Looking down on Sabah with Google Earth, the eye is immediately drawn to what looks like the crater of an giant extinct volcano in the middle of the state, about 45km north of the border with Kalimantan. Zooming in, the heart starts to beat with excitement, for you cannot help but notice one thing: there are no roads here, only winding rivers and lush rainforest. This is the Maliau Basin Conservation Area , known very appropriately as ‘Sabah’s Lost World’.
