Archive for the ‘Borneo’ Category
Monday, April 8th, 2013
Last Chance to dive Layang Layang & Outer Reef with MV White Manta in May 2013. The best time of year and best time to see the schooling “BIG stuff”. In 2012 they had Hammerhead sightings on EVERY trip, plus many more large pelagics and stunning visibility.
Two trips available:
09 ...
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Wednesday, December 5th, 2012
Special promotion packages for Borneo Divers Mabul Resort for months of December 2012 through to February 2013.
1. Buy a 5 day, 4 night package and pay for only 3.5 nights PLUS get 50% off dive equipment rental
2. Buy a 3 night package and pay equivalent of only 2.8 nights ...
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Monday, June 4th, 2012
[caption id="attachment_2489" align="alignleft" width="660" caption="A Kelabit lady with traditional long ears"][/caption]
Traditionally the women of the Kelabit tribe of northern Borneo would use heavy brass weights to stretch their earlobes, considered to be highly attractive. Sadly this is another tradition that is fast disappearing. I once met a lady who had ...
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Monday, January 2nd, 2012
Posted in Adventure Travel, Bali, Borneo, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Symbiosis Custom Travel, Symbiosis-Travel, Thailand, Timor, Vietnam | No Comments »
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
To mark the 2011 London International Dive Show (LIDS) this weekend, 26 & 27 March, Symbiosis is pleased to offer discounts on one week dive cruises aboard the Celebes Explorer as follows:
Booking period: from now until 30 April 2011 only
Travel period: 27 March 2011 to 26 February 2012.
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Friday, December 10th, 2010
AirAsia is to launch direct flights to Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, from 12 January 2011. It will offer three flights weekly departing from the LCC Terminal in Kuala Lumpur to Sepinggan Airport, Balikpapan on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
Mostly surrounded by sea, Balikpapan is an important center of the petroleum, mining, ...
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Friday, September 17th, 2010
Borneo has amazing birdlife, and the inaugural Sabah Birdwatching Festival would be a great opportunity to learn something about them.
Contact Symbiosis Expedition Planning about making a trip to attend the show next month and perhaps trekking into the forests to look for some birds yourself!
See poster below:
Posted in Borneo, Conservation, Festivals & Festivities, Indonesia, Malaysia, Photography, Southeast Asia, Wildlife | No Comments »
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
Normally the Malaysian Borneo states of Sarawak & Sabah are blessed with abundant rainfall, but presently they are undergoing an exceptionally dry spell
Sarawak
Bako National Park is experiencing an extreme shortage of water, which means that, as far as visitors are concerned, there may be insufficient water for showering or for ...
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