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We are a small Eco resort offering the best of the beaches and the jungle at the Tip of Borneo , Kudat , Sabah , East Malaysia. We have a lot of sustainable core values at the heart of our thinking and especially the welfare and development of the local Rungus community. We have accommodation , of traditional Rungus style nestled in amongst the jungle and a restaurant right on the beach at the Tip Of Borneo . With our volunteers we like to offer a " win win" situation so as to ensure that both parties ( us and you) are able to get the most out of each other for mutual benefit.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity WorkHelp with Eco ProjectsGardeningDIY and building projectsHospitality/TourismGeneral MaintenanceHelp with Computers/ InternetCultural exchange and learning opportunities
Travellers will be helping alongside our Rungus staff ( Rungus people are the indigenous tribe up here) , so Workawayers have the possibility to learn more about the Rungus culture and their language. We also have a Rungus museum for guests and workawayers to visit to find out more.
Help
We always have a number of projects going on and regularly have large ( school based) volunteer groups staying with us that we plce into the local community to help witch variety of projects. A lot of what we do is aimed at improving the lifestyle of the local Rungus community either through options of employment direct supply of materials and goods. We are passionate about protecting the environment and educating the locals about the importance of the natural environment and all that it offers, this with the aim that they will start to protect it a lot more.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Malay: Fluent
Chinese (Mandarin): FluentAccommodation
We have separate accommodation for our volunteers in 2 purpose built little chalets ( shared toilets and showers with guests though)
What else ...
We always offer our volunteers the use of the rental gear we have , bicycles, surf boards, snorkel gear and encourage them to get out and explore the area, this way they can talk knowledgeably with any guests that may ask them questions. We are a family run operation and always consider the volunteers to be apart of our close team.
Normally we offer free accommodation and then ask the volunteer to pay for their own food and drinks , we run a " tab" for all and then at the end of the stay go through the tab, if we feel that they have worked hard then we shall ensure that the bill is certainly gone through to knock items off and make it more affordable , unfortunately we have had some volunteers that have taken advantage of us before and hence we have fallen back onto this method.A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
max 5 hours
Feedback (25)
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Rob and Louisa
A great young man who is willing to help wherever he can and give 100% for whatever he is tasked to do. Karsten is obviously a very intelligent fella and has a great just get it completed work ethos . Very able to work independently and I would highly recommend him for any projects that he applies for. This fella… read more
It's an easy (though sweaty) walk to the beach, with crystal clear water for snorkeling and almost no other people. Howard often provides a ride, but in the off chance he isn't… read more
Lovely people!!
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Best wishes
Rob and Louisa
A great young man who is willing to help wherever he can and give 100% for whatever he is tasked to do. Karsten is obviously a very intelligent fella and has a great just get it completed work ethos . Very able to work independently and I would highly recommend him for any projects that he applies for. This fella… read more
It's an easy (though sweaty) walk to the beach, with crystal clear water for snorkeling and almost no other people. Howard often provides a ride, but in the off chance he isn't… read more
Lovely people!!
We stayed with Howard for just over 2 weeks and it was wonderful. The eco resort was really impressive and we got to help out with developing the resort in the jungle, painting, driving guests to the beach and helping at the restaurant. The work can be hard and sweaty (it is the jungle after all) but… read more
Dan and Amber volunteered with us for three weeks and did a tremendous job . All tasks that were set them they carried our with professionalism and detailed determination. The tasks set them were varied ( gardening , researching , printing and designing our wildlife education centre and they did a fantastic job.
A very… read more
Our work varied here as we helped out in the Kitchen over Eid and also looked after the place while Howard went away for a couple of days. This including doing the shuttles in the morning and evening to the beach. The rest of our work was mainly painting… read more
If Elliot is applying to you for a spot at your place to help you out , take him on , he is a great young man , very level headed and very hardworking . Elliot came to us for three weeks and helped out with a number of projects and his patience , self motivation and work ethic was faultless. A diligent worker and a great… read more
We stayed for 2 weeks at the jungle camp and we had a fantastic experience from the very first day. Howard is a great guy, he has so much knowledge and experience - we loved hearing his stories and learning from him. The hard work and commitment he and his team put in makes this place a wonderful escape… read more
Thanks for the opportunity, I’ll be back soon!
Potential Workawayers,
Accept this workaway if given the opportunity. The location is incredible, the food is great and the people are amazing. You’ll get sweaty and dirty, but you’ll love it.
Good evening , all good stuff , " thank you " for your help , the Long House is really coming together and looking good .
We wish you all the very best with the rest of your travels and maybe see you up here again one day .
With best wishes,
Howard
With a friend I started by taking off a shower block and destructing a communal area. That was fun! We burned the old wood right next to us. Some planks and poles were set aside to be recycled later on when we… read more
All good stuff and we enjoyed having you to help us out and get our museum organized in a more professional way . The girls are practicing the English you taught them and are really enjoying being more confident in a customer contact role . We hope that you are doing well and that England is looking after you whilst you think of the next… read more
Howard has a great vision of what he wants to achieve and is ready and willing to… read more
Fantastic to have you both here and " thank you " for your help with the blinkin computers . Might just add a big Happy Birthday for today for Bruno from me and all the crew . Hope that you are having a superb time on your travels , hope to see you again at some point .
With best wishes,
Howard
"Mimpi Indah" means sweet dreams in the local language and we were supposed to hear that for two weeks only, our first plan. But we ended up staying in Howard's place for a month.
This was our first workaway experience and we couldn't ask for more. Howard is the best kind of person to work with. Very easy going… read more
I was unfortunately only able to stay for a very short time (5 days), which made coordination and planning a bit more difficult, but Howard is a very nice and generous host, who has lots of good ideas for… read more
thank you for everything, the time I spend there was amezing! the staff were the best people to work with, and the place very nice! sorry for the late feedback, but better now than never!!
thanks again
regards
Carolina :)
Firstly thank you for having Steve and I. We enjoyed seeing what a nicely set up program you have. It's brilliant how everything is recycled and made from the jungle materials.
Steve liked fixing bicycles that has been rusted from the sea salt spray, we got two of them working again. I enjoyed doing some physical… read more