If you haven’t already seen The Borneo Big 5 in the flesh, you can when you visit Sukau, Kinabatangan. Borneo Eco Tours has a couple of wildlife tours for you to choose from, such as the BB10C: Borneo Big 5 tour package!
The story about Helson Hassan is quite a remarkable one and his journey to becoming a conservationist is nothing short of inspiring. Born and raised on an island off the coast of Sandakan, Helson grew up in a humble fishermen village. For most boys who are born and raised in a fishermen village, it is...
The Deramakot Forest Reserve is a lush tropical rainforest area that stretches at 55,507 hectares and is located in the heart of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. It is the first natural tropical rainforest in the world to be certified as a “Well-Managed Forest”. The forest reserve has been certified since 1997 by the Forest Stewardship Council®...
If you’ve been to Borneo’s tropical jungles, you’ll know they’re a really noisy place! Over 200 species of mammals, 400 birds, 100 amphibians, and 300 fish call them home, after all. But the times are changing, and not for the better. Many of these animals have “vanished”, or forced into deeper parts of the wilderness. And in their absence, parts of the once thriving Bornean rainforest have now fallen silent...
You’ve packed your bags, you’re all geared up and ready for an adventure of a lifetime in Borneo… but oh no, what’s this? You’ve only got 10 days to explore this beautiful island? Well if you’re an adventurous traveller who’s always wanted to experience Borneo to its fullest in as short a time as possible,...
Borneo Eco Tours has been part of the adoption programme for two orphaned orangutans for the past 4 years now. These two remarkably special orangutans are Gelison and Chikita, whom we have adopted together since December 2014 through Orangutan Appeal UK. Being part of this adoption programme helps to support the incredible work that Orangutan...
Borneo is an incredible island and is truly blessed with one of the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems, and within the expanses of its ecosystem is the elusive Borneo Pygmy Elephants (Elephas maximus borneensis). Endemic to Borneo, these pygmy elephants can only be found in Indonesia and East Malaysia, in the state of Sabah and have...
If you think that staying in the Bornean jungle in the middle of nowhere will be a pretty daunting experience for you and one that’s- Hmm.. Not appealing? Well, you might just change your mind if the destination you’re heading to is Borneo Rainforest Lodge. You don’t have to sacrifice the finer things in life...