Malaysia, Borneo & Singapore: Nature, Wildlife & City

Your flight arrives in Kuala Lumpur, where our representative meets you and transfers you to your stylish city hotel. The evening is free to rest, or to take in the illuminated Petronas Towers from the park at their feet.

A full day in the Malaysian capital. The colonial heart of Merdeka Square, the National Mosque and the old railway station in the morning; the Batu Caves with their towering golden statue and cave temple, and the views from the Petronas Towers skybridge in the afternoon. An evening at a buzzing hawker street for satay and laksa.

A short morning flight to the island of Penang and its UNESCO-listed capital, George Town. After checking in to your heritage hotel, an afternoon walking tour through the Straits-Chinese shophouses, the clan jetties, Khoo Kongsi clan temple and the famous street-art lanes — ending with a first taste of Penang's legendary street food.

A morning visit to the Kek Lok Si temple, the largest in Malaysia, and the funicular up Penang Hill for views across the island and the strait. The afternoon is free for the shophouse boutiques, a Peranakan mansion museum, or an optional guided street-food tour. A relaxed island day.

A flight across the South China Sea to Sandakan in Malaysian Borneo, and a transfer to Sepilok. This afternoon, the world-famous Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, where orphaned and rescued orangutans are returned to the wild — you watch them swing in to the feeding platform from a boardwalk through the rainforest.

A morning visit to the Sun Bear Centre, then a transfer to the mighty Kinabatangan River — Borneo's wildlife corridor — and your riverside rainforest lodge. A first afternoon river cruise in search of proboscis monkeys, macaques, hornbills and, with luck, wild orangutans and pygmy elephants along the banks.

A full day of wildlife on the river, timed around the cool, active hours. A dawn cruise as the mist lifts and the forest wakes, a restful midday at the lodge, and a dusk cruise as the proboscis monkeys settle to roost along the banks. An optional gentle boardwalk walk reveals the rainforest at close quarters.

A morning river cruise, then a transfer and short flight across Borneo to the coastal city of Kota Kinabalu, beneath the great bulk of Mount Kinabalu. A free afternoon and evening to enjoy the waterfront, the markets, and a famous Bornean sunset over the South China Sea from a seafront restaurant.

A flight south to Singapore, the gleaming garden-city finale. Our representative transfers you to your stylish hotel in the heart of the city. A free evening — perhaps a first drink overlooking the illuminated Marina Bay, or a hawker-centre dinner to ease back into city life.

A full day in Asia's most sophisticated city. The Gardens by the Bay with their towering Supertrees and cooled conservatories in the morning; the colonial Civic District, the Raffles Hotel and the river quays in the afternoon. An evening at a hawker centre or a rooftop bar to toast the journey.

A morning among Singapore's cultural quarters — the temples and shophouses of Chinatown, the colour of Little India, the Arab Street district — or a return to the Botanic Gardens. The afternoon is free for Orchard Road, a spa, or simply rest before the journey home.

A transfer to Changi Airport — a destination in itself, with its waterfall and gardens — for your onward flight, with the assistance of our representative. The end of a journey from the rainforests of Borneo to the gardens of Singapore.