In recent years, we have received quite a number of inquiries with regards to tour packages that include a visit to all Four Corners of Borneo. Sad to say, such tour is very rare since it is complicated to arrange and at most times not feasible economically and politically.
To begin with, the island is made up of three different countries - the states of Sabah and Sarawak in Malaysia, the Sultanate Kingdom of Brunei Darussalam, and Kalimantan in Indonesia.
Although quite developed within the Malaysia and Brunei part of Borneo, its landscape consists for the most part of steep hills, mountains, and dense rain forests.
Additionally, the sheer size of Borneo - it covers an area five times as large as England and Wales - means that connectivity is complex and travel linkage services (i.e., air, land, etc.) are scarce, especially in the Kalimantan part. Immigration and the wide currency exchange differences are also a hindrance.
As it is, tourism in Borneo, usually confined to Sabah and Sarawak, and Brunei to a lesser extent. Most of the 'Best of Borneo' tours offered include largely the twin states of Malaysia.
But, visiting both Sabah and Sarawak can still be widely regarded as the best of what Borneo can offer at present - nature, adventure, diving, wildlife and culture. After all, the eco-treasures in both Sabah and Sarawak are on par if not better than Kalimantan's, and of course, the tourism facilities in Malaysia are more developed and sophisticated.
Kalimantan is realistically a unique destination that caters for a very different niche group - the real adventurers. For them, Kalimantan IS Borneo. After all, it occupied more than half of the island.
In hindsight, it will be a boon for tourism in Borneo if one day soon, a truly 'Best of Borneo' tour package can be organised to cover all four parts of Borneo.
The latest news is that the governments of Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei Darussalam are looking into the feasibility of a Borneo tourism circuit linking the three regions of Borneo.
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