Survivor Maliau

Coming to your screens in 10 days.
SURVIVOR MALIAU
Sabah's Lost World

Outwit. Outplay. Outlast!


Map of Maliau

Unfortunately, although Sabah has mobile phone network, the heart of the forest is absolutely free of phone frequency and network. Internet is out of the question. I will not be blogging from site but just like Survivor, broadcast begins the minute the mandated stay is over. You will soon be able to see all the juicy, bitchy, gory behind-the-scenes drama.


As seen from space, this is the result of uplifting to a delta area

Unknown to humans for hundred thousands of years, the first exploration team that entered the Maliau Basin was a mere 20 years ago. The basin is enclosed by undulating clifts that surround the basin which prevented entry into the basin previously. Likewise, it would be as if I would be stepping back in time into this self contained unique ecosystem through the mouth of the reserve where the base camp is, just as the gate greeted the visitors in Jurassic Park.

There may not be dinosaurs but with a species count of at least 80 mammals like Sambar deers, wild oxens, 2 species of leafmonkeys and ubiquitous leeches lurking in this Lost World of Sabah, you can definitely expect the adventure of your life.

Will the rambling leafmonkey survive outside of her native habitat?
Find out on February 28 when I return!
Exclusively yours at the Traveling Menagerie.

More reads about Maliau Basin:
"Maliau Basin: Scouting Out Sabah’s Wildest Frontier", Wildasia.net
" 6-14 May 2006 Expedition to Sabah's Lost World", Yeoh Chee Weng