• Sunrise over the Kinabatagan River is a sight not to be missed. From the private balconies of our beautiful hillside chalets we should see hornbills flying overhead and hear the first songs of the Borneo gibbons greeting the day.

• A hearty breakfast buffet served on the riverside restaurant will fortify us for our planting exercise as we set out in the cool of the morning on a reforestation project.

• The Borneo Conservation Trust (BCT) is a state mandated NGO established in 2006 to deal with the pressing needs of preserving the habitat and migration routes of Borneo’s most endangered wildlife. Reforestation of denuded lands along the Kinabatangan corridor is of highest priority as forests here are so fragmented that wildlife populations are restricted to small reserves where inbreeding and survival become critical issues.

• Our morning service project will involve working together with the BCT, or other local groups, in planting trees to help reconnect Borneo’s Green Corridor for wildlife. Enrichment planting fruit trees, like durian, mango, jackfruit, rambutan, lychee and wild figs in secondary forest is another way to guarantee the future health of this critical wildlife region.

• We will either enjoy a picnic lunch at our planting site or return to our lodge for a hot meal before enjoying some free time in the afternoon to clean up, catch up on journals or just relax in a hammock with the soothing sounds of nature. Nearby the lodge are some excellent trails we can explore and a 300-year old strangler fig tree with a hollow center that students can explore inside.

• Following a delicious buffet dinner we will have a briefing on nocturnal animals before setting off by boat at 8:30 pm for a Night Safari. Animals typically seen at night along the riverbank include: slow loris, civets, owls, bats, kingfishers, pythons, frogs, wild pigs, barking deer, mouse deer, fishing cats, crocodile, and occasionally clouded leopard climbing trees in search of sleeping monkeys.

• If the night sky is clear students will be shown some of the major constellations including the Southern Cross and Big Dipper as both of these star clusters, used for centuries in navigation, are visible near the Equator.

• Our Night Safari can go as late into the night as we choose.

Overnight: Myne Resort, Kinabatagan River