Orangutan Adventure Tours to Borneo and Sumatra

The Orangutan Project offers a range of wondrous tour options to suit all tastes and budgets. To enquire about one of our tours please contact us, or contact your local State Rep about fundraising tour groups in 2012.  

Orangutan Odysseys and TOP Fundraising Tours for 2012

In 2012 the TOP is excited to present our series of fundraising tours to Borneo and Sumatra with tour group Orangutan Odysseys. 

You can be part of a tour to one of three locations in 2012 (further locations planned in 2013). 

1.       Tanjung Putting National Part & OCCQ – Borneo Indonesia
2.       Palangkaraya, Sabangau Forest & Nyaru Menteng – Borneo Indonesia
3.       Gunung Leuser National Park + Batu Mbelin – Sumatra Indonesia
 

Tour 1- Ultimate Tanjung Puting and Fundraising Expedition (9 Days) $2,950 pp 

Trips dates:

  • 09 April -16 April 2012 - OO  trip - 2 places
  • 20 Apil -27 April 2012 - OO  trip - Sold Out
  • 21  May - 29 May 2012 - TOP Fundraiser - places available
  • 20 Jun - 28 Jun 2012  - OO  trip - limited places available
  • 19 Sep - 27 Sep 2012 - TOP NSW Fundraiser
  • 12 Oct - 21 Oct 2012 - TOP Fundraiser  
  • 20 Mar - 29 Mar 2013 - TOP Fundraiser

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Visit the towns and people of Pangkalan Bun & Kumai in Borneo
  • Travel through Tanjung Putting National Park including a visit to the famous Camp Leakey.
  • Travel through the jungle and sleep onboard our wonderful OO river klotoks (boat)
  • Visit the OCCQ Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in Pangkalan Bun.
  • Travel up jungle rivers to witness Proboscis, Ebony and Grey Macaque Monkeys
  • Help save the Orangutans from extinction and protect their habitat
  • Optional trip extension to Krakatoa Volcano and Ujung Kulon National Park

Our first destination is the jungle of Borneo to see the Orangutan in its natural environment. We may happen across Tom the dominant male or the world famous intelligent Princess down on the pier. We will see both reintroduced and wild Orangutans as well as a host of other awesome rainforest creatures.

The Tanjung Puting National Park is home to rare and interesting species including the Proboscis monkey and the false gavial, a strange looking crocodile.

But it is the Orangutan that most people come here to visit. It's sheer beauty and passive demeener endears one of our closest relatives to our hearts. We will see both wild and rehabilitated Orangutans and have the opportunity to get close to these magnificent creatures.
After visiting the Orangutan's natural environment, we will head back to civilization and visit the Orangutan Orphanage and Care Centre near Kumai. This, for many, is a highlight as you may come into close contact with many young Orangutans and garner a deeper understanding of their plight. If this visit doesn't move you nothing will!

While we will have the opportunity to see these amazing creatures we will also be helping their plight. Through this expedition we will be delivering much needed supplies to the Orangutan orphanages, each participant will be adopting an Orangutan and we will be protecting land that ensures the habitat of the Orangutan remains intact. Further, a direct donation to the Care Centre in Pangkalan Bun will be presented to them from funds raised by this trip.

If you are interested in adventure and giving back to the world at the same time, then you have got to be part of this expedition.

Click here for full trip details on the OO website

 

Tour 2 - Ultimate Gunung Leuser and Fundraising Expedition (9 Days) $2,950

Trip dates:

  • 03 Sep - 11 Sep 2012 - OO trip
  • 04 Nov - 12 Nov 2012 - TOP Fundraiser
  • 14 Feb - 22 Feb 2013 - OO trip some places available

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Visit pristine rainforest in search of the amazing Orangutan.
  • Visit the Quarantine Station at Batu Mbelin to see what happens to confiscated Orangutans.
  • Visit the Halaban Reforestation Program and understand how deforestation is effecting the area and how reforestation is possible.
  • Bathe Elephants and do an Elephant trek.
  • Trek through beautiful primary forest to see, Pig Tail and Long Tail Macaque, Monitor Lizards, Gibbons, wild peacocks and more.
  • Part of your expedition cost is directly donated to save these wonderful creatures.

OVERVIEW

We will travel to the Reforestation Center at Halaban north of Medan to Tangkahan for an elephant ride and then trek through the Gunung Leuser National Park for 3 days to see the Orangutan in the wild.  The park’s one million hectares  houses the largest population of Sumatran Orangutans, approximately 80% of the entire wild population of 7000. Gunung Leuser is also home to an enormous population of other wildlife including the Thomas Leaf Monkey, Pigtail Macaque, Longtail Macaque, Gibbons, Lizards, Turtles, Hornbills and more. We will whitewater raft and finally visit the Quarantine Station at Batu Mbelin to see how young Orangutans are reintroduced back into the wild.

While we will have the opportunity to see these amazing creatures, we will also be helping their plight. Through this expedition we will be adopting as many Orangutans as possible and we will be protecting land that ensures the habitat of the Orangutan remains intact. Further, a direct donation to the Quarantine Centre at Batu Mbelin will be presented to them from funds raised by this trip. 

