If your ideal home is a Balinese-style deluxe villa along an idyllic beach, the Kudat Riviera in Malaysian Borneo is where your dream can come true.
Kudat Riviera is situated on an 11km stretch of tropical coastline in Sabah, on the northern tip of Borneo, and is accessible from Kota Kinabalu. There are more than 10 non-stop flights a week from Hong Kong directly to Kota Kinabalu, which take 21/4 hours. You can then choose to take a 40-minute scheduled airline flight, a helicopter, a 21/2-hour yacht transfer or a scenic drive to Kudat Riviera.
Mystical Borneo's exotic traditions blend with its unspoilt beaches, letting residents relax in tranquil surroundings.
The villas are the creation of Phil Dobson, managing director of Exquisite Borneo Villas and Touchdown World Travel Group. He has used his 20 years of experience in the travel industry to realise his dream: the creation of an innovative, environmentally friendly, yet luxurious villa destination in the heart of Asia.
'Sabah is known as the 'Land Below the Wind' and is outside the typhoon belt, hence the weather conditions suit this type of villa,' says Mr Dobson.
Kudat is about 30 degrees year round and enjoys mostly sunshine with the rainy season from mid-December to the end of January.
Handcrafted in Bali, the opulent villas are constructed almost entirely of natural materials: coconut wood and merbau timbers, with natural stone and ylang-ylang thatched roofs.