Borneo ecolodge accommodation

country:	Indonesia, Borneo
location:	Kumai, Borneo
price:	From US $40 - US $100 per double room

Orangutan holidays

Borneo holidays

Indonesian Borneo holidays

description

See as many as nine primate species, crocodiles, butterflies and rare birds such as Storms stork. Hear the plaintive cry of Gibbons, early birdsong and the resident Macacque monkey troop from your comfortable room at the Lodge, set right on the edge of the gently flowing Sekonyer river in light forest.

There are many endangered species, even clouded leopards, hidden in the jungle through which you chug in a 'kelotok' boat. You then land and walk 20 minutes into the forest to see the orangutans at the feeding stations upriver. You might also take a night safari to see tarsiers, glowing mushrooms fireflies and perhaps owls.

how to find us

By air from Bali or Jakarta via Surabaya or Semarang to Pangkalam Bun via Sampit (approx: 3hrs). Then, by car (we meet you) - 20 minutes to Kumai Port. Then, by boat - a delightful river trip (approx: 2 hrs) to the lodge.

rooms, food and facilities

35 rooms - Emerald, Sapphire, Ruby

Emerald rooms have AC and hot water, mosquito nets and repellant

Excellent meals in the restaurant

All transport organized ( extra cost )

Eco tour guide for bird watching etc

Management practices are all environmentally responsible

Western shower and toilets, fans in all rooms

Packed picnic lunches

A percentage of our profit goes to environmental protection

how this holiday makes a difference

The Lodge was built in 1991 by Professor Biruthe Galdikas (a world expert on the Orangutan) and a Chinese investor with the aim of assisting in the protection of Orangutans and other endangered primate species in The Tandjung Puting National park (eg The Proboscis Monkey). The lodge is situated on the edge of the park, two hours up the Sekonyer river from the port of Kumai.

Our aim has been to upgrade the lodge to a comfortable place where eco tourists can stay and see one of the most diverse areas in the world for primates (there are nine species in the park). As well as this the area is also excellent for birds and butterflies. The Tandjung Puting national park is the largest area of lowland forest left in Borneo and it is always under threat.

The lodge has been developed to make a difference as follows:

Develop an eco hotel following the principles of GG21 which should give further employment opportunities to local people in the area

Develop a surplus cash flow situation whereby a high % of profits will be returned into environmental protection in The Tandjung Puting National park

Commit to protect 100 hectares of forest (currently owned by the Galdikas family) which surrounds the lodge

Give tourist a unique experience of a forest holiday in Borneo. There is no doubt that this can be achieved as The Orangutan International (contact Ashley Leiman) has been sending groups to this location (through Discovery Initiatives - contact Abigail Slater) for the last 7 years despite travel warnings and a run down lodge.

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