Borneo (Bradt Travel Guide) (Country Guides): Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei (Bradt Travel Guides) - Softcover

Tamara Thiessen

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9781841622521: Borneo (Bradt Travel Guide) (Country Guides): Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei (Bradt Travel Guides)

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ISBN 10: 1841622524 ISBN 13: 9781841622521

Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides, 2008

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Borneo's biodiversity is among the richest in the world.The first guide to focus on Malaysian Borneo and Brunei, this book gives full details on where and how to see the island's colourful flora and fauna. Tropical rainforest and rivers cover over 70% of Malaysian Borneo, and this lush habitat is home to hundreds of unique species, from the jelly green snake and bearded pig to the proboscis monkey. Trek through one of the region's national parks or catch a glimpse of an orang-utan. Traditional rural lifestyles, tribal influences and ethnic variety also offer the visitor a rewarding cultural experience; take part in island festivities, spend the night in a longhouse or shop in the bustling markets. Borneo can provide for adventure travellers, divers and even sunbathers. Over 27,000 UK visitors travelled to Borneo in 2007, up 10% on the previous year.

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The biodiversity of Borneo is one of the greatest in the world, with tropical rainforest and rivers covering over 70 percent of Malaysian Borneo. Borneo is one of just two places where the Orangutan has survived, and there are hundreds of unique flora and fauna species. This is the first English-language guide focusing exclusively on Malaysian Borneo & the Sultanate of Brunei. It offers all the practical advice you'd expect, but with a deep and vivid insight into Borneo, its nature, people, sites, countryside and cities.

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