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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher

Lonely Planet Borneo is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Marvel at the Pinnacles of Gunung Mulu National Park, explore the wild Maliau Basin for untouched, uncut jungle, or dine on crunchy midin fern tips; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Borneo and begin your journey now!

Inside Lonely Planet Borneo Travel Guide:



Colour maps and images throughout

Highlights and itineraries show you the simplest way to tailor your trip to your own personal needs and interests

Insider tips save you time and money and help you get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots

Essential info at your fingertips - including hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, and prices

Honest reviews for all budgets - including eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, and hidden gems that most guidebooks miss

Cultural insights give you a richer and more rewarding travel experience - including customs, history, religion, body art, politics, habitats, environmental issues, wildlife, and cuisine

Over 45 local maps

Useful features - including Month-by-Month (annual festival calendar), Adventure Borneo, and Diving Pulau Sipadan

Coverage of Brunei, Kalimantan, Sabah, Sarawak, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Sibu, Bandar Seri Begawan, Bintulu, Balikpapan, Banjarmasin, Pulau Labuan, and more
The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Borneo, our most comprehensive guide to Borneo, is perfect for those planning to both explore the top sights and take the road less travelled.

Looking for more coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's Indonesia guide or Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei guide for a comprehensive look at what the whole region has to offer. Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Daniel Robinson, Adam Karlin, and Paul Stiles.

About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in.

TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2012 and 2013 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category

'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times

'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)

336 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 2008

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August 8, 2008
Borneo is the third biggest island in the world. Diverse in flora and fauna, inhabited by indigenous peoples who have inhabited the island for over 40,000 years as well as by more recent migrants there is something in Borneo for everyone.

This compact book contains information about the history of Borneo, its geography and its cultural traditions. But wait: Borneo is not a homogeneous whole. It consists of the Indonesian State of Kalimantan, the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak and the tiny oil-rich sultanate of Brunei. Borneo is resource-rich but is losing its rich primary tropical rainforest as logging operations expand. This has its own set of environmental impacts.

So, you’d like to travel to Borneo and perhaps to climb Mt Kinabalu? Or are you interested in jungle trekking or diving? Or maybe you’d like to combine all of these activities as well as having a relaxing holiday? Or perhaps you’d just like to read a little about what Borneo has to offer?

Regardless of your plans, the Lonely Planet guide to Borneo is a great starting point. Full of maps and useful information for the seasoned and new traveller alike, this guide provides a lot of information and lets you know where to find more. When you pack your bag, don’t forget your leech socks!
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August 25, 2016
I realise this doesn't count as a book but I'm reveiw it because I can't possibly let Josh down because I know how desperate he is to know how I feel about this book.
It's actually quite excitting to read about the place you're travelling to. It's adding to the anticipation of the trips and I'm just crazy pumped.
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June 7, 2010
bekalan perjalanan yang sangat sesuai untuk mengembara ke pulau Borneo.
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