Borneo: in the footsteps of headhunters

The driver of the ‘flying coffin’ was called Marc. His T-shirt read: ‘I live with fear every day but sometimes she lets me race.’ He drove the boat like it was a jet-ski and as we leaned into yet another of the river’s hairpins, I began to think that this might turn out to be the most dangerous part of the trip. A thought all the more poignant, considering that we were making for the infamous headhunters' trail of Borneo, deep in the Gunung Mulu National Park.

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http://bit.ly/JB-Headhunters

Unfortunately, since the founder of Simonseeks withdrew his support, there has been nobody maintaining Simonseeks.com.  That means that, although the site is still liberally littered with adverts, the writers no longer receive their cut of the advertising revenue.

Therefore, I have moved this feature to my own website: The Backpacker Diaries (http://bit.ly/jonbigg)

Unlike Simonseeks.com, the Backpacker Diaries has not been heavily commercialised, so you will be able to read my work without being distracted by flickering advertisements vying for your attention.

Below is some useful information that I have not yet included on the Backpacker Diaries website.
 

Organising your trip

The headhunters’ trail is a three- to five-day trek through the tropical rainforests of Malaysian Borneo. Different schedules allow a variety of other attractions to be visited as part of a package ranging from three to ten days. Treks can be arranged through a number of tour operators including:

MM Adventure Services (http://mmadventure.com/mulu/headhuntertrails.htm),

e-borneo.com (http://www.e-borneo.com/travel/tours/eb-mzv05.shtml),

Journey Malaysia (http://www.journeymalaysia.com/muluheadhunters.htm) and

Intrepid Travel (http://www.intrepidtravel.com/trips/BSW)

About the author

Jon spent four years living in Brunei, Borneo's smallest country.  He now lives on the slopes of Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, East Africa.  A full-time job and four young children keep him pretty busy but somehow he found time to start the Backpacker Diaries website (http://bit.ly/jonbigg), which recounts just a few of his many travelling tales.

Once in a while, when he has time, he updates his blog (In the shadow of Kilimanjaro) and he is also an occasional contributor to the BBC World Service programme From Our Own Correspondent .