Kota Kinabalu Sky-Mirror Beach & Proboscis Monkey River Cruise: Explore Wildlife and Sunset

Experience the magic of the Kota Kinabalu Sky-Mirror Beach & Proboscis Monkey River Cruise. Encounter adorable proboscis monkeys, capture stunning sunset photos, and marvel at the enchanting fireflies at night.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Bongawan - 14:45 - 15:20 Hotel Reception Pick-Up
    15:30 - 16:20 Mangrove Jetty High Tea
    16:30 Board the boat to explore the mangroves, searching for the Proboscis Monkey and Monkey King
    17:45 Enjoy stunning beach photography and leisure time (Sunset, Sky Mirror)
    18:50 Board the boat to view the enchanting Fireflies
    19:30 Dinner at the Jetty
    20:00…
What's Included
  • Hotel Transfer
  • Tour Guide
  • Dinner
  • Snacks
  • Tea and coffee
  • Beach Photographer
What's Not Included
  • Personal expenses
  • Outskirt of city extra fee MYR15~25
  • Tipping
Additional Information

Begin your journey from the Kota Kinabalu hotel in the afternoon. Upon arrival, enjoy a welcome drink and high tea to relax before setting off to observe the proboscis monkeys and the “monkey king.” The elusive proboscis monkeys, who enjoy eating leaves, often await your arrival, playfully hiding in the trees as if playing hide and seek. Along the…

Location
Bongawan
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Kira_s
Apr 21, 2026
Malaysian Jungle Cruise +++ - Such a fun time! Our guide, Kel, was so nice and very informative. Our tour included hotel pick up and drop off, a snack upon arrival, a boat ride to see monkeys and more, an authentic Malaysian buffet dinner, a trip to the beach for sky mirror pics and a beautiful sunset and ended with fireflies. Our group was able to see two kinds of monkeys as well as crocodiles and monitor lizards - we felt soooo lucky. Plus, the firefly experience felt very special. (I was a little freaked out by the fireflies, but also in awe of them.) - This was a very fun outing. Do bring bug spray/mosquito repellent and consider wearing long pants and long sleeve tops.
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1000foody
Apr 13, 2026
Great trip with Kelvin - Excellent trip with Kelvin as our guide. He was very helpful and the transport was luxurious! I highly recommend!
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Jacek_k
Feb 27, 2026
Wow experience - Malaysian hospitality at his best. Our driver / guide James very polite, kind & friendly thanks to him our travel was very pleasant . Kalvin our english speaking guide always was there where was needed- keeping us informed at all times. We were very lucky to see big family proboscis monkeys right above our heads & big family macaques, even seen crocodile & monitor lizard. Overall experience highly recommend. Thank you guys for your services. Kind regards- keep good work
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Efif
Feb 17, 2026
Nice tour to spend your day - Great activity to fill up the day. I enjoyed the experience, got lots of pictures and did many activities Great guidance by Kelvin
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Naoko_m
Feb 16, 2026
Highly recommended but be minded on a few tips - Kelvin and Ogni were great guides! They did their best to make our vacation a great experience. The firefly tour was great - that was a once in a lifetime experience. Just a few tips to fully enjoy the tour; Bring your own water bottle; there is only a few opportunities to have water during the 8-9 hrs of tour. It is a must to bring your own water bottle. Bring cash; snack is very light and the dinner is early at 4:30pm, and you cant eat anything until you’re back at hotel at like 9:30pm. My husband and I were starving. Bring cash so that you can buy some snacks and drinks at the beach. Plan well for the toilet; the ride to the venue is long (1.5hrs) and so is the boat ride. Use toilet whenever you have a chance. Overall a great experience!!
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Staceyk5173
Jan 1, 2026
Hard to review as did not experience most of it - Weather is always a risk in Borneo. Unfortunately we had to sit and wait for the rain to lessen, then went for a short boat ride but did not see any monkeys. Then we were just told to sit and wait and see if the weather would clear to be able to try to finish the monkey tour or do the next 2 activities. After a few hours we all asked to just be taken home. The weather is out of their control, but it would be good to have some back up activities to do instead, since this is presumably a regular occurrence. I know others were trying to at least get some of their money back, and to be honest it would seem fair as they did not need to pay for the photographers, the drivers were able to finish early etc.
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Passport34358535490
Dec 17, 2025
開心之旅 - The itinerary is good, the scenery is beautiful, and there are many fireflies.
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Tiffasydney
Nov 8, 2025
Magic Reflection - I had a great tour with Kelvin who is an enthusiastic & knowledgeable guide. We saw probiscus monkeys, long tail macaques, had a great time on Sky Mirror beach. Kelvin is an excellent photographer & took some great pictures. The tour was capped off with fireworks & fireflies. It was a perfect excursion well run, fun & delivered.
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Ck_c
Oct 10, 2025
James, the most engaging tour guide I've ever met - The arrangement was seamless, but above all, our guide, James, made the whole adventure one big mass of fun and excitement. I was most impressed by the zeal with which he searched for proboscis monkeys among the trees, telling the boat driver to manoeuvre the boat back and forth for a better position to catch sight of the elusive animal, and the devotion he gave to shooting the most spectacular silhouettes for us (the sky mirror phototaking): he practically sprawled himself on the beach in the course of shooting the pictues. At the end of it I thought of gratuities to show my appreciation, but didn't do it, for I felt that James was doing all this for us as well as for himself ---- he was enjoying his work as a tour guide, which made him the best guide for it us the tour members.
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Leonardofj9564qh
Jan 21, 2026
Good experience - Good experience with friendly tour guides. Excellent evening with fireflies in evidence.
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From $46
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).