Borneo Wildlife Photography Tour

This photography tour through Borneo offers a rare chance to work across a range of wild environments — from coastal rainforest to cave systems, lowland rivers, and remote primary jungle. It’s not just a wildlife trip with a camera; it’s an opportunity to slow down, observe, and shoot in some of Borneo’s most ecologically rich habitats. In Sepilok, you'll have time to photograph orangutans during feeding — not just portraits, but movement, interaction, and behaviour. The nearby Bornean Sun Bear Centre allows close-range shots of these rarely seen animals in naturalistic enclosures. The Rainforest Discovery Centre adds forest birds, aerial perspectives from the canopy walkway, and dramatic late-afternoon light. Along the Kinabatangan River, you’ll shoot from small boats — a stable, low-angle platform ideal for capturing proboscis monkeys, hornbills, and crocodiles. Light conditions shift fast here, offering real-time practice with exposure, composition, and patience. A visit to Gomantong Cave adds low-light challenges and surreal scenes of bats, swiftlets, and birds of prey. In Tabin, there’s more freedom to explore on foot — trekking to mud volcanoes and waterfalls, photographing wildlife licks, and joining dusk drives or night walks. Finally, the Danum Valley Conservation Area is your chance to work in pristine primary rainforest, with trails and canopy platforms that give new angles for shooting orangutans, forest elephants, and rare birds. This isn’t a rushed tour — it’s structured time in varied habitats with space to shoot, refine your technique, and build a meaningful, place-based portfolio.