Kota Kinabalu: A group of 16 Italians arrived here Thursday for the final leg of the Nel Mondo Club 4x4 Borneo Raid 2009 - an "off road" 21-day adventure covering about 2,500km in Sarawak, Brunei and Sabah.
Their expedition began in Kuching on Aug. 10 and included stopovers at a longhouse in Lubok Antu, Sibu, Similajau National Park, Long Bedian and Miri before proceeding to Sabah.
MASwings Regional Head for Sabah Shauqi Ahamd and Director of Tourism Malaysia (Sabah) Mohd Roslan Abdullah, bade farewell to the group at Beverly Hotel Friday.
Led by Vittorio Kulczycki, the team would explore the wildlife and natural wonders of Sabah. They would proceed to Hot Springs in Ranau, Sepilok Orang Utan sanctuary, Mabul Island in Semporna and the Maliau Basin information centre.
The expedition is an initiative of MASwings and Tourism Malaysia to encourage more tourists from Europe and Latin America to explore Malaysian Borneo and Brunei.
The programme was organised by Viaggi, the owner of Nel Mondo Tours in Italy, who has 37 years experience in managing adventure packages worldwide.
According to Viaggi, Nel Mondo also publishes a well known adventure magazine with 250,000 subscribers besides organising adventure packages under the MASwings Adventure Packages programme to popular destinations such as Mulu and Mount Kinabalu.
Shauqi said close cooperation between MASwings, Nel Mondo and Tourism Malaysia would boost further the development of tourism in Sabah and Sarawak.
Meanwhile, Vittorio said his adventure group had been to many parts of the world including central Africa, China and Nepal.
"Its purely a hobby," said Kulczyeki, adding their journey from Kuching to Kota Kinabalu was wonderful.
It was also Kulczyeki's second trip to Sabah in 30 years.
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