Orangutan conservation holiday, Borneo

COUNTRY:
Borneo, Indonesia
DEPARTURES:
2013: 9 Jun, 15 Sep
PRICE:
From £2695 - £2895 (10 days) excluding flights
MORE INFO:
Price includes domestic flight, transfers and transport, accommodation, meals (as per itinerary), activities and services of expert guides. We can arrange flights from the UK
LATE AVAIL:
Spaces still availaible on the 9th June departure
VOUCHERS:
Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday
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Orangutan conservation holiday, Borneo

Wildlife specialist
Typically trips are expertly guided by a leading specialist with a good knowledge of the area to be visited. Inevitably, wildlife is the main focus of attention however, the aim will be to incorporate all other aspects of the natural world in an attempt to be as broad-minded as possible. A local guide may often accompany trips.

How Orangutan conservation holiday, Borneo makes a difference

Environment

Unlike many other orangutan holidays, this trip spends 10 days looking for orangutans and directly funds the Orangutan Foundation UK, who we work very closely with in the region. This allows our clients the chance to experience the thrill of encountering orangutans in the wild under the foundations expert leadership. £500 per person per trip is paid to the Orangutan Foundation.

This tour also allows you to visit oranguans every day, increasing the fees generated from the park permits and also allows us to go behind the scenes at the Lamandau release site with a donation made by each personThe fact that we stay longer in one place negates the need to move around, therefore lowering our impact on the environment.

These trips directly help the Orangutan Foundation to continue their much needed work and last year, with proceeds from this tour they were able to buy new land to be used within the park to be used as a safe release site for rehabilitated orangutans. This tour is very much practical conservation in action and is one of our longest running and consistently popular tours.

Community

The foundation's local representatives also act as our guides, we use local boatmen to transfer us throughout the park and we stay in a small, friendly eco-lodge. This helps create employment in an area often overlooked by orangutan tourism as most other tours take people to the easily accessible and therefore much busier “packaged” areas elsewhere, some of which you can reach by coach! This trip is aimed at raising funds for the Tanjung Puting National park, established by Dr Birute Galdikas, who, along with Dian Fossey and Jane Goodall, was instrumental in raising awareness of some of our closest relatives.

Orangutan conservation holiday, Borneo

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The story of the provider of Orangutan conservation holiday, Borneo

Passionate animal-lover Jules was galloping on a horse across the plains of Mongolia when he had the idea to set up a travel company which used tourism to raise funds and awareness of the plight of endangered animals. He worked with the Orangutan Foundation in Borneo to put together one of his first trips and today has a portfolio of incredible holidays that work with leading authorities on wildlife and contribute toward conservation. All staff share his ethos of ‘travel to protect’ and believe responsible tourism can be an effective tool if it helps local people realise the economic potential of their natural habitats.

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Orangutan conservation holiday, Borneo
Orangutan conservation holiday, Borneo
Orangutan conservation holiday, Borneo
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Orangutan conservation holiday, Borneo

Reviewed 06 Sep 2012 by Martha Bell5 star rating

1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?


Seeing so many orangutans and having such a knowledgeable and fantastic guide (Ashley Leiman).

2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?


Just enjoy every minute of it. You'll never experience another trip quite like this one.

3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?


Absolutely!!!!

4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?


One of the all-time best. At least FIVE stars!!

Reviewed 19 Aug 2006 by Helen Delachaux5 star rating

1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?


The first time when I stood in front of a male orangutan in the wild; without a fence or glass (like in a zoo), he was beautiful with the sunlight in his hair. And when we were followed by "Masran" a male orangutan. There was not much food that they at the feeding platform and he was hungry I think.

2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?


A hammock with a mosquito net in one is good to have when you are going to sleep in the jungle. Don't go in shoes you just bought, walk them in.

3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?


Yes, a little. It depends on how much you buy from them in their little souvenir shops.

And our boat driver and his assistent worked with us for 10 days. The staff from the Rimba lodge also.

Minimized impacts on the environment? Yes, take your litter with you.

4. Any other comments?


I will never forget the beautiful things I have seen and hope to return to Borneo someday.
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Orangutan conservation holiday, Borneo
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