Jungle trekking holiday in Borneo

In line with our commitment to responsible tourism, all guides and assisting staff on this trip are local Malays. The guide of this expedition has been admitted to the Sarawak Board of Tourism and is actively involved in improving eco-tourism projects for the region.

All of our guides and assisting staff on this trek are committed to the conservation of Malaysia’s primary rainforest and educate each group about the local wildlife, flora and indigenous populations that live in the Crocker Ranges and the surrounding area.

This trek is a great way to reduce your carbon footprint with the majority of the tours using people power such as walking or kayaking. The tours are designed for small groups to ensure minimal impact to the local environment. We also provide clients with a list of things they can do to reduce their impact on the environment whilst in the Crocker ranges such as using biodegradable soaps and packaging.

Accommodation whilst trekking is camping in small villages with the local indigenous inhabitants the Kadazan Dusun. Trekking in this region brings an income to a very remote community. A percentage of the money from the trek goes to support the local communities by using local produce, and a local camping site.

In particular the Miki Survival camp is on native land and is owned by Mr Sadib Miki from Kiau Nuluh Village. As the source of water for the nearby villages are mainly from Mount Kinabalu it is important that the surrounding forests at the foothill are protected. The setting up of Miki Survival Camp helps to conserve this area through tourism related activities in the form of outdoor adventure education. Jungle activities like making campsite, identifying edible fruits, foods and traditional medicines, making traps, jungle navigation etc are conducted. Continued tourism and interest in this project not only has benefits for the conservation efforts in the area but it also ensures traditional survival skills used by indigenous people are not lost.

On all of our tours we employ local staff and are committed to the development and education of our staff providing training sessions, travel opportunities and other opportunities to participate in Community Based Tourism Projects within Cambodia. When clients book a tour with us they are also provided with information about local charities they can support and a guide to local restaurants and crafts.

We have been actively implementing green practices which stretch from our offices to our partners throughout the whole of South East Asia. We have spent 13 years enthusiastically researching socially and environmentally sensitive tourism opportunities in South East Asia.

At a local level we actively participate in reducing our environmental impact by recycling and reducing the amount of paper transactions by providing our information to our clients electronically. We also use fans in the office instead of air conditioning.