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With five different types of floodplain forest, 208 species of birds, 10 primate species, orang-utan, gibbon, clouded leopard, otters, sun-bears, flying lizards, and a plethora of other wildlife Tungog Rainforest Eco Camp offers a great platform for wildlife observation in a number of unique habitats.
TREC’s facilities include four main lakeside observation platforms for wildlife and bird watching, more than 18km of trails, tree hides, and swamp forest board-walks, plus ten live-in observation platforms called “jungle- platforms”.
Local village nature guides are on standby to look after visitors and arrange nature interpretation activities and wildlife observation activities.
Regular organised activities include river trips, cave visits, nature walks, specialist wildlife and bird observation, and forest conservation activities such as seed collecting and tree planting activities.
Special forest conservation or environmental education activities can be arranged for students or families with children. Jungle trekking to satelite camps to combine wildlife tracking or forest restoration work can also be arranged from the Tungog Rainforest Eco Camp.
Daily wildlife observation river trips are organised at 6am and 4:30pm to observe the Proboscis monkeys, Langgurs, Hornbills, Crocodiles, and other primates that frequent the banks of the Kinabatangan River.
For more information, or to arrange a stay contact KOPEL Office or visit the page at http://www.mescot.org/eco_camp_activities.htm
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- TREC provides an opportunity to experience Borneo rainforests at their best at dawn or dusk
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- Tungog Rainforest Eco Camp is hidden in the dense meanderbelt forest adjacent to the beautiful Tungog Lake
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- This Palm Civet is a common site at the Eco Camp – be careful not to feed the wildllife
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- TREC has three main observation platforms, great places for student activities, and nature interpretation talks by the Eco Camp Guides
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- Be amazed by the tree that starts its life at the top of the jungle and grows downwards before eventually strangling its host
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- Hidden in Meanderbelt Forest the Tungog Rainforest Eco Camp welcomes those with a keen interest in Borneo’s rainforest and wish to contribute to its preservation
Tungog Rainforest Eco Camp
