Highlights

• Do something different - visit this fascinating island and Kota Kinabalu city
• Make a difference to Borneo's reforestation and Orang-utan conservation
• Once-in-a-lifetime experience helping Orang-utan rehabilitation
• Enjoy jungle treks, a rainforest canopy walk and swim & snorkel in the South China Sea
• Great conservation voluntourism trip for a career break or ethical travel holiday
• Family voluntourism holiday during the school summer break

Introduction

Borneo is the third largest island in the world, famous for its jungles and wildlife, in particular the Orang Utan. Visit this fascinating island and take this once in a lifetime opportunity to get close to these amazing creatures, working alongside the park rangers to help ensure their continued survival.

Kota Kinabalu

Your base for the first few days is Borneo’s most important city, Kota Kinabalu. Each day we include a fascinating excursion. Get your first glimpse of the rainforest trekking through Kota Kinabalu Park, witnessing life in the treetops as you walk along the 100ft high canopy walkway above the forest. Follow this exhilarating day relaxing, swimming and snorkelling in the South China Sea, in the turquoise waters of Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park.

Sukau

Leaving the city behind, we then fly to the north of the island and travel to Sukau, the Orang Utan research centre where you’ll spend the next few days working alongside research assistants helping with the reforestation programme. A final highlight of your trip will be a visit to Sepilok Orang Utan rehabilitation centre, an initiative of the Sabah Wildlife Department to rehabilitate young Orang Utans enabling them to survive once released back into the wild. Once back in Kota Kinabalu, enjoy a day exploring at your leisure, maybe buying a few souvenirs, before flying back to London.

Volunteer Project

Volunteers meet with Research Officers in the field, joining their activities to understand and observe the behaviour of the wild red apes and learning about the conservation initiatives underway to protect and conserve the species and their habitat. Activities will range from monitoring wild Orang Utans nesting patterns and behaviour to collecting wild seedlings that form part of their diet. The findings will be used to enable reforestation to facilitate and encourage the settlement of Orang Utans and other native species.

Volunteer as a family here!

Do something different and make a difference as a family! If you have children, why not take this as a really positive family holiday during the school summer break? Younger generations are concerned about the environment and conservation and eager to make travel responsible. This trip could enable your family to discover how human development impacts on the jungle environment and wildlife, nurture understanding and appreciation and provide a great bonding experience through making a contribution as a family! Introduce your children to the benefits of volunteer travel and educate, enable and inspire them to be the force for change and good in tourism and the world.