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Malaysia Rainforest Lodge

Placement number: 0001
Location: Borneo Malaysia 
Country Information
Preferred Languages: English, Malaysian, Chinese
Date: All year round
Experience: Tourism or environmental degree (undergraduates accepted)
Minimum period : 3 months

Our ecolodge is situated on the bank of the Kinabatagan River. We are open all year and are often fully booked.

We offer dawn and dusk river cruises to tourists, where they can see the pygmy elephants, orang-utans, estuarine crocodiles, seven types of hornbill and six species of monkey, including the endemic proboscis monkey. We also offer night cruises and morning jungle treks.

The ecolodge helps the local community by employing mainly local staff. We have run several community projects, including installation of water tanks.

Role of Volunteer

As a volunteer at our lodge your time will be split into two periods. You will start your placement in Kota Kinabalu (KK), where you will work in the Head Office of our mother company and live in the Borneo Backpackers. We feel this will help you to settle in before you go to Sukau. When in the head office you will assist in small projects, e.g. making tourist guides of KK. You will also be asked to assess the quality of our tours around Sabah, allowing you to see the whole of Sabah whilst giving us your opinion on the tours.

You will then go to our ecolodge, you will initially be treated as a tourist so that you can familiarise yourself with your surroundings. In the long-term, your work will depend largely on your interests. You could become a guide on the river cruises, a chef or general worker. We welcome everybody but give preference to people with relevant degrees/experiences.

We are very keen to have english teaching students who could help our staff and villagers to improve their language skills.

Volunteer stories

Find out what our past volunteers thought of this placement!

Daniel Quilter, Jan -June 2005
"I had the time of my life so good infact it inspired me to create this site so more people can experience what i have!  Plus i did it without spending much money!"

Jon Smith Jan - Sept 2006
"The things I have learned, the good times I have had, the exposure to a totally different culture, and most importantly the friends I have made, are things that I will keep with me for a long time to come. Ironically, the hardest thing about coming over here and working is going to be going home again afterwards!"

Cost

We will provide you with free accommodation whilst in KK at Borneo Backpackers. When at the ecolodge your food and accommodation will be provided free.

Travel Arrangements

We will arrange a pick-up free of charge from Kota Kinabalu International Airport.

 

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