kinabatangan River<\/strong>, and the <strong>Danum Valley<\/strong>. Each offers a very different experience, yet they all share one defining feature: total immersion in one of the world's last great rainforests.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa1efec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa1efec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab908d3\" data-id=\"ab908d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5324f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5324f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A6792.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Black hornbill ( Anthracoceros malayanus), the couple, Rainforest Discovery Center, Sepilok, Borneo, Malaysia\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA0NDgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tYXVyaXppb2xhbmluaS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDdcL0U0QTY3OTIuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A6792-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10448\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A6792-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A6792-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A6792-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A6792-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A6792-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A6792-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A6792.jpg 1420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d40c4f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d40c4f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A1A3256.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Bornean pigmy elephant ( Elephas maximus borneensis), Kinabatangan river, Sabah, Malaysia\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA0NDksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tYXVyaXppb2xhbmluaS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDdcL0ExQTMyNTYuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A1A3256-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10449\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A1A3256-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A1A3256-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A1A3256-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A1A3256-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A1A3256-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A1A3256-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A1A3256.jpg 1420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae2cbec\" data-id=\"ae2cbec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba461a section-align-left section-mobile-align-center section-size-default subtitle-style-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-section-heading\" data-id=\"5ba461a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"section-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading headingstyle-default\"><div class=\"section-title-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"entry-title section-title\"><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"section-description clearfix\"><div class=\"section-description-inner\"><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sepilok: The Gateway to the Rainforest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For many wildlife enthusiasts, Sepilok is the perfect introduction to Borneo. Surrounded by regenerating rainforest teeming with wildlife, it provides an ideal starting point for understanding the island's unique ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p>The undisputed star is the orangutan, the very symbol of Borneo. At the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, orphaned and rescued animals\u2014many confiscated from the illegal wildlife trade\u2014are carefully prepared for a gradual return to life in the wild. Watching these magnificent apes swing effortlessly through the forest canopy or build their evening nests is an experience that is difficult to put into words.<\/p>\n<p>Just a short walk away is the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre, dedicated to the world's smallest bear. Naturally shy and rarely seen in the wild, sun bears can be observed here while learning about the conservation efforts aimed at protecting this vulnerable species.<\/p>\n<p>But Sepilok offers far more than its famous mammals.<\/p>\n<p>The Rainforest Discovery Centre (RDC), located within the Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve, is one of the finest places in Malaysian Borneo to experience tropical rainforest without embarking on an extended jungle expedition. Established to promote environmental education and rainforest conservation, it features an outstanding canopy walkway suspended more than 25 metres above the forest floor. Observation towers provide breathtaking views across the treetops, offering exceptional opportunities to watch birds at eye level.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f273e64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f273e64\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04176b6\" data-id=\"04176b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-774a57f section-align-left section-mobile-align-center section-size-default subtitle-style-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-section-heading\" data-id=\"774a57f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"section-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading headingstyle-default\"><div class=\"section-title-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"entry-title section-title\"><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"section-description clearfix\"><div class=\"section-description-inner\"><p>Beyond the canopy walk, an extensive network of well-maintained trails winds through primary rainforest. Visitors can also explore a botanical garden showcasing orchids and carnivorous plants, while the visitor centre explains the remarkable biodiversity of Borneo's forests.<\/p>\n<p>Wildlife is everywhere. Hornbills, trogons, pittas, kingfishers, bulbuls, drongos and numerous birds of prey inhabit the canopy, while giant squirrels, macaques, langurs and an astonishing variety of insects complete this extraordinary ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>The Rainforest Discovery Centre is widely regarded as one of Sabah's finest and most accessible nature destinations. Personally, I would recommend spending at least two full days here to fully appreciate both its wildlife and photographic opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Around 25 kilometres from Sandakan lies the Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary, one of the best places in Borneo to observe the endemic proboscis monkey (<em>Nasalis larvatus<\/em>), instantly recognisable by the oversized nose of the adult males.<\/p>\n<p>The sanctuary has an interesting history. In the 1990s, the landowner abandoned plans to convert the entire area into an oil palm plantation after discovering a resident population of proboscis monkeys. Instead, the site became a privately managed sanctuary dedicated to their protection.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f6893e\" data-id=\"3f6893e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ee6828 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ee6828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A9191.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Young male orangutan 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A5774.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Proboscis monkey(Nasalis larvatus), dominant male, Labuk Bay, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA0NTIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tYXVyaXppb2xhbmluaS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDdcL0U0QTU3NzQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A5774-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10452\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A5774-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A5774-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A5774-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A5774-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A5774-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A5774-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A5774.jpg 1420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-58a6d89\" data-id=\"58a6d89\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03c7b36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03c7b36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A8162.