Sometimes the offices for Borneo Nature Tours in Lahad Datu can arrange reservations and transport.

BBC: Malaysian Borneo on a single circuit

At least 100 Filipinos landed by boat in the Lahad Datu district last month.

BBC: Malaysia police die in fresh Sabah gun battle

Sabah Police Chief Hamza Taib said two police officers and 12 Filipino rebels had been killed at Lahad Datu.

BBC: Sabah stand-off 'turns deadly' as clashes break out

Lahad Datu was occupied in early February by members of a Muslim royal clan from the Philippines calling itself the Royal Army of Sulu.

BBC: Sabah stand-off 'turns deadly' as clashes break out

Security forces clashed with the clan members in the coastal area of Lahad Datu on Friday, leaving 12 Filipinos and two Malaysian police commandos dead.

NPR: 5 Police, 2 Assailants Killed Amid Malaysian Siege

If you prefer an upscale scene, check into the Borneo Rainforest Lodge (rates start at 1, 853 ringgit and include pick up at Lahad Datu Airport).

BBC: Malaysian Borneo on a single circuit

The group of some 200 Filipinos landed at a coastal village in the Lahad Datu district of Sabah, on Malaysian Borneo, saying that the territory was theirs.

BBC: Malaysian soldiers in Sabah province (7 March 2013)

In a TV address, Mr Aquino said Sultan Jamalul Kiram III would face the "full force of the law" if the men were not withdrawn from Lahad Datu, on Borneo.

BBC: Philippines Aquino urges sultan to end Sabah stand-off

At least 100 members of the clan, who call themselves the Royal Army of Sulu, arrived in Lahad Datu by boat just over two weeks ago, demanding recognition from the Malaysian government.

BBC: Sabah stand-off 'turns deadly' as clashes break out

In Manila, Jamalul Kiram III told reporters that he was worried the violence in Sabah might spread because many Filipinos, especially followers of his sultanate in the southern Philippine, are upset by the killing of their compatriots in Lahad Datu.

NPR: 5 Police, 2 Assailants Killed Amid Malaysian Siege