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PROMOTION

and the only one that permits visitors to view turtle
nesting and hatchling release.
If you want to go totally wild, head on a sustainable
Gateway to the home to the most varied and easily accessible wildlife
wildlife safari along the Kinabatangan River – said to be

in all of Southeast Asia – where you might be lucky
wonders of Sabah enough to spot the Borneo pygmy elephant, quirky
proboscis monkeys and a diversity of birdlife.
A more sombre sight of significance to Australian
visitors is the Sandakan Memorial Park, adjacent to
the grounds of the former Sandakan camp.
Perched at the edge of a vibrant blue bay on the Established by the Australian RSL and Government,
eastern coast of Sabah in Malaysian Borneo is one the Memorial Park is dedicated to the memory of
2,400 Australian and British prisoners of war who lost
of Asia’s best secrets, Sandakan. their lives during the Sandakan Death Marches. With
2020 marking the 75th year since the end of World
War II, the Sandakan Memorial Park will be hosting a
An ideal base to explore the extraordinary natural special commemoration on Sandakan Day (15
wonders the island of Sabah is renowned for, Sandakan August) to remember the fallen Australians, British
town itself is not short of charm. The former capital of and Sabahans.
British Borneo is dotted with pretty colonial mansions,
cathedrals and temples, traditional stilted water villages
with restaurants hawking some of the best seafood Win!
you can imagine, and haunting memorials of WWII. A holiday in Sabah
Wild things To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II,
Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary, 25 kilometres west of Sabah Tourism is giving one family a chance to win a luxury hotel stay
to coincide with Sandakan Day 2020 or anytime between May–
Sandakan, is a world-renowned orangutan facility in December 2020.
the 4,300-hectare Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve where The prize includes
orphaned, injured or displaced orangutans are • Two-night stay at Four Points by Sheraton
rehabilitated and returned to the wild. It’s the best Hotel Sandakan, Sabah
place to see the protected ‘man of the forest’ in Borneo • Plus a wildlife tour in Sandakan, Sabah
as they roam free in the reserve. More wildlife awaits at Value from
Selingan Turtle Island. Part of Sabah National Park, the To enter visit AUD$600
island is one of three dedicated to turtle conservation, sabahtourism.com/campaigns/holidaywithkids

Terms and conditions: The contest is open from December 2019 to 31 March 2020. All participation through the official website only. Two sets of winners are randomly selected. One set of winners consists of
two adults and two kids. Winners will be notified via email. Failure to respond to the notice within 24 hours will result of the selection of an alternate winner. No private data will be shared to a third party. Sabah
Tourism Board reserves the right to amend the contest period if deemed necessary without any notice. Winners will be announced starting 10 April 2020. Prize does not include flights or airport transfers. All
prizes are non-transferable, non-refundable and non-exchangeable for cash. 31