Experiences · Danum Valley

Birdwatching

Over 300 species in one forest, including all eight Bornean hornbills, seven pittas and the bird every lister comes for — the Bornean bristlehead.

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What it is

Birdwatching, properly done

Over 300 species in one forest, including all eight Bornean hornbills, seven pittas and the bird every lister comes for — the Bornean bristlehead. Danum is simply one of the great birding forests on Earth.

What you'll see

Dawn towers and the canopy walkway for hornbills, trogons and mixed flocks; the trails for pittas and wren-babblers; night walks for frogmouths and owls. Bukit Atur's sea of cloud is the classic curtain-raiser.

Best time & conditions

Birding is superb year-round; fruiting trees move the action week by week and the guides track them. Early starts are non-negotiable — the forest does not lie in.

Where it runs from

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Runs from

Danum Valley Study Centre

The birder's base: Bukit Atur, the ~33 m tower and resident specialist guides.

Runs from

Borneo Rainforest Lodge

Walkway birding at hornbill height, in comfort.

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Wings & Wonder — 4D3N Danum Intensive — 1 week

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