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Kinabatangan river (all images)

With a total length of 560 kilometers the Sungai Kinabatangan river in Sabah is

the second longest river in Malaysia, and flows from the mountains of southwest Sabah the Sulu Sea, east of Sandakan. While the upstream part of the river has been heavily logged, the dual threats of piracy and flooding have kept its lower reaches largely free of development and as a consequence the lower Kinabatangan river area is full of wildlife. It is the largest forested plain in Malaysia and was designated as a wildlife sanctuary in 1999. The area where wildlife is most easily viewed is close to the village of Sukau, 134 km from Sandakan.
The Kinabatangan River is one of the most biodiverse areas in the world and is home to a remarkable variety of wildlife, including proboscis monkeys, orangutans, pygmy elephants, crocodiles, and a vast array of bird species. The river and surrounding forests are part of a protected area known as the Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, which was established in 2007 to conserve the area's unique ecosystem.
How to get to the Kinabatangan river
The small city of Sukau can be easily reached by car from Sandakan. The closest airport is the one in Sandakan.
Accommodation
In Sukau there are a number of guesthouses, lodges and homestays, some bookable via the international booking portals.


01 Guesthouse jetty	02 Boats in the river	03 Riverbank with dense jungle	04 Kinabatangan river in Sukau


05 Kinabatangan river in Sukau	06 Jackfruit tree	07 River and jungle at the Temonggoh limestone rock formation	08 River and jungle at the Temonggoh limestone rock formation


09 Jungle treetops	10 River and jungle at the Temonggoh limestone rock formation	11 Riverbank with dense jungle


12 Riverbank with dense jungle	13 Water hyacinth	14 Riverbank with dense jungle	15 Riverbank with dense jungle	16 Village mosque


17 Old Ben lodge	18 Jetty of Sukau rainforest lodge	19 Boat with tourists	01 Houses


02 House and telecommunications tower	03 Houses on main street	04 Harbour and jetty	05 School building


06 Main square	01 Orangutan mother with baby	02 Black fly	03 Borneo pygmy elephant


04 Borneo pygmy elephant	05 Borneo pygmy elephant	06 Borneo pygmy elephant grazing	07 Borneo pygmy elephants feeding	08 Borneo pygmy elephants


09 Borneo pygmy elephants	10 Borneo pygmy elephant	11 Borneo pygmy elephant	12 Borneo pygmy elephant	13 Borneo pygmy elephant


14 Proboscis monkey colony	15 Female proboscis monkey	16 Proboscis monkey colony	17 Male proboscis monkey	18 Male proboscis monkey


19 Male proboscis monkey	20 Male proboscis monkey	21 Macaque monkeys cleaning each other	22 Macaque monkey	23 Monitor lizard resting on tree


01 Kinabatangan river	02 Boats on Kinabatangan river	03 Macaque monkey	04 Macaque monkey


05 Macaque monkey	06 Macaque monkey	07 Monitor lizard	08 White heron	09 Macaque monkey


10 Macaque monkey	11 Macaque monkey	12 Macaque monkey	13 Macaque monkey	14 Macaque monkey


15 Boat with tourists	16 Macaque monkey	17 Jerdon baza hawk	18 Oriental dollarbird


19 Kinabatangan river	20 Rhinoceros hornbill	21 Rhinoceros hornbill	22 Rhinoceros hornbill


23 Rhinoceros hornbill	24 Rhinoceros hornbill	25 Rhinoceros hornbill	26 Rhinoceros hornbill	27 Female proboscis monkey


28 Crocodile	29 Crocodile	30 Crocodile	31 Crocodile


32 Crocodile	33 Female proboscis monkey	34 Azure kingfisher	35 Azure kingfisher


36 Azure kingfisher	37 Azure kingfisher	38 Black swiftlet birds	39 Black swiftlet birds


40 Black swiftlet birds	41 Civet	42 Civet	43 Tawny fish owl	44 Tawny fish owl


45 Tawny fish owl	46 Black and red broadbill birds

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