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Rusty millipede (Trigoniulus corallinus), Kinabatangan river, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA0NTMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tYXVyaXppb2xhbmluaS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDdcL0U0QTgxNjIuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A8162-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10453\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A8162-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A8162-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A8162-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A8162-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A8162-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A8162-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A8162.jpg 1420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-225d0d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"225d0d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0e09d3\" data-id=\"b0e09d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfaf98b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cfaf98b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A1152.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Crimson-winged woodpecker(Picus puniceus), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA0NTQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tYXVyaXppb2xhbmluaS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDdcL0U0QTExNTIuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A1152-682x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10454\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A1152-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A1152-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A1152-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A1152-800x1201.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A1152-600x901.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A1152.jpg 946w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e2b03c\" data-id=\"9e2b03c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05670ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"05670ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A6266.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus),  Kinabatangan river, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA0NTUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tYXVyaXppb2xhbmluaS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDdcL0U0QTYyNjYuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A6266-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10455\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A6266-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A6266-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A6266-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A6266-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A6266-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A6266-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A6266.jpg 1420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3617e4d\" data-id=\"3617e4d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3278e20 section-align-left section-mobile-align-center section-size-default subtitle-style-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-section-heading\" data-id=\"3278e20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"section-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading headingstyle-default\"><div class=\"section-title-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"entry-title section-title\"><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"section-description clearfix\"><div class=\"section-description-inner\"><p>Two observation platforms, connected by boardwalks through the mangroves, allow visitors to watch the monkeys from only a few metres away. Twice daily, staff provide a limited food supplement that encourages the animals to visit while still relying primarily on their natural diet. Adult males, females carrying young, silvered langurs with their striking orange infants, hornbills, monitor lizards and numerous mangrove birds are all regularly encountered.<\/p>\n<p>In my opinion, Labuk Bay is absolutely worth visiting if your goal is to photograph proboscis monkeys at close range. For a completely wild viewing experience, however, nothing compares to exploring the Kinabatangan River. Ideally, visit both\u2014they offer two very different yet complementary wildlife experiences.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7ef6d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7ef6d3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad9a810\" data-id=\"ad9a810\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d094df1 section-align-left section-mobile-align-center section-size-default subtitle-style-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-section-heading\" data-id=\"d094df1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"section-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading headingstyle-default\"><div class=\"section-title-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"entry-title section-title\"><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"section-description clearfix\"><div class=\"section-description-inner\"><p><strong>The Kinabatangan River: Borneo's Wildlife Highway<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If Sepilok introduces visitors to Borneo's biodiversity, the Kinabatangan River showcases it on an even grander scale.Stretching for over 560 kilometres, it is Malaysia's second-longest river and flows through vast floodplains, oxbow lakes, freshwater swamps and riverine forests that support one of the highest concentrations of wildlife in Southeast Asia.Most excursions take place by boat at dawn and dusk, when animal activity reaches its peak. Every bend in the river has the potential to reveal something unexpected.Wild orangutans, proboscis monkeys, long-tailed and pig-tailed macaques are among the most sought-after species, while magnificent hornbills cross overhead with their unmistakable, powerful wingbeats.One of the greatest highlights is the chance to encounter the Bornean pygmy elephant feeding along the riverbanks or even swimming across the river. Saltwater crocodiles are ever-present, often lying motionless on muddy banks as they wait patiently for prey.For birdwatchers, the Kinabatangan is nothing short of paradise. Multiple species of kingfishers, fish eagles, herons, storks, forest raptors and countless passerines ensure that no two river cruises are ever the same.After sunset, the rainforest undergoes a remarkable transformation. Owls, slow lorises, tarsiers, arboreal snakes and a fascinating variety of amphibians emerge during night excursions, revealing an entirely different side of the forest.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f24a8d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f24a8d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8a28ca\" data-id=\"b8a28ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3490389 section-align-left section-mobile-align-center section-size-default subtitle-style-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-section-heading\" data-id=\"3490389\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"section-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading headingstyle-default\"><div class=\"section-title-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"entry-title section-title\"><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"section-description clearfix\"><div class=\"section-description-inner\"><p><strong>Danum Valley: Into the Primeval Forest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The highlight of the journey is undoubtedly the Danum Valley Conservation Area.