Experiences · Danum Valley

River & waterholes

The Danum and Segama rivers are the forest's slow avenues.

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What it is

River & waterholes, properly done

The Danum and Segama rivers are the forest's slow avenues. Tubing drifts you past kingfishers and monitor lizards; gentle cruises open the canopy overhead; and the natural pools are the finest possible end to a trek.

What you'll see

Kingfishers, hornbills crossing the river corridor, monitor lizards on the banks, and — at dawn and dusk — whatever comes down to drink.

Best time & conditions

River levels shift with the rains: tubing is best at moderate flow, and your guides call it day by day. Pools are at their clearest in drier spells.

Where it runs from

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Runs from

Borneo Rainforest Lodge

Tubing and river frontage from the chalets.

Runs from

Danum Valley Study Centre

The Segama suspension bridge and river study walks.

Related packages

Itineraries built around it

Riverside Slow — 4D3N Young Naturalists — 5D4N

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