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22 Mar 2025
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Description
We are a very small resort called in the bornean rainforest (Malaysian state of Sabah) on top of a 100 meter high hill.
The only access to our the lodge is by walking up a 250meter long staircase, which is made up by a total of 538 steps leading through the lush frontier forest or more commonly known as primary forest, and over calm streams. By building these steps, we are able to preserve the forest on its own undulating terrain, and protect the natural habitat where the rarest wildlife of the entire South East Asia can be found, especially for those endangered Orang Utans, Proboscis Monkeys, Hornbills and Pygmy Elephants.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Staying at a location like ours brings you close to a small local jungle village which is a local Bornean tribe (Orang Sunggei).
You will get to try (or even cook) local Malaysia dishes and see what a "simple" life the locals have.
Help
we are looking for young and fit people who love the outdoors more in particular the tropical jungle.
and we can always use people who understand the needs of mainly western guests and volunteers who don't mind to live far away from the civilised world in the middle of the rainforest. Our main interest goes at the moment to people who have experience with website building and design to improve our marketing( advertising, information signboards, t-shirts etc etc)
Recently we are very interested in someone who can set up a composting project for our organic waste, experience with this matter is preferred.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Malay: Fluent
Chinese (Mandarin): FluentThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
we offer a basic room shared with other staff and a common bathroom
all meals will be provided by us
What else ...
the jungle is a beautiful place to be in but be prepared(not scared)
for what is awaiting u including the hot climate, a 100 meter high staircase, all the insects,reptiles and so on and on
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
our internet connection is really bad and we don't provide WIFI
Space for parking camper vans
no campervans allowed
Can possibly accept pets
due to our location in a delicate jungle with unique wildlife, we can't accept any introduced species of animals.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Feedback (10)
All the best!
Viv is also a professional arborist so that came in very handy at our location in the jungle.
I wish you both all the best and maybe we meet… read more
The work was not hard and Gert was flexible. As my partner is arborist we cut some trees, clear the branches. We did some big cleaning and gardening.
The accommodation was amazing with full comfort and good food as for the guests. We went for… read more
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All the best!
Viv is also a professional arborist so that came in very handy at our location in the jungle.
I wish you both all the best and maybe we meet… read more
The work was not hard and Gert was flexible. As my partner is arborist we cut some trees, clear the branches. We did some big cleaning and gardening.
The accommodation was amazing with full comfort and good food as for the guests. We went for… read more
The place is completely surrounded by jungle, that made the atmosphere enchanting and out of time. The work was partially landscaping and painting. The staff worked sometimes with us, that was a nice occasion to know them… read more
Thank you for volunteering for us, we had a great time with you with Aline holding the scorpion as highlight. The job you did was well done and we made quite some progress with our landscaping.
You are very easy going people and we loved the conversation with you two.
We wish you all the best with your travels and maybe we meet… read more
Thank you for volunteering for us, u are a very nice person to hang out with, good sense of humor and you learn fast. Your passion for the jungle and it's wildlife was inspiring for us as well.
We wish you all the best and good luck with the rest of your travelling!
She took initiative which we appreciated and worked hard besides that we had truly interesting conversations with her.
We wish he all the luck… read more
The people working at the lodge are nice and Jason and Gert were incredibly friendly and generous, taking time showing me Malaysian food and… read more
