World School Camp Borneo
Dates: Saturday 5 - Tuesday 15 June 2027 (11 days, 10 nights)
Fly in to: Kuala Lumpur. Fly home from: Kuching
Includes: your flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kuching
Group: small group of families, minimum 20 travellers
From: AUD 2,599 per adult
Eleven days in Malaysia
You start with three nights in Kuala Lumpur, fly to Kuching in Borneo for four nights, and finish with three nights at a beach resort on the Damai Peninsula.
The guided tours are mostly half days, so there's time left over for the pool and for the kids to hang out together. The camp suits homeschooling and worldschooling families, but it's open to every family, and kids of all ages are welcome.
What do we do each day?
Day 1 · Saturday 5 June · Arrive in Kuala Lumpur. Fly in and head to the Verdant Hill Hotel in the city. Check-in is from 3:00 pm and the rest of the day is yours. Optional extra: a private transfer from KLIA to your hotel, or extra nights in Kuala Lumpur before the camp.
Day 2 · Sunday 6 June · Kuala Lumpur city tour. A guided half day of about 3.5 hours. Photo stops at the Petronas Twin Towers, the King's Palace and the National Monument, a drive past the National Mosque, then the National Museum, Merdeka Square and the Sultan Abdul Samad Building, a batik centre and a chocolate boutique. The afternoon is free.
Day 3 · Monday 7 June · Batu Caves and the countryside. Another half day. Watch pewter being cast, polished and engraved at Royal Selangor, see batik designed and printed by hand, then climb the 272 steps to the Hindu temple cave at Batu Caves.
Day 4 · Tuesday 8 June · Fly to Kuching. The group flies to Kuching in Borneo together. The flight and the transfers at both ends are included. Check in at the Imperial Hotel Kuching.
Day 5 · Wednesday 9 June · Kuching heritage walk. A four hour guided walk from 9:00 am along the waterfront, past the old shophouses on Carpenter Street, the Tua Pek Kong temple, the Chinese History Museum, India Street, Brooke Dockyard and the open-air market. It finishes at the Sarawak Museum.
Day 6 · Thursday 10 June · Orangutans and a sunset river cruise. Leave at 8:00 am for Semenggoh, where rescued orangutans live semi-wild in the forest and often come in at feeding time. Back to the city for lunch and a rest, then at 5:00 pm a sunset cruise on the Sarawak River past stilt-house villages, Fort Margherita and the Astana.
Day 7 · Friday 11 June · Free day in Kuching. Rest and explore the city on your own. Optional extra: Matang Wildlife Centre or a day at Bako National Park.
Day 8 · Saturday 12 June · Sarawak Cultural Village, then the beach. Check out early and spend the morning at the Sarawak Cultural Village at the foot of Mount Santubong. Walk through Bidayuh, Iban and Orang Ulu longhouses, a Penan hut, a Melanau tall house, a Malay house and a Chinese farmhouse, and watch the dance show. Then on to Damai Lagoon Resort.
Day 9 · Sunday 13 June · Free day at Damai. A day for the beach and the pool. Optional extras: a day trip to Satang Island for swimming and snorkelling, or the Santubong wildlife cruise in the late afternoon, looking for dolphins, fireflies and crocodiles.
Day 10 · Monday 14 June · Free day at Damai. Another day on the beach before heading home.
Day 11 · Tuesday 15 June · Fly home from Kuching. Check-out is 12:00 pm, then head to Kuching Airport for your flight home. Optional extra: a private transfer from Damai to Kuching Airport, or extra nights at Damai.
Our local partner may need to shuffle the order of a day for weather or local events. If that happens we'll let you know as early as we can.
What's included in the price?
