A unique experience- beautiful scenery and a chance to spot wild orangutan
Gomantong Cave Sandakan的点评
点评:I have to say I was a bit deterred by the reviews here and didn’t think it would be anything special. I’m glad I went anyway because I would’ve missed out on a very unique and special experience! Our guide and driver Abdul Qayyum made this a very enjoyable and comfortable experience. Without him I don’t think I would’ve enjoyed it as much (WhatsApp +60 11-1669 5114). He even spotted multiple wild orangutans for us!
The rainforest surrounding the cave is beautiful so it was a nice walk to get to the cave. We were lucky enough to see an orangutan around the entrance! The cave itself is quite beautiful and you will enjoy it if you are a bit adventurous, the photos don’t grasp the full beauty of the cave. We went well prepared with enclosed shoes, socks tucked into pants and wore rain coats and used an umbrella in the cave to avoid and any poo incidents- but our umbrellas were actually clean at the end. I would recommend brining a torch if you’d like to see things a bit better. You do have to be brave to bear the moving path critters if you go deep inside the cave, but even if you just got in the first 20meters of the cave you can see plenty.
Aside from going into the cave, there is a viewpoint at the top of the cave which is up a lot of steep steps through some rainforest. I would say you need a moderate level of fitness to get up these steep stairs. The lookout was nice view of the rainforest and you could see down into the cave from above. We were lucky to see an orangutan from up there aswell!
We went on a rainy day and there was no one else there so this was an experience that was totally off the typical tourist track (not sure if it’s busier on sunny days). The rain made it even more beautiful.
Our guide drove us here, walked with us the whole way giving us information about the place and supplied us with umbrellas to keep us comfortable (I found him through trip advisor with many others recommending him). I would recommend hiring Abdul- I will certainly use his services again next time I am back to visit beautiful Malaysia Borneo!
(Australian father and daughter travellers- visited Aug 2024)
翻译:我不得不说,这里的评论让我有点望而却步,我觉得没什么特别的。我很高兴我还是去了,因为我错过了一次非常独特和特别的体验!我们的导游兼司机 Abdul Qayyum 让这次体验非常愉快和舒适。没有他,我想我不会这么享受这次旅行(WhatsApp +60 11-1669 5114)。他甚至为我们发现了多只野生猩猩!
洞穴周围的雨林很美,所以步行到洞穴很不错。我们很幸运地在入口处看到了一只猩猩!洞穴本身非常漂亮,如果你有点冒险精神,你会喜欢它的,照片不能完全展现洞穴的美丽。我们做好了充分的准备,穿上封闭的鞋子,袜子塞进裤子里,穿着雨衣,在洞穴里用雨伞来避免任何便便事件——但我们的雨伞最后其实是干净的。如果你想看得更清楚一些,我建议你带上手电筒。如果你深入洞穴,你必须要有勇气忍受路上的动物,但即使你只进入洞穴的前 20 米,你也能看到很多东西。
除了进入洞穴外,洞穴顶部还有一个观景点,需要爬上一些雨林中的陡峭台阶。我认为你需要有中等程度的体能才能爬上这些陡峭的楼梯。观景台可以看到雨林的美景,你可以从上面看到洞穴。我们很幸运地从那里也看到了一只猩猩!
我们去的时候是下雨天,那里没有其他人,所以这是一次完全偏离典型旅游路线的体验(不确定晴天是否更忙)。雨水让它变得更加美丽。
我们的导游开车带我们来到这里,一路陪伴我们,向我们介绍这个地方,还给我们提供雨伞让我们感到舒适(我是通过旅行顾问找到他的,很多人都推荐他)。我建议聘请 Abdul——下次我回来参观美丽的马来西亚婆罗洲时,我一定会再次使用他的服务!
(澳大利亚父女旅行者——2024 年 8 月访问)