Rimba Ecolodge

Rimba Ecolodge is a conservation lodge that aim to strengthen and empower their commitment to the environment as an employment source. The guests thus play a vital role in this environment protection contributing in many ways including a 10US$ contribution to the company conservation fund for their booking.  Located in one of the few remaining places on earth where Orangutans can be seen in the wild, Rimba Ecolodge now over 90% solar powered. Perched over the Sekonyer River on  the edge of the Tanjung Puting National Park, in Kalimantan, Rimba Orangutan Ecolodge provides a unique base to explore the lush surrounding rainforest and encounter orangutans and eight other primate species and rich bird life.

Rimba can only be reached by boat from the port of Kumai. Arriving at the Lodge jetty in the middle of the forest is an unforgettable experience. The jetty connects to all rooms, the reception area, office and restaurant by a series of covered boardwalks. The Lodge provides a base from which you can explore the surrounding rainforest and Tanjung Puting National Park. Take a walk from your room along the bird walk, hear the plaintive cry of Gibbons, early birdsong and the resident Macaque monkey troop from your comfortable room, set right on the edge of the gently flowing Sekonyer river.

From the Lodge you travel by klotok (wooden boats) upstream, surrounded by rainforest, to a number of feeding stations in the Tanjung Puting National Park, the most famous of which is Camp Leakey. As you walk through the rainforest you often see orangutans and at Camp Leakey you sometimes see gibbons as well as many butterflies and birds. At the feeding stations your clients will get a wonderful opportunity to see these amazing primates up close. Your clients might also take a night safari to see tarsiers, glowing mushrooms, fireflies and perhaps owls.