Bali Mountain Eco Lodge

Bali Mountain Eco Lodge

How this holiday makes a difference

Environment

Environmental sustainability
• Community “ no catching bird” policy.
• Preservation of 800 hectares of local rainforest
• Planted 4,000 bird and animal attracting trees within the rainforest.
• Bali Starling breeding program – breeding birds for release
• Captive monkey rescue – providing safe homes for captured monkeys
• Captive wildlife releases – Pangolins, native Spotted cat, Reticulated pythons, native birds
• Established the Sarinbuana Trekking Guide Association (STGA)
• Rubbish pick up from 5 villages ( shared with neighboring hotels)
• No chemical farming

Natural Housekeeping
• We use only Natural cleaning products in our rooms
• Natural essential oil spray room fresheners
• Natural locally produced – liquid soaps
• We make our own natural laundry soap – all natural washing of bed linens, towels & guest laundry
• Natural locally produced – insect repellents
• We change the towels only when guests request
• Bamboo paper for business cards & room information

Guest Activities
• Our activities aim to be as low impact as possible ie. trekking in the rainforest and surrounding farmlands
• Swimming. We have developed our natural waterholes with minimum impact
• We provide education through in-room information booklets, a range of workshops and discussions with our guests
• We have a library for information on Permaculture and the environment

We are committed to demonstrating non-chemical farming & sustainable waste management. All organic wastes are composted, sewage and waste water are treated by waste water gardens. We have a communal, gravity-fed water supply system and recycle where possible. Pest control is entirely non-chemical and fruit, vegetables and herbs are grown in the extensive lodge gardens. All house keeping is chemical free and we use natural soaps in the rooms

Community

Our local community has been a main contributor to our success, we honor their part in our lodge and support them 100%.

Staff Commitment
• 100% Local employment only- Our staff live within 10 minutes of the Eco Lodge
• We train inexperienced locals and build capacity in experienced staff
• Our wages are above the recommended Government wage
• A 5% service charge is shared evenly among our staff
• Our staff are supported to attend religious ceremonies
• We close for 6 days for the 2 main ceremonies in Bali so our staff can attend ceremonies
• Our staff choose their days off each month

Our community work "free lance" for the lodge facilitating guest activities & workshops so can also farm and look after their families.

Sponsored Community Projects by sarinbuana Eco Lodge

Weekly classes for children aged 5 – 12 yrs
• Silat (martial art class) teacher, uniforms & equipment
• Football team – Coach, uniforms & ground management
• English class at the local school

On going community support…
• Student University scholarship -5 years
• Bali Starling Bird Breeding project
• School maintenance, cleaning & mural painting
• Tree planting in the Batukaru Rainforest
• Sarinbuana Trekking Guide Association
• Monthly rubbish pick up and disposal – with neighboring hotels
• Arjo – Spiritual Drama group

Bali Mountain Eco Lodge