After Sumatra, we head back to Bali. For those that want an adventure on the way back, we will be offering an action packed extension to another part of Indonesia. 

Your home on this trip will be a mix of both basic guest houses, hotels and tents. You will be escorted from one destination to the next by an experienced OO local guide. If you are interested in adventure and giving back to the world at the same time, then you have got to be part of this expedition. 

Click here for full trip details on the OO website

Tour 3 - Ultimate Palangkaraya and Sabangau Fundraising (11 Days) $3,900pp

Trip dates:
  • 01  Oct - 11 Oct 2012 - TOP Fundraiser
  • 15 Apr - 25 Apr 2013  - OO  trip some places available

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Travel along the beautiful Rungan River aboard the luxurious Rahai'i' Pangun.
  • Observe amazing wildlife including Orangutan, Proboscis Monkeys, Hornbills, Red Langurs and Brahmini Kites, Honrbills and more.
  • Visit the Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre at Nyaru Menteng where we will learn and understand the work they are doing.
  • Travel by 4 wheel drive & stay at a traditional Dayak villages where you will learn about their way of life, history and intriguing culture. Along with visiting painted bonehouses and sleeping in a long house.
  • Be escorted around the OUTROP / CIMTROP research centre at the awesome Sabangau Forest and get an insight into Orangutan, Gibbon and other animal research by resident experts. Trek through the forest swamps and track wild orangutans with the research teams. OO is the first and only tour company allowed access to this amazing location.
  • This trip is an action packed adventure

OVERVIEW

There really is nothing like giving back. That's right, in this specially crafted expedition you will visit the habitats of humanities closest relative, the Orangutan. 

We have cleverly combined both a relaxing wildlife "observation" trip with an expedition into the heart of Borneo that also incorporates visiting the Research Centres for Orangutans, Gibbons and or species.  We will cruise up the Rungan River in luxury and sleep in a traditional Dayak Longhouse in Malahoi. This Fundraising Expedition will not only provide funds for CIMTROP and OUTROP, but we will have access to their researchers, who will impart their immense knowledge of the environment, threats to the ecosystem and what we can do to help. 

This expedition will give you an amazing insight into life in Borneo for both humans and Orangutans. This is a great trip for people of all ages and a great trip to be part of. If you are interested in adventure and giving back to the world at the same time, then you have got to be part of this expedition.

Click here for full trip details on the OO website

TOP Borneo Wilderness 6-Day Tour

 (in assoc with Garuda Orient Holidays)

Imagine visiting exotic Kalimantan, seeing wild orangutans close up and personal. Meeting orangutan infants at the Care Centre not open to the public. Chatting with the volunteers and experts that have devoted their lives to the care and rehabilitation of Orangutans.

Only a few dozen lucky people have the chance to visit these magnificent primates each season.

This is an intimate experience with a local guide with many years experience in this area to ensure your comfort and guarantee a unique learning experience

Borneo Wilderness Tour Itinerary 2012 08-Dec-2011 Borneo Wilderness Tour Itinerary 2012 (133 KB)

RAW Wildlife Encounters - 5 Day Orangutan and Elephant Escapade

A private and exclusive tour that includes a day visit to the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Project (SOCP) you will witness the conservation efforts this team does to protect and rehabilitate these Critically Endangered Orangutans back to the wild.  After a personal insight into the amazing work, you will have the opportunity to dine with Dr. Ian Singleton and hear how he has been involved with orangutan conservation and the front line efforts his organisation must take to protect one of our closest primate cousins.

A truly wonderful highlight that will not be forgotten and will only leave you wanting more!

View the tour itinerary and booking details.
 

 

 

A TRIP TO A WONDERLAND:  By Susie

I have been very fortunate in the past to have sailed around the world and slipped into many an exotic harbour and remote atoll across the seas, but our journey to Borneo was a stand-alone experience of a lifetime.

From the moment we stepped onto Indonesian soil and began our journey klotoking our way up stream, catching sight of Orangutans lounging in their nests amongst the treetops or foraging for palm fruits on the river’s edge, I was in awe. Every day became better than the last as we moved deep into the jungle to the feeding stations to stand and gape at these most fascinating beings, so like ourselves.

Being surrounded at Camp Leakey by wild orangutans as they came though the treetops as if walking on air. And then came Tom, the King of the jungle, huge and imposing, his presence created havoc as the other males rushed in fear to get out of his domain. It was nature in the raw.

But, then the reality hit as we were shown around the OFI care centre and saw with great sadness the cages full of little faces with hands outstretched through the bars all vying for special attention perhaps a new mother. We observed the young ones in the jungle as they learned to climb trees and associate with their natural habitat in the hopes that one-day they would roam wild and free again. This is where I met Krista, a cheeky and adorable child who tried to chew the beads of my bangle, I have now adopted her and will follow her progress enthusiastically in the hopes that my tiny contribution can help get her back to where she belongs.