MALAYSIA

It is most likely that over the next few years Malaysia will become one of the very top game and sport fishing destinations. The Spratlys, off the north west coast of Sabah, is Malaysia’s premier sport fishing destination.

This exquisite deepwater area, with coral atolls rising from depths of 2000 metres, is strictly controlled and there is no commercial fishing. Black, blue and striped marlin, yellowfin, bigeye and dogtooth tuna, wahoo, giant trevally, dorado, barracuda and big sharks are found here.

Fishing the Spratlys is a ‘live on board’ experience, spending seven days and six nights on a fully equipped vessel catering for groups of six to ten anglers.

The world orang utan population is under severe pressure due to the large-scale destruction of tropical rain forests, and due to poaching for the pet trade. With the establishment of the Sepilok Rehabilitiation Centre, a major step was taken to help arrest the population decline.

There are usually about twenty five young orphaned orang utans in the nursery as well as around eighty living free in the reserve, gradually being conditioned to live a true wild life.

Walkways go deep into the forest so visitors can see the apes in their natural habitat.