OUR CURRENT LODGES UPDATE – JANUARY 2021 We take this opportunity to go back to basics. The Four Lodges, in Kalimantan, Sumatra and Flores and the Bali office, are vital to the existence of ECOLODGES INDONESIA and the CONSERVATION Programs. They have to be kept spotless and free from mould and termites, our biggest enemies. … Read more
Fire in the Tanjung Putting National Park (TPNP) in 2015; what we hope to do to repair some of the damage The 416,000 ha TPNP in south part of Central Borneo is one the few places on earth that one can view the Bornean Orangutan in the wild. This unique low land forest park has … Read more
OUR TOUR BRAJA HARJOSARI – STORY ABOUT A VILLAGE AT THE BORDER OF WAY KAMBAS NATIONAL PARK. Way Kambas National Park (WKNP) consists of 1,300 square kilometers of swamp forest and lowland rainforest. It has long been known for its significant population of Sumatran Elephants as well as Sumatran Tigers, Macaques, Siamang Gibbons, Malayan Tapirs, … Read more
ANIMAL SIGHTEED AT OUR LODGE ORANGUTANS at the Rimba Orangutan Ecolodge (ROEL) One of the great sights at the Rimba is the sighting of an orangutan, usually a solitary male, in the trees overhead the lodge. Hearing the eerie long calls of males is common but sightings occur about once a month. John Nicolas, … Read more
OUR FOUNDATION NEWS About our rice field at Kelimutu Ecolodge – Harvest time ! Without the Lodges of Ecolodges Indonesia, we could not employ those who protect their local environment, so we will show you the system at Kelimutu, where a local family grows rice, and other plants on the land belonging to … Read more
RIMBA ORANGUTAN ECOLODGE (ROEL) – current situation The ROEL was built in 1989 by the local owners using their own design, in preparation for an international great ape conference hosted by the Indonesian Government (GOI). At this meeting, the GOI became committed to the preservation of the orangutan, the key species of the Tanjung Puting … Read more
