Uncle Tans run a 'jungle camp' with basic facilities and huts on the Kinabatangan river in Sabah. The camp represents a fantastic base from which to see an incredible amount of wildlife. As part of a very reasonably priced 3D/2N tour you also get to visit the Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre in Sepilok.

Other 'tour' options are becoming available. The people working at Uncle Tans are super friendly, informative and great with children. Uncle Tans can be reached easily from Kota Kinabalu or Sandakan.

Sabah is in easy and inexpensive reach from Kuala Lumpur through Air Asia for example (airasia.com).

This has to be one of the highlights of many trips to southeast Asia, a real fantastic, family-friendly opportunity to see crocodiles, wild pigs, gibbons, lizards, proboscis monkeys and if you are lucky, elephants and orang utans.

www.uncletan.com

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A lot of lower-end accommodation options in Kuala Lumpur for backpackers and people/families on a budget are quite poor (bed bugs being a common complaint). For £20-24 you can get a double room at the Swiss Inn, located right in the heart of vibrant Chinatown, close to Central Market and importantly, light rail inter-city transport links. It represents a great value option and comes with an excellent buffet breakfast. Room has TV and tea making facilities etc. Book online for some decent deals. No extra cost for children though they do not provide an extra bed.

www.kl-hotels.com/swissinn/

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This is a great value, B&B style, 19th century budget hotel. You can get rooms for less than $100, which is especially good value as it is short walking distance from Darling Harbour. Good option for families. Book in advance.

22 Allen Street
Pyrmont 2009
Sydney
Tel: (02) 9552 4773
members.ozemail.com.au/~woolbrokers/

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A wonderful, creative offering of cheese-inspired dishes in a place that defies categorisation as a vegetarian restaurant. Cheese Me serves exquisite, reasonably priced food (try the pear and ricotta fiochi in cava and mushroom sauce), amazing deserts, cocktails and a variety of 'anti-cheese' dishes. Explore the website and prepare to be hooked.

Calle De Argentería 51 (in the Born district); nearest metro: L4 Jaume 1;
www.cheeseme.org

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