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Private Proboscis Monkey Tour: Discover Water Village and Borneo's Rare Wildlife By Boat
4.9
14 Ratings
Bandar Seri Begawan
Enjoy a serene boat trip that takes you through the quaint Water Village. You’ll get the chance to stop under lush mangrove trees and swamps, where you can observe birds and wildlife, including the scarce proboscis monkeys seen only on the island of Borneo.
Enjoy a serene boat trip that takes you through the quaint Water Village. You’ll get the chance to stop under lush mangrove trees and swamps, where you can observe birds and wildlife, including the scarce proboscis monkeys seen only on the island of Borneo.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque - The Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque is the iconic landmark in the capital city. The elegant mosque was offically opened on 26th Sept 1958 and a symbol of the Islamic faith in the country.
Declared by most to be the most beautiful mosque in the region. - Taman Mahkota Jubli Emas - The Golden Jubilee Crown waterfront…
- Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque - The Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque is the iconic landmark in the capital city. The elegant mosque was offically opened on 26th Sept 1958 and a symbol of the Islamic faith in the country.
Declared by most to be the most beautiful mosque in the region.
- Taman Mahkota Jubli Emas - The Golden Jubilee Crown waterfront park was offically opened on 22nd Oct 2017 in conjunction with the Golden Jubilee of HM Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah’s accession to the throne.
There is a garden and green spaces for recreational activities. Many come here to enjoy the picturesque view of a sunset.
- Kampong Ayer - Venice of East - The historical Kampong Ayer is regarded as the largest Water Village settlement in the world.
The centuries-old Kampong Ayer is dubbed as “Venice of the East” by Venetian Antonio Pigafetta who sail to Brunei with Ferdinand Magellan’s flagship “Victoria” in 1521.
- Istana Nurul Iman - A glimpse of Istana Nurul Iman along the Brunei River. The official residence of His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei.
The world’s largest residential palace and the seat of the Brunei government.
- Damuan Park (Taman Persiaran Damuan) - Opened in 1986, the Damuan Recreational Park covers a kilometer stretch riverfront with a jogging path and scenic views.
Within the park is the ASEAN Square, displaying the work of a sculptor from each of the original six ASEAN member countries.
- Makam di Luba - Located at the calm and peaceful Luba Island, is the mausoleum of Sultan Husain Kamaluddin, Brunei’s 16th Sultan.
The only Sultan to have ruled twice and abdicate twice. Ruled from 1710 to 1730 and took over the throne again in 1737-1740.
What's Included
- All tour related expenses are included
- Bottled water provided
- Air-conditioned vehicles
- Exciting boat ride
- Safety with life jackets
- All tour related expenses are included
- Bottled water provided
- Air-conditioned vehicles
- Exciting boat ride
- Safety with life jackets
What's Not Included
- Travel Insurance
- Airport tax
- Expences of personal nature
- Travel Insurance
- Airport tax
- Expences of personal nature
Location
Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque
Jalan McArthur
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(14 Ratings)
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Charles_d
Jul 24, 2025
Highly recommended tour to see the unique proboscis monkeys - I loved this boat trip, to see the spectacular scenic beauty of the wilderness along the Brunei River. my tour guide was Mohammad Effendi, and his buddy who drove the boat, and were able to spot the elusive proboscis monkeys who live in the forests. We were able to see two females, and one large alpha male who had a large red nose and a protuberant belly. This is a highly recommended tour wile in Brunei. The proboscis monkeys can only be found in the island of Borneo.
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Freedom33273558814
Jun 15, 2025
A must! - Couldn’t recommend this boat tour enough. The guide was extremely knowledgeable, funny and super friendly. This combined with the nature on offer in Brunei made those few hours completely unforgettable. 10/10.
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Jenspeter_o
Sep 7, 2024
Great guide and experience - Great guide that knew about the area, the animals and the country - and he shared a lot with us.
The boat driver was good at spotting animals to stop by for us to see.
Great trip.
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Tatiana_m
Aug 26, 2024
Amazing - Amazing trip, stunning nature, great guide and boat « driver » they were both very involved in finding these big nose monkeys. I saw many groups, even if they are shy I got good looks of them. Use your eyes instead of your camera because it goes fast.
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Martinniemoller
Jun 1, 2024
Another winner from Bruneian Guide "Haji" & his awesome tour guide Fendi! - Put this Tour number TWO on your list! Bruneian Guide "Haji" had great pre-tour communication both with email and WhatsApp. I would put his other tour, Bandar by night, as my number one tour in Brunei!
His tour guide, Fendi, was amazingly, insightful, proud, and it showed! Fendi‘s & his boatman gave us Brunei by water with amazing views and then I got to see the long nosed, proboscis monkey!
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Leilah_h
Mar 2, 2024
Good times! - Amazing morning along the mangrove forest. Saw lots of proboscis monkeys! We were very happy! Saw an otter and at least 5 salt water crocs!
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Mark_k
Dec 7, 2023
Monkey breakfast party admission - great value for the money - A super friendly and perfect English speaker guide and boat captain, many friendly and grumpy but funny monkeys. We really took the time (not like it was with other guides in Zanzibar) to have a valuable contact with 2-3 type of monkeys and 3-4 groups, so actually to visit them during their breakfast. I got a lot if info about the country and Water Village too which we also visited. I am not surprised that they do it since 15 years, and it became a perfectly organized tour then, like a theater play. I am sure the monkeys also know that and cooperate when they can, at least they are not as afraid. :) I wish them another and more than 15 years in this success story! Note: if someone wants to see crocodiles, high chances too.. My eyes could not catch it perfectly but there was one despite the tide was not for them.
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Fazleenhaslinda
Jan 22, 2023
Great! - Wonderful boat tour around Bandar Seri Begawan and through fascinating rainforest nature! The tour guide and boat driver are very friendly, and gave us all cultural, historical and scientific information related to everything we got to see, from royal buildings, water villages and water schools to rare animal species. They know where to find all exotic Borneo wildlife, we observed proboscis monkeys, crocodiles, large eagles, regular monkeys, monitor lizards and various bird types. Definitely recommend this, the beautiful views are worth it already!
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Juliet614
Jan 17, 2020
Fantastic Tour With Haji!! - This was one of the best tours we’ve ever had. It was a quick tour (which was great), but we were able to get out of the main capital quickly and see the Probiscus Monkeys, several crocodiles and many birds. Haji absolutely made the tour. He is very professional and was a wealth of knowledge with regards to Brunei as a whole. There wasn’t a single question he couldn’t answer and we learned more about Brunei in the drive to and from the Mangrove forest than we learned from an all day tour previously.
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Tysoncat2018
Apr 19, 2025
Watching wild growing monkeys - Departure from Rybaka Bay in Brisbane is a two-hour excursion to see the wild-growing monkey. We visited in April and departed at 8:30 a.m., the weather was hot. See about ten long-nose monkeys in the distance.
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