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Tour is based on river about 1.5 hours by Van from KK - so quite long transfers. Monkey tour is short, a free hundred metres up river. They have some tame macaque monkeys which come on the boat and we saw a proboscis monkey in the distance. Mirror beach needs a clear sunset but it was very cloudy for us. The fireflies were the best bit for me.

When you go to visit animals, nature, wildlife…you are supposed to be respectfull, not bother the animals, be quiet and try to observe them in their real habitat. The people on this tour does completelly the opposite. They call the monkeys to jump into the boat to feed them and use them as they were so kind of toy, they light and screem to the fireflies to scare them and make them fly….0 respect for animals and the environment, so please do not book this tour.

Biggest disappointment of our vacation! It's just a lie because you have to drive for 3 hours one way for 1 hour trip on ATV... The commute was very dangerous because of the recklessness of the driver! I'm not recomanding, definitely!

This was a really amazing experience. I would like to especially give thanks to James not only a great tour guide, a really good photographer. When I injured myself he became Dr James who was very attentive and quick to help. Everyone in general was really friendly and helpful. Had a great time. The photos during sunset is a must! The fireflies and the monkeys were defo worth it. Good value for money. Would go again :)

Overall a great value trip to experience monkeys in the wild, fireflies and some gorgeous beach photos. We were staying out of Kota Kinabalu at the Shanghai La rasa ria so had a longer transfer journey and had to pay the driver slightly more but the journey/driver/guide were brilliant, communication with WhatsApp prior to the trip gave you confidence. We arrived at a shack by the river where a number of trips & boats were. It’s authentic, there’s clean toilets but don’t have high expectations for high tea. It was tea/juice/ fried banana and something else which tasted quite pleasant. The trip starts with this and then we were shown on a boat and donned our life jackets. The long tailed monkeys are along the river bed, the guides pull close by and attract the monkeys with bananas. They board the boats swinging around you. It’s quite intense but amazing to experience them up close. You can feed them with the banana if you want. A great experience we got lots of photos & videos. You then go hunting g for crocodiles and proboscis monkeys. You do t get as close to these but we sat watching them a while. We then got taken back to the same shack for dinner. This is a buffet of rice, noodles, vegetables and chicken/prawns. It was all very tasty especially the noodles. There’s juice and you can buy fizzy soft drinks. We then reboarded the boat and were taken to a nearby beach where you stay for around an hour. Great sunset, pictures and we saw a fire show. The locals are here selling drinks/snacks. There was a tiger beer stall but buy before you walk down to the beach as he sells out pretty quick and had left by the time we walked back up the beach. Our guide Hector took the most amazing shots of us by the water. It was incredible. We then returned to the boat for the firefly experience. Never would you normally be happy for a fly to land on you and you stare at it not wanting it to move. They are magical and a must see activity. We then returned to the shack and boarded the mini bus for return. I was really disappointed to see no one from our trip tip the guide or driver. They made the trip. Well done and thank you Hector 👏👏👏

Good half day trip, you get what is promissed. Nothing spectacular but ok for the money. Friendly staff. Food could br better.

We had a good time during our experience. Pick up and drop off was smooth and there was good communication with us before we started. The fireflies were amazing and the proboscis monkeys were so interesting. The beach and sky mirror was stunning. The guides were great in helping to take some amazing pictures.

Don't book this tour if you care about the wildlife , it felt very unethical. When we did the river cruise, there was a big lizard sunbathing on the palm tree a few metres above the water (pictured), the boat took us very close to it, and one of the guides pushed it off the tree and into the water. The guides were all laughing. The lizard was fine, but there was no need to disturb it. Also when feeding the monkeys, the tour guides were teasing it by holding out a banana and then snatching it back to try to get the monkeys agitated and show their teeth. Again, this was unnecessary. I don't feel the monkeys should be fed by the tour groups at all because it can result in them being dependent on us for food and affect their natural behaviours. The firefly part of the tour was incredible, there were so many fireflies in the trees and it was magical. That was until the tour guides shone a torch to bring them onto the boat and encouraged tourists to catch them with their hands. Most tourists were gentle which I've read is safe for the fireflies, but some tourists were clapping their hands together, which would kill the fireflies if caught. The guides did not ask them to stop doing this or show the correct method. Overall this has the potential to be a great tour, the river is stunning and we saw proboscis monkeys, the beach is massive and there were lots of sand bubbler crabs which was cool to see, the sunset was very pretty, the fireworks on the beach were cool, and the fireflies were amazing and unique. Unfortunately the tour guides have made this trip unethical, which spoiled it for my group.