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike many forests elsewhere in Borneo, this rainforest has never been logged. Towering trees rise to heights of more than 80 metres, and some individuals are centuries old. Walking beneath this immense canopy feels like stepping into an ecosystem that has remained largely unchanged for millions of years.<\/p>\n<p>The atmosphere here is unlike anywhere else in Sabah. Silence is broken only by the haunting calls of gibbons at dawn, the constant chorus of cicadas, and the rustle of unseen animals moving through the dense vegetation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-adb7e39\" data-id=\"adb7e39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6836aaf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6836aaf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a74901\" data-id=\"2a74901\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5a9eb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5a9eb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A4632.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Rhinoceros hornbill(Buceros rhinoceros),  Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA0NTYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tYXVyaXppb2xhbmluaS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDdcL0U0QTQ2MzIuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A4632-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10456\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A4632-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A4632-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A4632-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A4632-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A4632-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A4632.jpg 947w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-295465c\" data-id=\"295465c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c66c901 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c66c901\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A7127.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Buffy fish owl (Ketupa ketupu),Kinabatangan river, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA0NTcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tYXVyaXppb2xhbmluaS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDdcL0U0QTcxMjcuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A7127-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10457\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A7127-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A7127-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A7127-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A7127-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A7127-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A7127-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A7127.jpg 1420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-321d58d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"321d58d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-54e1b79\" data-id=\"54e1b79\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a123f98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a123f98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A0151.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Samarinda reed snake(Calamaria hilleniusi),Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA0NTgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tYXVyaXppb2xhbmluaS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDdcL0U0QTAxNTEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A0151-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10458\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A0151-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A0151-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A0151-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A0151-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A0151-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A0151-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A0151.jpg 1420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5976995\" data-id=\"5976995\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-480f7d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"480f7d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A9124-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Asian vine snake (Ahaetulla prasina),Danum Valley,  sabah, Borneo, Malaysia\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA0NTksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tYXVyaXppb2xhbmluaS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDdcL0U0QTkxMjQtMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A9124-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10459\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A9124-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A9124-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A9124-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A9124-1-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A9124-1-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A9124-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A9124-1.jpg 1420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e37594 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e37594\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f258072\" data-id=\"f258072\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-023af73 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"023af73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A1A3189.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Bornean pigmy elephant( Elephas maximus borneensis), Kinabatangan river, Sabah, Malaysia\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA0NjAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tYXVyaXppb2xhbmluaS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDdcL0ExQTMxODkuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A1A3189-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10460\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A1A3189-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A1A3189-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A1A3189-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A1A3189-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A1A3189-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A1A3189-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A1A3189.jpg 1420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7b3788\" data-id=\"b7b3788\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecf1a36 section-align-left section-mobile-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial section-size-default subtitle-style-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-section-heading\" data-id=\"ecf1a36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"section-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading headingstyle-default\"><div class=\"section-title-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"entry-title section-title\"><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"section-description clearfix\"><div class=\"section-description-inner\"><p>Danum Valley is one of the world's finest places to search for elusive rainforest mammals. Besides orangutans, it is home to all five species of Bornean wild cats, including the incredibly rare Sunda clouded leopard, as well as civets, mouse deer, flying squirrels, pangolins and numerous primates.<\/p>\n<p>Birdlife is equally spectacular. Colourful pittas\u2014among the most difficult rainforest birds to observe\u2014great argus pheasants, several hornbill species, serpent eagles and many Bornean endemics make Danum Valley a dream destination for wildlife photographers and birdwatchers alike.<\/p>\n<p>Night drives and guided walks reveal yet another world: brilliantly coloured frogs, remarkable insects, geckos, snakes and an astonishing diversity of smaller creatures that testify to the rainforest's extraordinary biological richness.