BORNEO TOUR: OBOE 6, Sandakan & Beyond
The Last Australian Campaign of World War II
Leaving from Australia in June 2026 so - Book Now!
The history of the North Borneo Campaigns, the Oboe Operations and the entire Borneo PW experience. Domestic Borneo flight included.
This professional tour includes:
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Sandakan the last Australian Campaign of World War 2
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Our role in the North Borneo liberation.
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The tragedy of Sandakan, the Death March and Batu Lintang.
Join with us as we travel and tour to sites and sights in Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan Island with expert and experienced Australian tour direction.
A crafted programme blend of factual war history and the magic of tourist attractive Borneo.
Get in touch here, or continue reading for more Borneo tour information.
2026 Borneo tour - Flyer Now Available!
OVER 40 YEARS PASSIONATE HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE
TOUR DIRECTOR FRANK TAYLOR:
Frank Taylor has 40+ years of practical experience with off shore operations, including remote localities and developing countries, visiting Australian Military Heritage sites, leading tour groups, educational training, film documentary operations logistics, historical researchers and authors.
Frank, owner/manager, provides a complete approach to Australian Military Heritage Tours in sharing the full travel experience and campaign history with accurate information, content, and wide geographical knowledge in our programming.
A trusted and respected member of the Australian community, Frank has served 31 years in the Western Australia Police (Traffic, General Duties, Tactical Response, Emergency Operations) Deputy Principal Police Academy ) retiring as an Inspector, and 38 years in the Australian Army Reserve (Armour, Infantry and Military Police) through all ranks retiring as a Captain and acting as Provost Marshall Western Region Australia. Experience gained in those services is applied to effective planning and safe operations of tour activities. You can read more about Frank here. You're in safe hands.
View out our *BORNEO TOUR* YouTube video below. The slides give an excellent overview of the tour, with photographs from previous Borneo tours.
HIGH PRAISE
Be it your ambition to trace the service of a relative, or a passion for history, the desires of a member of a military history tour are simple and yet of paramount importance. You will want to be well-fed and watered; well accommodated; and especially, safe and secure. But the most satisfying and rewarding aspect of your tour will be Frank Taylor’s unrivalled tour-guide knowledge of the battle grounds and campaigns of your choice. He has provided all of the above for me beyond my expectations on four occasions. I thoroughly endorse a tour with him.
Dr Peter Brune, military historian and author.
AN EXPERT IN THE FIELD
In June 2017 I attended the Liverpool University UK as an invited speaker to a forum organised by the Far East POW Association. I was asked to share my activities with the gathering (relatives and other folk interested, connected to the PW's of the Japanese in the "far East") about my searches to locate and identify camps used by POW groups in Borneo.
The attached, 10 seconds a slide, is that PowerPoint used to support my commentary. The search was (of course) part of my tour programme preparations for the Borneo tour programme - as planned for June 2026.
Frank H Taylor
Owner/Manager
OVER 40 YEARS PASSIONATE HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE
Frank Taylor and his team have had a 40 year relationship with the people and landscape of the Kokoda Trail, the Western Front, Borneo, Kokoda Beach Head, the Thai-Burma railway system and Myanmar. Frank himself has travelled over the Trail over 140 times, coupled with numerous shorter explorations of specific areas and localities of historical importance. We offer a complete approach to Australian Military Heritage Tours in sharing the full travel experience and campaign history with accurate information content and wide geographical knowledge in our programming.
UPCOMING TOURS - ENQUIRE NOW!
KOKODA CAMPAIGN & BEACH HEADS
Likely to be 7 DAYS, 6 NIGHTS: A non trekking tour and guided study of the Kokoda Campaign and the final battles on the northern Papua shore (Buna, Gona, Sanananda).
MILNE BAY BATTLE (OPTIONAL) considered on request.
PREVIOUS TOURS - ENQUIRE NOW!
These tours have been run in the past, and will be considered for future tours wif we have enough interest.
So if you or a group of interested individuals would like to show your interest, please do get in touch here.
THAI-BURMA RAILWAY
Likely 8 DAYS, 7 NIGHTS: Thailand sector of the Thai Burma Railway focussed factual historical tour ‘right to the border” of the full length of the Thai sector of the Thai Burma Railway.
WW1 Western Front 1916 – 1918 tour: Belgium & France
14 days tour - with 12 days actually touring the battlefields with Australian military historian Neville Browning, a tour director and experienced local team
The history of the North Borneo Campaigns, the Oboe Operations and the entire Borneo PW experience. Domestic Borneo flight included.
For all tours : Single Supplement cost available. Land only unless stated otherwise.
We have an extensive folio of experience in planning and operations worldwide to sites and places of significance to Australians and our military history. Please consult with us for assistance and advice on visiting destinations and locations of interest not shown on the list above.
FRANK TAYLOR and his team approach a 40 year relationship with the people and landscape of the Kokoda Trail, the Western Front, Borneo, Kokoda Beach Head, the Thai-Burma railway and Myanmar. Frank himself has travelled over the Trail over 130 times. He has been the on-location liaison (location manager and location producer) for several separate historical documentary film shoots of the Trail, including for the Australian Army ('The Bloody Track') and the ABC’s Four Corners Team ('The Men Who Saved Australia') the ABC’s 2 part documentary 'Kokoda' and National Geographic's 'Buried Secrets of World War Two'. Additionally he has been acknowledged for guiding and advising several leading Australian military history authors over The Track, including Peter Brune, Paul Ham and Peter Williams. He has lead battlefield study tours for the Australian Army.
Authentic Military Heritage Tours by fully qualified and field-experienced Guides
40 years experience in tour operations and planning in remote areas, including Papua New Guinea, Borneo, Thailand, Burma, Egypt, Libya.
Management and staff who have in depth historical and geographic knowledge of areas toured and military historical sites and events, in PNG and other countries
Supervisors experienced in remote area and urban tour operations in PNG, Borneo, Singapore, Malaysia, France, Belgium, Greece, Crete, Thailand, Burma, Turkey, Egypt and Libya.
Full operational travel experience and campaign history with accurate information content and wide geographical knowledge in our programming.
Call us today for detailed tour information or BOOK A TOUR
PHONE 08 9446 9856 or email admin@kokoda.com.au
