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The samboja lodge is well done.

Michelle Hermijanku / North Jakarta International Scho

Samboja Lodge staff and BOSF gave us a wonderful opportunity to see orangutans and sunbear and have a luxurious stay. Thanks.

Pasir Ridge School /

Thank you all soooo much for treating me like family and being so kind to me. I Will miss everyone very much.

Janice / a volunteer

In the midst us the sixth extinction, we here habitats and species are disappearing before our eyes the BOS project and Samboja Lodge are small but brightly shining light showing us a better way forward. We must all new –raised our voices and commit to action if we are to save our precious planet Earth.

Alan Barlee /

We enjoyed viewing the orangutan and had an adventurous bush walk. There was more mud than we expected. But all come out with smile.Keep up the good work with samboja the orangutan needs our help.

Fiona Foster / Guest of Lodge

Being a long term volunteer was a fabulous excuse to stay at this lodge and make friends with the wonderful staff. The food, peoplr, and animals, not to mention beautiful facilities and location, made my stay here an amazing experiences.

Brooke Duling / Volunteer

Ide yang hebat. Hutannya lebih hebat / hitam. Di dunia cumin ada di Samboja Lestari. Maju terus BOS, kami mendukung.

Ibu Ike Burhannuddin / BI Group

- Saya sangat terkesan dengan usaha yang dilakukan oleh Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation untuk melestarikan primate yang menjadi warisan kebanggaan hati kita. Oleh karena itu, saya mendukung dan mengajak kepada berbagai pihak masyarakat kita dan dunia untuk bersama –sama membantu usaha mulia yang di laksanakan oleh BOS. Selamat atas semua keberhasilan dan sukses terus.

Burhannuddin Abdullah / Gubernur Bank Indonesia

- Bumi dan seisinya adalah karunia Allah SWT - Untuk itu perlu dipelihara dan dilestarikan agar menjadi bermanfaat dan berkah bagi kita terutama anak dan cucu kita di masa datang - Apresiasi kita kepada “Yayasan BOS” yang peduli terhadap alam dan lingkungan. - Mari kita dukung program mereka.

Tjahjo Oetomo Kartodinoto / BI Group

- Lingkungan sangat segar dan alamiah agar diperhatikan terus. Kelestarian alam betul-betul dijaga baik tumbuhan maupun fauna. - Film yang ditayangkan sangat menyentuh perasaan agar dipublikasi dan sosisalisasi untuk mengingatkan masyarakat mengenai pelestarian lingkungan hidup, baik flora dan fauna. - Pelayanan sangat familiar dan penuh perhatian - Semoga semua yang sudah dilakukan mendapat perhatian berbagai pihak baik pemerintah, masyarakat setempat maupun international - BOS tetap sukses untuk selamanya. Thanks untuk semua pelayanan.

Hadi Hassim / BI Group

Visitor Options:
The Samboja Lodge can accommodate three types of visitors:

Program Visitor:
Follows our porgram of working along side our workers in their various activities for a period of about 4 to 7 days. They can of course take a day or two for themselves to explore the local sight or go to Meratus (at an added cost). Meratus is our release forest and involves an over night stay.

Regular Visitor:
Does not follow our program but can use the Lodge and explore local sight as well as go to Meratus (all at en added cost)

Long-Term Volunteer Visitor:
Works with our technicians at either the orangutan or bear areas. Must supply medical clearance for Hepatitis B and TBC as well as wait a two week quarantine period before beginning work. Length of stay 1 month or more.

Contact with animals is not allowed for Program and/or Regulas visitors so there is no need for any medical information. Contact with animals for the Long-term volunteer is not encouraged but might occur during the course of their work day so we will need medical information.

First Day:
The first day, will be a gentle start. Team leaders in each activity program (work opportunity) will treat visitors to brief presentations, and then everyone will go for a tour of Samboja Lestari via 4-wheel drive vehicle to acquaint them with the many facets of the Samboja Lestari project.

This may include a visit to one of our Forest School (Sekolah Hutan) sites; though the orangutans will have already been brought out to the forest (as we want to keep even visual contact to many people to a minimum) we feel it is important for our visitors to understand a bit more about what we do here in helping the orangutan to one day be free. Visitors will remain in the cars while at the Forest School location. Remember, there is no contact allowed with any of the animals in our care. We will visit the various sites where the planned activities will occur so our guests will be familiar with the planning before the next day start. Each Lodge guest will also receive a "Goodie Bag" of Samboja Lodge keepsakes!

Subsequent days:

Visitors will be divided into small groups of 2 to 4 people and assigned different activities. Each day (or every 2 days depending upon length of stay) guests will switch to a new activity so that each visitor can experience as many activities as possible.

Evenings
Each evening after dinner we will all gather at the Lodge to discuss the day and answer any questions visitors may have about the activities, the project, the orangutans, the bears, the forest, etc. On several evenings, resident experts will give informational lectures on various topics. Slide shows on local wildlife and terrain will also be shown. On the evening of the final day, we will have a closing dinner with the team leaders and technicians to review the collected data and to have a final sharing on the events of the visit. This is also a good time to give us any feedback on our program!
 
 
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