Deramakot Tours & Safari Packages

Choose Your Duration

Safari Packages

Whether you want a short orangutan trip or a longer Borneo wildlife trip, more nights means more drives and more chances. We recommend a minimum of 4 nights to give you a better chance to find your target species.

First time here? Read our complete guide to Deramakot Forest Reserve for the background on the reserve and what makes its night drives different, and see where you stay at Deramakot for the rooms and meals.

2 Nights · 3 Days

Introduction to Deramakot

A first taste of Deramakot — two nights of spotlight drives gives you a decent chance of wild Orangutan, multiple nocturnal mammals. Best for those with limited time.

3 Nights · 4 Days

Deramakot Discovery Safari

An extra night over the introduction package for a noticeably better chance at target species, with the rhythm of the forest starting to reveal itself.

★ Recommended

4 Nights · 5 Days

Deramakot Intensive Mammal Safari

Our flagship package and the one most guests book. Four full nights gives you four spotlight drives, four dawn walks and the rhythm of the forest. This is the trip that consistently delivers extraordinary sightings.

7 Nights · 8 Days

Extended Specialist Safari

For the serious mammal watcher, photographer or anyone who wants to truly immerse themselves. Seven nights maximises your encounter potential and allows for a more relaxed pace — more time at sightings, longer walks, second visits to productive spots.

2 peopleMYR 9,100 pp

3 peopleMYR 7,600 pp

4 peopleMYR 5,900 pp

Private / solo bookings available. Photographer-specific pacing on request. All departures flexible.

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Compare Deramakot Safari Packages

All four packages at a glance. Prices are in Malaysian Ringgit per person and are the same as the package cards above.

Deramakot safari packages compared by length, price and who they suit
Package	Length	Price from (MYR, per person)	Best for
Introduction to Deramakot	2 nights / 3 days	MYR 2,700 2 people sharing	Limited time; a first taste of the night drives with a decent chance of wild orangutan.
Deramakot Discovery Safari	3 nights / 4 days	MYR 3,600 2 people sharing	An extra night for a noticeably better chance at target species.
Deramakot Intensive Mammal Safari ★ Recommended	4 nights / 5 days	MYR 5,100 minimum 2 people	Our flagship and the one most guests book: four spotlight drives and four dawn walks.
Extended Specialist Safari	7 nights / 8 days	MYR 5,900 based on 4 sharing	Serious mammal watchers and photographers who want a slower pace. MYR 9,100 for 2 people, MYR 7,600 for 3.

Not sure which to choose? We recommend a minimum of 4 nights to give you a better chance of finding your target species. Private and solo bookings are available and all departures are flexible. Send us your dates and we will recommend a package, or read the complete guide to Deramakot Forest Reserve first.

4WD safari vehicle on forest track, Deramakot

How Each Day Runs

Day-by-Day: The 4-Night Itinerary

Every day is built around what you want to see, you can use the safari time however you want. Below is just a sample itinerary. Between drives you rest, eat and watch for wildlife around the accommodation.

1Day

Arrival & First Evening Safari

Meet your guide at Telupid town at 2pm. Transfer by 4WD into Deramakot Forest Reserve — a 2 to 3 hour drive through increasingly wild country. Check into the Deramakot, settle in and have dinner. First spotlight drive begins after dinner.

Transfer from TelupidDinner at campEvening spotlight drive

2Day

First Full Safari Day

Up at first light for a guided morning safari around the accommodation and adjacent forest — prime time for gibbons, hornbills and orangutans. Breakfast and rest through the mid-morning heat. Depart again at 3pm for an afternoon and full night drive, returning to camp around midnight.

Morning safariAfternoon 4WDNight spotlight driveUp to 7hrs vehicle time

3Day

Deep into the Reserve

Your guide varies the roads each day based on recent sightings and animal movement patterns. Day 3 often pushes deeper into the reserve toward the more remote road systems favoured by clouded leopard and sun bear. The pace is unhurried — when something appears, you stop.

Remote road systemsDawn walkNight drive

4Day

Final Full Night in the Reserve

The fourth night is often the most productive — your eyes are calibrated, your guide knows your pace and wishes, and you've built up a picture of where the animals have been moving. Target species still on the wish list get focused attention tonight.

Dawn walkTarget species focusExtended night drive

5Day

Departure

Breakfast, pack up and depart after 8am for Telupid. Onward to Sandakan airport — afternoon flights recommended.

Depart after breakfastSandakan airport transfer

What's Included

Everything Except the Flights

No hidden costs. Your quote covers everything from the moment we meet you at Telupid to the moment we drop you back.

All accommodation included

All meals — breakfast, lunch & dinner

Dedicated 4WD + experienced driver

Up to 7 hours vehicle use per day

Expert local naturalist guide

All Deramakot entry permits

Sabah Forestry Department fees

Transfer Telupid ↔ Deramakot

Flights to/from Sandakan

Travel insurance

Transfers to Telupid

Alcoholic drinks

Guests and guide on open 4WD safari, Deramakot

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Deramakot safari cost?

Adventure Alternative Borneo's Deramakot packages start at MYR 2,700 per person for 2 nights / 3 days (2 people sharing). 3 nights / 4 days is MYR 3,600 per person (2 sharing), and 4 nights / 5 days is MYR 5,100 per person (minimum 2 people). The 7-night specialist safari is MYR 5,900 per person based on 4 sharing, MYR 7,600 per person for 3 people and MYR 9,100 per person for 2 people. Prices include accommodation, all meals, guided 4WD night drives and forest walks, and reserve entry permits.

What is included in the price?

Accommodation at Deramakot, all meals, guided 4WD night drives and forest walks, all reserve entry permits and fees, and the 4WD transfers between Telupid and Deramakot. Flights and travel to Telupid, travel insurance, personal expenses and alcoholic drinks are not included.

How many nights should I stay at Deramakot?

Two nights is an introduction. Three nights gives a full extra day in the reserve. Four nights or more is where the trip is built around the night drives and the rarer species come within reach. Seven nights suits serious mammal watchers and photographers who want a slower pace and second visits to productive spots.

How many hours of night safari are included?

Each package includes 3 hours of 4WD safari on the arrival night, then up to 7 hours of guided 4WD safari per full day across day and night drives. Extra time can be arranged on request at MYR 200 per hour, paid in cash locally.

Can I see a clouded leopard at Deramakot?

Deramakot is the best place in Borneo to try for Sunda Clouded Leopard from a vehicle, but no sighting is guaranteed. Longer stays give more nights of searching and a better chance. Marbled Cat, Leopard Cat, Binturong, Sun Bear, Slow Loris, wild orangutan and Bornean pygmy elephant are also regularly seen.