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Trip Highlights
· Voluntary work with SOS rhino on Sumatran rhino conservation
· Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre
· Sukau and kinabatangan river to view proboscis monkeys, endemic to Borneo
· Tabin Wildlife Reserve, mud volcano, rainforest
· Whitewater rafting
· Garama river cruise
· Tunku Abdul Rahman marine park
Your "Taste of Volunteering" Project
Conservation of Sumatran rhino
Help save the last population of Sumatran rhinos by assisting the Rhino Protection Unit of SOS Rhino to collect survey data of this highly endangered species (25-50 estimated to be left alive) in Tabin Wildlife Reserve.
You will trek in the jungle of Tabin with the Rhino Protection Unit to gather data of the Sumatran Rhino, sleeping overnight in make-shift hammocks in the rainforest. Whilst rhino sightings are far from guaranteed, you will be assisting in providing valuable data to improve their chances of survival.
Trip Summary
We begin in Kota Kinabalu, with the day at your leisure, before flying the next day to Sandakan. On a trip in Sukau and the Kinabatangan River, you should get your first sightings of the proboscis monkey. After another day exploring Sukau, we transfer to Tabin Wildlife Resort and visit the Lipad mud volcano. Day 5 is an incredible jungle trek to a stunning waterfall, before commencing our jungle survival training, in preparation for your unique volunteer experience conserving the endangered Sumatran rhino for three days.
After this jungle experience, we do some adrenalin-filled white water rafting in Kiulu, before a full day cruise on the Garma River. We then head out to sea, to the famed Tunku Abdul Raman Marine Park, for water activities, including snorkelling and swimming in the warm, pristine waters.
Your adventure finishes back in Kota Kinabalu.
We begin in Kota Kinabalu, with the day at your leisure, before flying the next day to Sandakan. On a trip in Sukau and the Kinabatangan River, you should get your first sightings of the proboscis monkey.
After another day exploring Sukau, we transfer to Tabin Wildlife Resort and visit the Lipad mud volcano. Day 5 is an incredible jungle trek to a stunning waterfall, before commencing our jungle survival training, in preparation for your unique volunteer experience conserving the endangered Sumatran rhino for three days. Whilst rhino sightings are far from guaranteed, you will be assisting in providing valuable data to improve their chances of survival, and you should see much other wildlife in the jungle.
After this jungle experience, we do some adrenalin-filled white water rafting in Kiulu, before a full day cruise on the Garma River. We then head out to sea, to the famed Tunku Abdul Raman Marine Park, for water activities, including snorkelling and swimming in the warm, pristine waters.
Your adventure finishes back in Kota Kinabalu.
* Note Comfort Level
Accommodation is a combination of 3* hotels (5 nights), jungle lodge (5 nights), hammocks (3 nights) and island chalet (1 night)
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