<\/p>\n<p>Trekking here is both demanding and immensely rewarding. Temperatures inside the forest regularly reach 34\u201336\u00b0C (93\u201397\u00b0F), humidity approaches 100%, and trails become steep, slippery and exhausting after heavy rain. Yet this challenge is precisely what makes the experience unforgettable. Fully immersing yourself in the forest through early morning walks, late afternoon excursions and night safaris offers the greatest chance of witnessing the incredible diversity of life hidden beneath the canopy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b2f177 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b2f177\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cbd8bd\" data-id=\"5cbd8bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f32e69e section-align-left section-mobile-align-center section-size-default subtitle-style-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-section-heading\" data-id=\"f32e69e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"section-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading headingstyle-default\"><div class=\"section-title-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"entry-title section-title\"><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"section-description clearfix\"><div class=\"section-description-inner\"><p><strong>A Rainforest Worth Protecting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Travelling through Borneo also means confronting the realities of conservation.<\/p>\n<p>The relentless expansion of oil palm plantations has fragmented vast areas of rainforest, threatening many of the island's most iconic species. Travelling between destinations, the road passes endless plantations, making it impossible not to think about the countless square kilometres of ancient forest that have disappeared in the name of economic development.<\/p>\n<p>This is why protected areas such as <strong>Sepilok<\/strong>, the <strong>Kinabatangan<\/strong> <strong>River<\/strong> and <strong>Danum Valley<\/strong> are so vitally important. They provide essential refuges for some of the world's most remarkable wildlife and demonstrate how responsible nature tourism can make a meaningful contribution to rainforest conservation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-746aecd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"746aecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A1A3105.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Horsfield&#039;s tarsier ( Cephalophacus bancanus), Kinabatangan river, Sabah, Malaysia\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA0NjEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tYXVyaXppb2xhbmluaS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDdcL0ExQTMxMDUuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A1A3105-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10461\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A1A3105-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A1A3105-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A1A3105-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A1A3105-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A1A3105-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/A1A3105.jpg 947w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9fd6ac\" data-id=\"c9fd6ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa53052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa53052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A7422-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Black-and-red broadbill  (Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos), Kinabatangan river, Sabah, Borneo,  Malaysia\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA0ODgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tYXVyaXppb2xhbmluaS5pdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDdcL0U0QTc0MjItMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A7422-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10488\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A7422-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A7422-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A7422-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A7422-1-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A7422-1-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A7422-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A7422-1.jpg 1420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a3a112 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a3a112\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A0121.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Small-toothed palm civet(Arctogalidia trivirgata),Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo\" 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class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2dd8888 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2dd8888\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8df239f\" data-id=\"8df239f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a6b8bd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a6b8bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A9632-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A9632-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A9632-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4A9632.jpg 1420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fe55bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9fe55bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b56101\" data-id=\"7b56101\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a36653\" data-id=\"0a36653\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db2aaf2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db2aaf2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78f9c30\" data-id=\"78f9c30\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec414a1 section-align-center section-mobile-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial section-size-default subtitle-style-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-section-heading\" data-id=\"ec414a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"section-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading headingstyle-default\"><div class=\"section-title-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"entry-title section-title\"><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"section-description clearfix\"><div class=\"section-description-inner\"><p><strong>The Call of the Rainforest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A journey through Borneo cannot be measured simply by the number of species seen.It is a deeply sensory experience\u2014a world of intense humidity, the scent of wet earth, distant calls echoing through the trees and sudden wildlife encounters that leave you speechless. It is the humbling feeling of standing inside a rainforest that existed long before humans arrived and, one hopes, will continue to thrive for generations to come.<\/p>\n<p>For wildlife photographers, birdwatchers and anyone who loves the natural world, Borneo is far more than a travel destination. It is one of those rare places that leaves a lasting impression\u2014somewhere you do not simply visit, but truly experience.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e776c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e776c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fc67df\" data-id=\"0fc67df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2825476 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2825476\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95d3368\" data-id=\"95d3368\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are still places on Earth where nature remains completely in control. Malaysian Borneo is one of them. In the eastern state of Sabah lies one of the oldest tropical rainforests on the planet\u2014a vast green wilderness that shelters an extraordinary diversity of life and offers unforgettable encounters with some of Southeast Asia\u2019s most iconic wildlife. My journey unfolded across three remarkable destinations: Sepilok, the Kinabatangan River, and the Danum Valley. Each offers a very different experience, yet they all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10446,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[83],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-journal-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10390"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10508,"href":"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10390\/revisions\/10508"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauriziolanini.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}