We booked our two nights stay through Borneo Adventure by internet. From the airport pick-up to the bus station drop-off at Lahad Datu, everything was perfectly managed. We had an excellent and pleasant experience at the lodge, in the middle of the jungle. We were the only two guests, so it was very quiet, no phone connection, only jungle noise around, so relaxing ! The overall accommodation is great and the staff was very attentive, smiling and friendly. Warm welcome with useful informations, and the possibility to buy leeches socks which have proved useful against leeches close to the ground. We had been warned on booking that, at this time of the year (end of December) the region receives much rain and leeches proliferate. However, the many leeches did not spoil our…
This Lodge was originally a research centre and was later converted into a lodge once the research was completed. The amenities are quite basic and the rooms are rustic. But the entire place is so beautiful. You are suddenly plonked right into the middle of a rainforest and have nothing but jungle for miles around. It is a peaceful feeling to be at one with nature. Nature lovers would die for such a place. The 3 days we stayed here were definitely not enough. Everyday we used to go for jungle treks through the secondary rainforest around our camp. The leech infested paths were a small price to pay for the actual experience of trudging through the wonderful forest spilling with different insects, lizards, birds and animals. The sun hardly breaks through the thick forest roof…
I have never felt so cheated before... Let's start with the environment: The forest is beautiful, peaceful area in the rainforest. The staff is friendly (although some of them don't speak English) and the guides do what they can to show you the fauna. However, the animals are very difficult to see (we didn't see anything apart from insects and thousands of leeches). We paid extra (70 euro/person) for a trip to the primary forest, definitely not worth it as we did not see any animal there either. Now let's talk about the hotel: The price paid (230 euro/night/2 people), is way too expensive for the facilities of the hotel. The rooms are as basic as any hostel found anywhere else around Asia: dirty purple walls, super basic bathroom, very old furniture, found several big spiders…
Positive points: Rooms are nice, food is fine. Staff is very friendly and helpful. Our guide was great. Negative points: We were very disappointed with the rainforest. They told us at the office in Lahad Datu that the lodge is situated in the secondary forest, but it wasn't made clear to us that it is very new secondary forest and had been heavily logged in the recent past. So the flora and fauna were not as you might expect. Maybe nice for people with little experience of the rainforest, but not for us. Definitely not worth our money!
We went here as an alternative to going to Danum Valley Field Centre or the extremely expensive Borneo Rainforest Lodge. The Kawag Rainforest is just outside of the Danum Valley Conservation Area. Beautiful dense (secondary) jungle. The lodge is great and there were very few people there. We stayed for 4 nights. The first two nights there were 2 other people there and the second two nights there were 3 others. So it was very quiet and very peaceful. The rooms are fairly basic but definitely good enough. We had one of the 'deluxe' rooms which have a balcony overlooking the forest. 3 meals a day are included in the price. The food was excellent. The best we ate in Sabah. The service was always excellent and the staff very friendly and helpful. We went on a guided…
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