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\n\n15:30-16:20 Mangrove Jetty High Tea\n\n16:30 On Boat explore mangrove, searching Proboscis Monkey and Monkey King\n\n17:45Super view beach photographing and free and easy (Sunset, Sky Mirror)\n\n18:50 On boat for view fantasy Fireflies \n\n19:30 Dinner in Jetty\n\n20:00 Ready On board back to…
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

Set out from your Kota Kinabalu hotel in the afternoon. Once you arrive, have a welcome drink and high tea for rest before depart for searching proboscis monkey and monkey king, The shy Proboscis monkey which like to eat leaves often wait for your arrival and hiding at tree watching you like playing hide and seek.In the river, we come to visit monkey…

Location
Bongawan
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Tysontrip
Jul 19, 2025
Magical half day tour - James communicated via WhatsApp before the tour and collected us in a van on time. We booked this tour as Bongawan River is around 1.5hrs from KK where Klias River is a 2hr drive. On arrival at the village, we were offered a light snack of fruit and a cold drink before we hopped on a boat in search of Borneo's wildlife and saw proboscis monkeys, long-tailed macaques, monitor lizards and birds. Some were closer to the river than others. Thankfully, I did not see James offer any bananas to the monkeys, nor did it look like the monkeys were looking for offerings from the boats. There was no shouting at the wildlife either as per other reports. We respectfully and quietly observed them. Back at the wharf area, we had a simple buffet meal - chicken, rice and vegetables. We were back on the boats and cruised to Superview Beach and watched the sky-mirror phenomenon. The beach was crowded with tourists but we managed to get some space and James took some amazing photos of us which we will treasure. As we headed back to the wharf we slowly drove past the mangroves to see the fireflies - as one guest said they look like little Tinkerbells. It was truly magical when they flew inside the boat. I understand that the fireflies do not come out if it's raining. James was an engaging host, full of excitement and eager to show off what the area has to offer.
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Travel48320472761
Jul 1, 2025
Sky Mirror and Firefly - There are several river cruises, this tour allows you to experience the sky mirrors. The guide was probably very good at taking pictures, and he took pictures while playing nice and gentle with small children. I was really impressed by that. I also got to see a lot of fireflies on the river cruise, and they caught me and gently held me in the hands of my children as they approached, which is something I will always remember. It's a really great tour.
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Helena831
Apr 16, 2025
Enjoyable and memorable excursion - We booked this trip last minute and we are so glad we did. A very enjoyable and well organised excursion from start to finish. Bird our guide was so friendly, informative and on hand to take lots of memorable photos. The itinerary was excellent and we felt fortunate to see the Proboscis and Long tail monkeys, a stunning sunset on the beach plus the finale of beautiful fireflies. Excellent value for money and highly recommended
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30rebeckak
Feb 4, 2025
Nice day 😊 - We got to see and feed the monkeys with bananas. Unfortunately we didn't spot any proboscis monkeys.. The food were amazing! After dinner we went to the beach and spotted a beautiful sunset , the guides helped taking photos of us which was very kind. After the sunset, we spotted fireflies on the way back. Lovely day! Our guide Oning was also very kind! Don't forget mosquito repellent!
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Takeshi_f
Jan 27, 2025
Highly recommended - The arrangement was fabulous. The guide explanation of each event was informative. Also they guided the tour so other guide boats will not interfere with our group with precise timing. Highly recommend booking from this group.
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Abi_t
Dec 11, 2024
Really great time.... - Really great time. Communication on collection was perfect. We saw both monkeys which was very exciting. Food was really good! Bird, our guide, was great and so helpful taking photos at the beach and making sure we got the good poses! Fireflies at the end was really nice. Great value for money.
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Fredinator3
Aug 1, 2025
well if we support Chinese tourists - 1h30 DE road and then we arrive near DE river. Small snack (coffee, tea or orange juice) then boat ride EN up the river to see the Nassists. We've seen one DE distance. It must be said that there is a great deal DE boats that do the same thing. Far too much for the animals to feel quiet. Then return for a meal then DE descent to the sea to see the sunset. It is very beautiful but you have to love the company because the beach is crowded DE mon (99% Chinese tourists) but the photographers know their work well and you will have very nice photos DE. Small fireworks on the beach and back with the fireflies. Nice show
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Donaldf673
Dec 8, 2024
Interesting half day tour - fireflies the best bit - 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.
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Meander29218574645
Feb 6, 2025
Bad weather - With raining, the sunset photo session and firefly tour were canceled. There were backup plan, so we had to back to hotel.
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A2607ppmigueld
Dec 3, 2024
Don’t book it if you have any respect for nature and wildlife - 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.
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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).