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Malaysia & Borneo - Rail-babbler Quest

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This short tour to Malaysia is designed specifically to find Rail-babbler, the only representative of the Eupetidae family. Surprisingly, this monotypic species is most closely related to the mountain loving Rockjumper’s of southern Africa. We have three and a half days at two of the most reliable sites in Malaysia to find our elusive, shy quarry.

This tour is made available through Birding Direct. To explore this offering further for pricing, day to day itinerary, inclusions & exclusions, or to tailor the tour to your personal requirements, please follow this direct link to the Rail-babbler tour page.

This tour can be taken at any time from mid-January through mid-October. One should avoid November and December, which is the height of the Northeast monsoon.

Top Birds

Rail-babbler

Top Mammals

Dusky Leaf Monkey

Habitats Covered

mountains, lowland rainforest

Expected Climate

hot and humid in the lowlands, cool in the highlands

Max Group Size

1-6 with 1 local birding leader

Tour Pace & Walking

moderate

Accommodation

comfortable

Ease of Birding

targeted at one species

Photographic Opportunities

average to good

What our clients say about us

Glen Valentine
SP, Malaysia & Borneo

Glen did a fantastic job on this tour. Birding in the lowland rainforest looking for Pittas was certainly a challenge! Glen was informative, patient and persistent, and did his best in making sure that the entire group saw these fascinating birds. The itinerary was comprehensive, the accommodations were great and the food was excellent. Overall, a wonderful trip.

Adam Walleyn
JB & CM, Malaysia & Borneo 2020

Our local leader and Adam Walleyn made a great team; we appreciated Adam’s great skill at spotting and identifying the mammals and herptofauna, which is an important part of any birding trip for us.

Adam Walleyn
BR, Malaysia 2023

The Rockjumper guide (Adam Walleyn) is fantastic. His vast knowledge, enthusiam and helpfulness are exceptional. He always made sure that all saw the animal, and explained the plans for the day in detail. I am less enthusiastic on some of the Malaysian guides. Lieuw (guide in Sabah) is an exceptional birder and helped us to find many specific birds, but his key interest is to present specific (endemic) birds to the customers. I can understand that most tourists that travel with him are listers that want to see as may endomic bird species as possible, but for somebody that wants to enjoy nature as a whole this is at times too much. Having said that,, Liew is a great guy that shared many pictures with us, is extremely enthusiastic and can explain very well how certain (closely related) species differ from each other.

Glen Valentine
JW & MW, Malaysia & Borneo

We felt that the trip was very well organised and efficient so we could spend as much time in the field as possible. Glen was a terrific guide - excellent birder as well as his concern that everyone was seeing the birds. Glen was very even in his manner at all times and with everyone.

Malaysia & Borneo - Rail-babbler Quest

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Pricing notes : Estimate based on a minimum group size of 6 guests. Please contact our Tailor-made team on tailormade@rockjumper.com

Tour price (Per person): Price to be announced

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