Kota Kinabalu - Shangri La Rasa Ria

After trekking through the jungle of Sarawak for a fortnight, a little R&R was needed! A stay at the Shangri La Rasa Ria was just what the doctor ordered.

The Shangri-La Rasa Ria is an exclusive resort set on Pantai Dalit beach, surrounded by 400 acres of lush tropical vegetation and its location ensures you retain a feeling of where you are, albeit with the advantages of the numerous facilities the resort has to offer. The absolute highlight for me was the Orang Utan Conservation Programme that the resort houses, which allows guests the chance to see the orangutans up close at feeding time. The programme houses the orangutans at stage 2 which means they are all very young and playful - I could have watched them all day!