Your flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kuching on Tuesday 8 June, booked by us for the whole group
10 nights' accommodation: 3 at Verdant Hill Hotel Kuala Lumpur, 4 at the Imperial Hotel Kuching and 3 at Damai Lagoon Resort, or hotels of the same standard if one isn't available
Breakfast every day from Sunday 6 June
Every guided tour in the itinerary, run privately for our group with an English-speaking guide. The sunset river cruise is on a shared boat
Entry fees for everything in the itinerary
Airport transfers on the Kuala Lumpur to Kuching travel day
The drive from Kuching to Sarawak Cultural Village and on to Damai
Malaysia's tourism tax on your hotel rooms
What isn't included?
International flights. Book into Kuala Lumpur arriving Saturday 5 June and home from Kuching on Tuesday 15 June. Most airlines will let you book this as a multi-city trip.
Airport transfers on arrival and departure day. Add them as optional extras, from AUD 100 per vehicle.
Lunches and dinners
Optional day trips, travel insurance, visas, porterage and personal spending
What can we add on?
Matang Wildlife Centre, Friday 11 June. Sarawak's main wildlife rehabilitation centre, about 50 minutes from Kuching inside Kubah National Park. Rescued orangutans, sun bears, bearcats, civets, sambar deer, barking deer, porcupines and crocodiles live in large enclosures, and the aviaries hold hornbills, cockatoos and owls. A 4 hour tour with an 8:00 am pick-up, entry, an English-speaking guide and return transfers.
Bako National Park, Friday 11 June. Sarawak's oldest national park, a short drive and a 30 minute boat ride from Kuching. Guided walks looking for proboscis monkeys, silver leaf monkeys, bearded pigs and pitcher plants, with lunch at the park. About 6 to 7 hours.
Santubong wildlife cruise, from Damai. A late afternoon boat trip through the mangroves looking for Irrawaddy dolphins and proboscis monkeys, then fireflies and crocodiles after dark. About 3 to 3.5 hours with light refreshments. Wildlife sightings aren't guaranteed.
Satang Island day trip, from Damai. A short drive to the fishing village of Kampung Buntal, then a boat out to Satang Island, part of Sarawak's first marine national park, set up to protect sea turtles. Swimming and snorkelling, with a packed lunch and hotel pick-up from Damai. About 5 to 6 hours.
Airport transfers, priced per vehicle each way. KLIA to your Kuala Lumpur hotel on Saturday 5 June: AUD 115 by car (up to 2 people) or AUD 180 by minivan (up to 6). Damai to Kuching Airport on Tuesday 15 June: AUD 100 by car or AUD 120 by minivan. Transfers between 11:00 pm and 7:00 am carry a 50% surcharge from our local partner, passed on at cost.
Extra nights in Kuala Lumpur before the camp, or at Damai after it.
Ask us for prices on the day trips and extra nights.
How much does it cost?
Per person, twin or triple share, including your flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kuching:
Adults 18+: AUD 2,599
Teens 12 - 17: AUD 2,499
Children 2 - 11: AUD 2,149
Infants under 2: AUD 199
How do we book?
An AUD 50 deposit per person holds your place.
Change your mind within 14 days of paying it and you get it all back. That gives you two weeks to sort out international flights before you're committed.
We'll confirm the camp is running by Friday 30 April 2027. Your balance is due then, not before.
If we have to cancel, you choose a full refund of everything you've paid us or a move to another camp.
Common questions
Where do we fly in and out?
Fly into Kuala Lumpur on Saturday 5 June 2027 and home from Kuching on Tuesday 15 June 2027. The flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kuching on Tuesday 8 June is included, and we book it for the whole group.
Are airport transfers included?
The transfers on the Kuala Lumpur to Kuching travel day are included. Your arrival in Kuala Lumpur and your departure from Kuching are optional extras, from AUD 100 per vehicle.
What should we wear at Batu Caves?
It's a working Hindu temple, so shoulders and knees need to be covered, for adults and kids. Wear comfortable shoes too, there are 272 steps.
Will we definitely see orangutans?
The orangutans at Semenggoh are semi-wild and live in the forest around the centre. They often come in at feeding time, but it's up to them, so we can't promise it.
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