Key Details:
Event: Sepilok Sandakan
Date: 04-07 March 2027
Location: Sandakan (Sabah)
Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Altitude: max 180 m asl
Meeting time: 12:00 pm
Meeting point: Sandakan Airport
Registration:
Participation fee: RM850.00 (Malaysians) - RM910.00 (non-Malaysians)
Minimum participants: 15
Maximum participants: 30
Registration Deadline: 01/02/2027
Participation Form: Required
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Pay the Commitment Fee of RM100.00 as soon as possible.
Pay the Deposit once you have been informed that the event is confirmed.
After payment, place yourself on the Attendees list in Meetup.
Have a gps navigation app installed on your phone and make sure that it is working properly. [More info].
If you can't make it,Β remove yourself from the Attendees list in Meetup before the event starts.
Ho(s)tels.
Twin or triple sharing in ho(s)tels.
Nights included: 04-06/03/2027
Bring enough drinks and snacks, especially carbohydrates.
For this trip, isotonic drinks are not a luxury.
Meals and drinks are not included in the package price.
If it has rained, some sections may be muddy and quite a few stretches may be soggy.
Wear shoes with a good tread to prevent slipping.
No slippers, Crocs, or shoes/sandals without a proper strap.
Some sections have no tree canopy, so protect yourself against the elements.
We do hike through jungles - dress accordingly.
Skipping a hike is possible as long as we spend two nights in the same accommodation place. Β
Have a working GPS navigation app.
We will hike together at all times for safety reasons.Β
All hikes will take place in a rainforest setting which is comparable to those on the peninsula. Β
Please be at the meet-up place on 04/03/2027 before 12:00 pm.
Please be responsible and do not litter. Do not leave any rubbish along the track.
The hikes will take place unless, for any reason, your safety cannot be guaranteed.
Purchasing a travel insurance is compulsory.
You will receive a Recommendations File a few weeks before the event.
A WhatsApp group will be created once the event is confirmed.
Day 1 - 04/03/2027
Arrival in Sandakan before 12:00 pm.
Pick-up by van from the airport at 12:00 pm.
Visit Sandakan Memorial Park.
Sandakan Heritage Trail.
(Sunset) Hike Bukit Buli Sim Sim.
Overnight in ho(s)tel in Sandakan.
Day 2 - 05/03/2027
Hike Leila Loop.
Hike IOI Peak.
Overnight in ho(s)tel in Sandakan.
Day 3 - 06/03/2027
Visit Rainforest Discovery Centre.
Hike Kabili Falls Trail.
Visit Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre.
Overnight in ho(s)tel in Sandakan.
Day 4 - 07/03/2027
Free and easy/return flight
KL Hiking Membership is free.Β
Participation fee for this event: RM850.00 per person (Malaysian) - RM910.00 per person (non-Malaysian).Β
Payment schedule:
RM100.00 - Commitment Fee
RM250.00 - Deposit by 01/11/2026Β - RM310.00 (non-Malaysians)
RM200.00 - Instalment #1 by 01/12/2026
RM200.00 - Instalment #2 by 01/01/2027
RM100.00 - Balance by 01/02/2027
Payable at current account RHB 21231200103594 in favour of KL Hiking PLT.Β
DuitNow ID: LLP0041768LGN
Please do NOT pay using the DuitNow QR code as this will incur extra costs.
Cancellation policy (no exceptions) in case you can't find a replacement yourself:
Between 01/11/2026 and 30/11/2026 : No refund of the paid deposit and maximum 50% of the paid instalments minus RM50.00 administration costs.
Between 01/12/2026 and 31/12/2026 : No refund of the paid deposit and maximum 25% of the paid instalments minus RM50.00 administration costs.
On or after 01/01/2027: No refund whatsoever.
transfer from the airport provided travelling with the group
ho(st)el accommodation in Sandakan on Days 1, 2 and 3
transfers to and from the trailheads
transfers to visitors centres as per the itinerary
visit Sandakan Memorial Park and Heritage Trail
visit Rainforest Discovery Centre and Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre
hike Sandakan Heritage Trail, Bukit Buli Sim, Sim, Leila Loop, IOI Peak, RDC and Kabili Falls Trail
entrance fees RDC and Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre
organisation and coordination of the group logistics and routes
Not included - all what is not explicitly included, especially:
airfare/transport to and from Sandakan
airport transfer to the airport
all mealsΒ
all drinksΒ
private expenses (phone calls, battery charging, internet, laundry, drinks and snacks, entrance fees, souvenirs, etc.)
all expenses outside the group event (eg accommodation in case of unforeseen return)