"Borneo"

Our Borneo trip was fantastic. The tour group was small and our guide was excellent. Food and accommodation were simple and well done. The trip was well planned and gave us exceptional opportunities to see the wonderful wildlife up close. We stayed around Sandakan with river jungle and island experiences. I think I would visit Kota Kinabalu as well because we could not find music, local crafts or sea swimming in Sandakan.

"My son and I are going to Turkey this…"

My son and I are going to Turkey this year for the Anzac day memorial. It is a bucket list for me, booking and talking with staff has been great experience, we are looking forward to meeting new people and paying our respects to the Anzacs and heroes who have passed in other wars.

"Being able to speak to and email a…"

Being able to speak to and email a person with queries. Quick responses.

"We recently returned from a 10 day tour…"

We recently returned from a 10 day tour of Sri Lanka overall the tour was very good the hotels very excellent you couldn’t fault them , but a couple of things we didn’t enjoy one our driver was a great guy but drove like a maniac which was comfortable for us or the couple with us and that’s saying something as we’ve-toured India secondly on the day before we left we decide to have some sea food at our hotel big mistake we noticed it was flavourless and not fresh consequently we both went down with terrible food poisoning so be careful the trip was great the local food great just not the sea food

"Horrible to deal with "

After 4 years and two months I have finally received a refund for a holiday I payed for, minus $1000. Nothing but dishonesty. I would never ever recommend this company.
It’s a shame that I can not upload photos as I have lots of proof about the lies that Brunei airlines had not refunded the ticket cost, when once I contacted Royal Brunei airlines themselves, they told me they had given the money back to the company 14 months earlier.
Also to be told by the owner “do you expect me to take the money out of our pockets” when in fact the airline had put the money back into the their pocket 10 months earlier….
They fail to mention below that they were offering 80% of the land portion only and even though there were numerous emails and phone calls from myself to them re the status of the flight portion, they continued up until last week to tell me that Royal Brunei airlines had not refunded it yet. I called Royal Brunei myself last week to find out that they had refunded it 14 months ago.

"MyHoliday2 Borneo "

We are still on this torturous “holiday” in Borneo. Can’t wait for it to end. Started off bad with the overnight flight from Sydney then a 5 hour layover in KL. Kota Kinabalu is an unattractive place, with lots of development happening that is scarring the coastline. Not much to do there. The islands are OK but coral is bleached and largely dead and a minimum of sea life. Lots of barriers and signs restricting people. The tea plantation was OK but strung out too long. Too many stops at war memorials, though very moving, why do it 3 times? The 6 hour drive from Sabah Tea to the Sepilok Jungle “resort” was excruciating- road works and choked with trucks the whole way. Hundreds of acres of palm oil plantations which have destroyed the native forests and displaced the wildlife. So depressing and ugly. This was NOT mentioned in the itinerary. I have hip pain and found it terrible. It is negligent that this was not clearly described before booking. Sepilok is nice and saw some wildlife, but again, depressing knowing these animals have been shunted into this small area due to environmental vandalism. Food is terrible. Mainly generic Chinese slop. Can’t get a salad or a fruit salad despite the abundance of beautiful produce around. Not even a banana smoothy - the waitress said “we don’t have any bananas”!! There are hundreds of them in the markets!! Now the horrible prospect of a 7 hour layover in KL before the overnight flight home. This is my first, and last, package “holiday”. I almost booked an early flight home last night - I noticed I could get one with Air Asia very cheap and only a 2 hour layover in KL. I realise that many people like these package deals as it is all done for them and they might not have the experience or confidence to travel independently. But please go into this with eyes wide open. You can book your own flights to suit you. You can get in touch with a local tour company to tailor your own holiday, at a much cheaper price. I recommend just flying into Sandakan and spending maybe 4 days in the jungle seeing wildlife, then fly out again. I don’t recommend Kota Kinabalu. Try to eat in local places that aren’t for the tourists. Support the locals rather than a big company. I hope this helps.

"This as my first holiday with MYholiday2"

This as my first holiday with MyHoliday2. The first few days were strange as we were basically left to do our own things with our Tour Guide telling us to call him if we needed anything - this has not been the norm for the many group trips I have done with other Tour groups before.We didn-t meet the whole group until Day 3 - also strange as we all commented that a Meet & Greet Dinner that first night would have been ideal. In saying that we had a great group & had many laughs together. We managed to get a driver organised through the consierge for us & took in his City Tour w which was great. He knew where to position is for the best photo's, had us laughing lots & was very knowledgable & easy to understand. We also had dinner at the Fish Markets close by to our accomadation & you have to try the fish - so fresh & delicious. Not a fan of the giant prawns - were a bit tough. It was great to get out of KK & get to the animals that we had all come to see. The Kandasang War Memorial was well worth the visi. Learning about the Sandakan Death March via a vidoe had many in tears & really highlighted their strength & bravery - something to never forget. Who doesn't love Orangutans & that our accommadation was just down the road from the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre & the Sun Bear Conversation Centre was fabulous. The Labuk Bay Proboscic Monkey Sanctuary was like no experience before. The arrival of the bachelors was both unexpected & exhilerating. They ran up into our observation areas banging along the way & then up onto the roof - it was such a amazing things to experience & a definite dont miss in Borneo. The food was the biggest let down for me personally as was not the Malaysian style I was hoping for but very Chinese style & not good chinese. The food at the Bilit Adventure Lodge was what we were all hoping for - great selection, fresh, tasty & more malay style. Could not fault the food, accommadation & service here. The Kinabatangan River & Jungle expeditions were fabulous. The only thing we didn't find was elephants. there were so many other intersesting places that we visted. I would recommend this trip as it was great value & 13 days was perfect. If you are after souvenirs don't wait to the end buy them as you will be dissappointed. Get them early.

"Sri Lanka 12 days - just go! Such a beautiful country"

As a single traveller I wanted an adventure… but also easy, comfortable and safe travel. Myholiday2 guided tour delivered!
Sri Lanka was an amazing destination!
We saw Buddhist cave temples, got up close to wild elephants, climbed lion rock, saw sea turtles at the beach … the list goes on.
Thank you it was a fantastic trip.
My only feedback is around tipping. We were advised we only needed to tip the driver and yet he said we needed to tip every tour guide. It’s only small amounts and it’s money going to the right people, but that needed to be clear up front when booking the tour.

"Borneo 10 day tour - Amazing!!"

From the pick up at the airport to drop off this was a truly amazing holiday! Everything ran so smoothly. The wildlife we got to see and the experiences we had were the best. Ray was our tour guide and we couldn't have asked for better. He was super helpful, informative and such a laugh. Jum, our driver, was always happy and helpful. And all the staff at the different resorts were great. And we made some fantastic friends 🥰.
Some of the rooms were "rustic" but that was to be expected.
Don't think about it, just book it!!!

"We have recently returned from 10 days in Sri Lanka."

We have recently returned from a fantastic holiday in Sri Lanka. My husband and I travelled with 4 other Aussies in a very comfortable, airconditioned van. At times we had difficulty with the language barrier as the driver/guide spoke quietly and fast. Due to this, the people in the back of the van did not hear lots of the commentary. The van was always spotless and water bottles for us all was provided every day.
My only siggestion to MyHoliday2 is, take the trip and advise travellers of the tipping that is required. Every time you have to store your shoes at a temple, you need to pay to get them back. Even though you have paid for an experience on the tour, you are also advised by the guide that you MUST pay a tip. Even though it was not a huge amount, there were times when we were not expecting it and had not managed to get rupees beforehand.