Land Beneath the Wind
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International dialing code: +60
Internet domain: .my
Borneo Capital: Kuching (Sarawak State), Kota Kinabalu (Sabah State)
Communications
Mobile
Mobile phones are used widely throughout Borneo and reception is excellent throughout.
Email and Internet
Widely available when travelling in Borneo. You will get access in all major towns and cities as well as some of the smaller tourist destinations. An hour on an ADSL connection will cost approx $2.
Post
Post is available in almost every town in Borneo. Service is good worldwide.
Electricity Connections
You will require a universal adapter for any electrical appliances you are carrying on your travels. Most hotels use the UK style 3 pin socket.
Recommended Borneo Travel Reading
- Espresso with the Headhunters: A Journey Through the Jungles of Borneo – John Wassner
- Magic of Borneo – Sean Sheehan
- Drop Zone Borneo, The RAF Campaign 1963 – 65: ‘The Most successful use of Armed Forces in the 20th Century’.
- Fever Trees of Borneo – Mark Eveleigh
- This is Borneo – Junaida Payne and Jayl Lanbung
- Soldier H: SAS – The Headhunters of Borneo – Shaun Clark
- Wild Borneo, The Wildlife and Scenery of Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan by Nick Garbutt.
Medical
It is essential that you are fully insured for medical emergencies including repatriation. Click for details of our Asia travel insurance.
Vaccinations
You will require the vaccinations listed below for travelling in Borneo. Please consult your GP or doctor, a nurse or a specialist travel clinic for the most up to date advice.
Courses or boosters usually advised:
- hepatitis A
- typhoid
- diphtheria
- tetanus.
Vaccines sometimes advised:
- Japanese B encephalitis
- rabies
- tuberculosis
- hepatitis B.
Malaria
Malaria is a serious and sometimes life threatening disease transmitted by mosquitoes. You cannot be vaccinated against malaria. You are advised to take all possible malaria precautions whilst in Borneo.
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