Gap year & Travel News

  Hi Guy, Jan Leapers are all at Batu Puteh at the moment. All good. They left Kipouvo on the 24th of Jan. They should be there till the 28th and not depart for Bongkud till the 13th of Feb as planned. Over the last week the guys have been working hard and partying just [...]

Hi Guy, I’m on a role taking photos out here…so expect even more to come through soon! These we’re taken at Kipouvu ‘Taska’ childcare centre and there are also photos of the group making handcrafts at their homestay. More photos to come soon! Mel (Borneo Team Leader) x

When you think of Borneo, what comes to mind? Steamy pristine jungle, beautiful white sand palm fringed beaches, rich interesting cultures and of course the illusive orangutans….yep thats Borneo! The popularity of our Borneo project has really shot through the roof this year, which is fantastic  news as it means not only amazing once in [...]

Hello from Borneo! We’re 8 weeks into the Leap project and the team are getting on great. Eilidh and the others came out from the jungle trek happy that they had completed their survival trip..and armed with some great tips if they ever find themselves stranded in the jungle in future! They’re all resting at [...]

Hello Really sorry for not replying earlier, have been really busy and not got a lot of interent access! Having a really great time here in sunny and very hot Borneo, we’re all very sad to leave Tinangol after an amazing first 3 weeks, left  feeling like a little family getting on great with everyone [...]

So we’re in week 3 of the Leap placement in Borneo (!!) and all is great here. Lovely Leaper Eilidth is working alongside 8 other volunteers from all over the world and they’re a great bunch! They have been kept busy with teaching and project work at Tinangol Kindy in the rainforest. The community here [...]

Cheers! ………That seems to be the statement that has so far summed up our time in Sabah, and on a night when 9 bottles of rice wine have been consumed such a saying seems rather apt.  Maybe it is the residual effects of those bottles we enjoyed on our last night at camp Tinangol, but [...]

Hello from Borneo! The latest news of the Summer Leap team here in Sabah is all good! The volunteers had a great time in Batu Puteh and the new work there, moving on from tree planting to forest management which seems to be going down very well. They’ve finished that project now and have moved [...]

Hi Michaela, The leapers have just arrived at Camp Mantonani (well actually on the 24th May). They have started working on the Kintergarten where their tasks were to put up the post structures for the building. They’e also taking part in our Marine Conservation Program and English teaching at the primary school this week. Everyone’s [...]

Kipouvo Homestay – 02nd/21st April ‘11 Community The first thing to notice when arriving in the village of Kipouvo is the bumpy dirt track that leads you there, you really feel like you are heading into an isolated community. The population here is only about 400 people who are predominantly Kadazan/Dusun (the largest ethnic tribe [...]