Malay Civet - Shutterstock / Anuradha Marwah
Tabin Wildlife Reserve / Deramakot
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Malay Civet - Shutterstock / Anuradha Marwah
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Tabin Wildlife Reserve / Deramakot
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Wildlife
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Access
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Stay
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Safety
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Photo
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Crowds
42
Cost
99
Birding
Tabin Wildlife Reserve and Deramakot are two of Sabah's best-known mammal-watching and rainforest photography areas, with orangutans, Bornean elephants, gibbons, hornbills, civets, flying squirrels, leopard cats, and rare nocturnal mammals. The combined entry represents the specialist Sabah lowland-forest wildlife circuit.
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Wildlife Species
Bornean orangutan and gibbons
UncommonMammal · Best time: Morning
Bornean elephant
UncommonMammal · Best time: Forest tracks and edges
Civets, flying squirrels, leopard cat, and nocturnal mammals
UncommonMammal · Best time: Night drives
Hornbills, pittas, broadbills, and forest birds
CommonBird · Best time: Morning
Geography
- Terrain
- Lowland dipterocarp forest, logged forest, rivers, mud volcanoes, forest tracks
- Elevation
- Lowland Sabah forest
- Climate
- Humid equatorial rainforest
- Area
- Specialist wildlife reserves in eastern and central Sabah
Weather
- Best Months
- MarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptember
- Avg. Temperature
- 22-33°C
- Rainfall
- Drier months help road access and night drives, but rain is possible year-round
- Humidity
- 75-100%
Getting There
Nearest Airport
Lahad Datu, Sandakan, or Kota Kinabalu depending on reserve
Operator-dependent transfers, forest roads, and night-drive logistics
Transport
- Borneo mammal-watching trip
- Nocturnal wildlife photography route
- Sabah birding and rainforest circuit
Where to Stay
Tabin and Deramakot wildlife lodges or chalets
Mid-range to PremiumLodge or Chalet · Core wildlife access
Lahad Datu or Sandakan hotels
Budget to Mid-rangeHotel · Transit bases
Location
5.3000, 117.5500View larger map