We had an amazing experience w feeding the monkeys and watching the fireflies in front of your face. Strongly recommend this tour. The crew will do everything in order for each person to get the best pictures by the water.

I had a blast on this adventure! I was surprised it was a 2-hr drive from Kota Kinabalu but they made the whole afternoon very much worth it. The guides were funny and made sure we all got super close to the macaques and pointed out the Proboscis monkeys. They even saw a couple monitor lizards and pointed them out. They were really attentive during the sunset photography which I appreciated because I traveled solo and they got some AMAZING shots! The dinner was delicious and the firefly part was hilarious and fun. Totally worth it!

Great experience with a great group and an even better guide. The fireflies were incredible and the guide worked super hard to get the perfect sky mirror shot.

Everything went to plan from on time hotel pick up to return drop off. Had Macaque monkeys join us on the boat, proboscis moneys were a bit more elusive but we did glimpse them and the fire flies rounded out the entertainment. Nice dinner and beach too.

An amazing experience overall despite the rain and drizzle during parts of the afternoon. *Pick up was on time and Nick kept everyone in the group posted of the arrival at each hotel. I liked their use of the whatsapp group festure so that we could contact them when needed. *Commuter van was comfy with cool AC.  Journey was about 1.5 hrs to the river. * toilets at the River cruise point were very clean and are sitting toilets. Avoid those at the petrol station midway if you could. * Our guides James spoke good English while Dandan was proficient in mandarin. * experience with the long-tail monkeys was "interactive". Guide James was a Wildlife Whisperer. The monkeys came on board our boat to eat bananas and melon seeds but they were not aggressive.  James knew how to deal with them. Even the kids could feed bananas to the monkeys. There were more than a dozen of them including a mama with baby. * Also spotted monitor lizard and baby salt water crocodiles. * Dinner was not fancy but satisfying.  I enjoyed the home-cooked curry chicken and stir fried bee hoon, amongst other dishes on a buffet layout. * in part II of the tour, we spotted 2 proboscis monkeys on a tree top.  It was a matter of good fortune as they are wild and sometimes do not make appearance at all.  They do not respond to any lure, apparently. We respected that. * photography on the mirror beach was fun.  The rain stopped just in time and the dusk colours were sufficient to provide some lovely hues.  James, Nick and Dandan helped guests take photos and they really went all out to help us with natural poses and getting some nice memories even at the expense of themselves getting wet in the tide that came in. I even did a small jump and was surprised how good the photo turned out * The best was at the end when we cruised back to the twinkle lights of the fire flies, which lined both sides of the river.  They even flew towards us so that we could play with them up close. The crew knew how to use light to interact with the fire flies so that they responded to our presence. Nick, with a sweep of his hand, put several fireflies into my palm, one at a time. It was a magical Christmas tree experience that would stay in my mind for a long time. * Arrived back in hotel just before 9pm. My heart felt full after the experience with nature and the friendly and helpful team. Every member crew was good, including the skipper who kept us safe and the mama cooks who prepared our dinner.  Thank you all for the wonderful time.  I wish everyone happiness.

We loved the whole thing; saw monkeys as promised, got lucky with weather and a lovely sunset and saw fireflys as well. Everyone very curteous, helpful and knowledgable. Our pictures and experience were great! P.s bring mosquito spray for the evening boat ride and wear a nice light coloured skirt or dress for the beach pics (yellow and white are amazing)!