Wildlife Holidays Worldwide Blog: Customer Comments - Borneo's Rainforest Odyssey

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Customer Comments - Borneo's Rainforest Odyssey - August 2008

"Wildlife Worldwide was recommended to us by friends as we were looking for a company that offered a wide range of wildlife focused holidays. We decided early on New Year's Eve that we wanted to visit Borneo but we had quite a few questions about the trip so we sent Wildlife Worldwide an email. We were very impressed that by 10am on January 2nd (when most of us still have a hangover!), that not only had we received a reply, but all our questions had been fully answered. That was a very good start and from then on we found our consultant Estelle was very efficient, knowledgeable and friendly. The pre-departure information was also very helpful. It gave us a good introduction to the culture of Borneo, the type of wildlife we might see and suggestions for useful items to pack. We were particularly grateful for the suggestion of jungle boots and leech socks!

We chose the "Rainforest Odyssey" as the itinerary seemed to be well paced and it offered a wide and varied series of locations for us to visit with differing types of wildlife. We particularly liked the fact that local guides were used in each area we visited and each of our guides was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. We had most looked forward to seeing the orang-utans at Sepilok and the turtles on Selingan Island and these were indeed wonderful wildlife experiences. But the real star of the holiday was the rainforest itself. It is just teeming with life. It's hard to explain this incredible sight and all the sounds and smells that go with it. We loved our jungle treks as it made us feel like intrepid explorers, and one of our guides had been taught by his father how to survive in the jungle when he was just a small boy. The holiday was a truly great adventure for us.'

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