• Community development & interaction programme
• Living & working within a local Sabahan community
• Visit to Sepilok Orang-utan Sanctuary and Klias Wetland Reserve
• Day trip to the Northern Tip of Borneo
• Work on community led eco tourism project & see wildlife on banks of Kinabatangan River

Day 1, Kota Kinabalu – Ulu Moyog community Homestay - Arrive at Kota Kinabalu Airport and transfer to Ulu Moyog community homestay. Settle into accommodation and freshen up. Meet local representatives, full briefing and orientation of community before dinner. (LD)

Days 2-6, Volunteer Programme – Five rewarding days participating in our school and community development programme within Ulu Moyog community area. (BLD)

Day 7, Afternoon/Evening trip to Klias River– Spend the morning in Kota Kinabalu catching up on some shopping or relaxing. After lunch get picked up and taken two hours south of Kota Kinabalu to the Klias Wetland, a mangrove forest reserve. Here you will have a boat tour where you should be able to see the fascinating and rare Proboscis monkeys as well as other wildlife. After a traditional Malay dinner watch a display of Fireflies as they come out in the early evening. (BD)

Day 8-11, Volunteer Programme – Four more days participating in our school and community development programme within Ulu Moyog community area. (BLD)

Day 12, Sepilok Orang-utan Sanctuary Visit – Catch an early morning flight from Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan. Met at airport and driven to Sepilok Orang-utan Sanctuary to catch their morning feeding. Watch as orphan orang-utans which have been released back into the reserve come out of the jungle to get their morning feed. An excellent photo opportunity for even amateur photographers. A short tour of Sandakan and lunch prior to returning to Kota Kinabalu on afternoon flight. Flight time is approximately 40 minutes. (BLD)

Day 13-18, Volunteer Programme – Five more days participating in our school and community development programme within Ulu Moyog community area. (BLD)

Day 19, Tip of Borneo Visit – An early morning start with a 3 hour drive through Kota Kinabalu to the very northern tip of Borneo. View the beautiful scenery and deserted beaches here whilst looking north towards the Philippines. After a local lunch visit a traditional longhouse of the Rungus ethnic group, seeing first hand how the whole community lives and sleeps within one huge structure. (BLD)

Day 20-21, Volunteer Programme – Final few days participating in our school and community development programme within Ulu Moyog community area. (BLD)

Day 22, Ulu Moyog Community to Batu Puteh – An early start sees you leave the community and head east across Sabah to the community of Batu Puteh on the lower Kinabatangan River. En route you will pass the mighty Mount Kinabalu, stopping in the small market town of Kundasang to walk amongst the fruit and vegetable stalls. You will also have time to visit the beautiful war memorial gardens on the edge of the town, commemorating the prisoners of war whom died in the Japanese camps in the area. You will arrive in the community of Batu Puteh by mid afternoon where you will be greeted and transferred into the eco-lodge some 15 minute boat ride downstream. The eco-lodge sits on the edge of an oxbow lake which is rich with wildlife and you will enjoy the tranquillity of the area on your raised platform sleeping area. The boat ride to the camp will give you the opportunity to view monkeys, crocodiles and other wildlife as it comes out in the evening cool air. (BLD)

Day 23-25, Forest regeneration work – Working with the local community you will help to regenerate growth amongst the edges of this lowland diptocarp reserve. This will include working in the nursery transplanting seeds and saplings, planting the saplings in designated areas in the forest or helping to clear areas already planted of secondary growth. During this time you will be amongst the reserve itself and will no doubt travel too and from the work site by boat which will mean more wildlife viewing. There are a lot of proboscis monkeys in the area as well as several orang-utans who have been known to come down to the camp sites. Each evening you will be able to enjoy the peaceful setting of your sleeping platform and enjoy the local wildlife. (BLD)

Day 26, Batu Puteh to Ulu Moyog Community – The return journey back to the west of Sabah will give you the chance to stop off at Poring Hot Springs en route just outside the town of Ranau. You can relax and soak your aching limbs prior to the final few hours of the journey back to your homestay accommodation back in your community. (BLD)

Day 27, Community Farewell - An opportunity to say goodbye to the people that you have worked closely with over the previous weeks. (BLD)

Day 28, Departure - Transfer to Kota Kinabalu airport and depart. (BL)

Please be aware that the exact nature of the work you will be involved in will depend on the current needs and priorities of the school and village. As volunteers it is important to remain flexible and keep in mind that sometimes priorities and/or emergencies may arise which may result in your duties changing at short notice. We also reserve the right to change the order of your itinerary, not the components, to suit client numbers and seasonality.

Fitness

None of the activities featured require anything more than a reasonable level of fitness. No special skills are required for any of our projects.