6 independent reviews for Wildlife conservation in Borneo
Reviews for Wildlife conservation in Borneo
Matthew Perry review 4 Mar 2020
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Working with all the dedicated, passionate team members and volunteers -- and seeing orangutans in the wild!2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Bring your own rubber boots and quick-drying towel. Get plenty of snacks at the grocery store on the first day. Go to Gomantong Cave on your afternoon off.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?
Incredibly meaningful and unforgettable.Paolo Catalani review 5 Jan 2020
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Every afternoon wildlife monitoring on the river or in the forest. Many new animals I never see before. A lot of learning on the regional environment.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Do not be afraid. You will meet friendly and professional people with a great knowledge to share.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes I feel the project contributes a lot on conservation. The benefits for local people and their environment are there to be seen.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
A great human and environmental experience.Elisabeth Mering review 5 Nov 2019
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
The whole thing. Seeing the difference in a site after a mornings work was really rewarding. Of course seeing so much wildlife was also of course a highlight2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Expect to work hard for part of most days. But it’s a very manageable amount. It’s hot and sweaty work but totally rewarding.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Absolutely. The local operators presence on the ground was evident as they were well known in the community and the clear results from their years of reforestation work was obvious.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Amazing. I have nothing negative to say.Doreen Watson review 9 Oct 2019
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Meeting new people especially the locals in the river village.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Make sure you check the times of the fruiting trees as we did not see any orangutans as they had depleted their food source the month before and had moved on.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
As some local families were paid to provide some meals for us and as they were obviously poor families it did benefit local families. Our tree planting to provide a primate corridor will definitely help the orangutans.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
I had a great time, met some lovely people and would certainly recommend this holiday to others.Conrad Blakemore review 5 Apr 2018
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Working in a tropical downpour and seeing a mother and baby Orangutang climbing a tree near the work site.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Don't really need to bring wellies. Bring a good pair of binoculars and don't forget the Jungle Formula bug repellent.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes. Contact with local people, particularly the afternoon spent with students in the school talking about conservation issues. Hopefully the 140 trees we planted will benefit the wildlife in about 20 years time.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
An interesting and insightful look at conservation in Sabah, Borneo. A bit short though - two full weeks would be better.Sue Jarrett review 6 Mar 2017
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Seeing a large wild male Orangutan eating figs in a tree by the Kinabatangan River - we were so close to him and he looked so relaxed! What a beautiful special creature.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Get fit before going! The machete for me was hard to master and the heat and humidity make physical work more demanding. Thinking about future generations of orangutans swinging and feeding from the trees that we would be planting was my inspiration to carry on when I felt that I was beyond exhaustion!! Take a travel plug so you can wash your clothes as you will get very dirty! Also good binoculars are essential to participate fully in the wildlife monitoring - its so much fun and when you can identify species for yourself (especially if you can find them before eagle eyed Mark!) it's really rewarding.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Definitely yes. The community day and eating with locals, as well as the boats being captained by locals, made sure that they knew what we were doing and why. It provides jobs for local people. Seeing trees planted 4 years ago now being visited by elephants, as evidence by their dung and rub marks on the trees indicates that this planting is working and that is very inspiring for me.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
A fabulous experience. APE Malaysia who run this project are an organisation that I can highly recommend. Mark Louis Benedict who led the project that I was on is a hugely knowledgeable and passionate person, for whom no question raised was too much trouble to answer. He went to considerable effort to make sure we saw as much wildlife as possible and explained in detail to us the challenges that Borneo faces to preserve is remnant rainforests. If you care about this precious environment and the creatures that make it their home please do this holiday!Holiday Reviews
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