Fancy combining fun with your Health Safety and Environmental training. Then consider coming on one of our training adventure holidays where you can combine leiasure pleasure and training. A ten day vacation break in Borneo that includes IOSH Managing Safley , CIEH Environmental awareness,inclusive from Only £1230.

• The possibility of seeing orang utans in their natural habitat at Semengok
• Enjoying the spectacular location and scenery of the Batang Ai Longhouse
• A boat trip on the Santubong River in search of Irrawaddy dolphins

Orang utans and dolphins; hornbills and rainforest; rivers and lake; city and beach. All in Sarawak, on the island of Borneo. On this holiday, your time is spent in the rainforest and the city, with the option to extend your stay at the beach. And the accommodation is rather special: on the shores of a mountain lake, surrounded by lush rainforest, lies the Batang Ai Longhouse. A longhouse like no other: its design is based on the traditional style, yet here you will enjoy fully air-conditioned, comfortable rooms and excellent facilities including swimming pool, fitness room and tennis. A 4 night stay offers time to enjoy the peace and tranquility of this beautiful area as well as take guided walks or hikes and river trips in search of hornbills, macaques and the gibbons and orang utans which are very occasionally seen in this area.

Kuching, Sarawak's capital, is probably our favourite Far East city, with a charm and atmosphere of times past: it has parks and gardens and an attractive waterfront promenade along the Sarawak River. We have included 3 excellent excursions during your stay in Sarawak. Firstly, to visit Semengok where rehabilitated orang utans roam free in the rainforest. The centre has a successful breeding programme. The second is river trip on the Santubong River to search for the Irrawaddy dolphin, often seen swimming and diving around the small fishing boats. These dolphins are found in rivers, estuary and shallow coastal waters. And also, an introduction to Kuching, which means 'cat' in Malay so we include a visit to the slightly kitsch Cat Museum, a drive around the heritage buildings of the days of the White Rajahs, take a short boat ride for a river borne view of the city, explore the narrow streets of spice merchants and fabric traders and visit the famous Sarawak Museum.

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From £1599 per delegate

Vacation training combination courses are run subject to there being a minimum of 5 candidates. A ten day venue includes return flight, hotel accommodations and meals as stated. IOSH Managing Safely tuition, course manual, examination fee and certificate all taxes.

Substantial discounts are available for parties larger than 5 delegates.

Duration

10 nights

Time Difference

GMT +8 hours

Climate

Borneo is located very close to the equator and has a warm tropical climate. Temperatures will be high during the day, cooling slightly at night. As with all countries in the tropics some months of the year will have increased rainfall

Did you know

Sarawak is the largest state in Malaysia

Pointing the way to a safer future....................

Day 1: London to Kuching

Fly London to Kuching arriving the next day.

Day 2: Kuching

Arrive and transfer to the Hilton Kuching for 3 nights (please note due to flight availability the split of nights before and after Batang Ai may vary).

Day 3-5: Kuching

During your stay we include 3 excursions, a city tour of Kuching, a trip on the Santubong River in search of the Irrawaddy dolphin and finally a visit to Semengok Orang Utan sanctuary*. Please note that the days of these excursions are arranged locally.

Day 6: Kuching/Batang Ai:

Today, the adventure begins. Leave after breakfast on the 4 hour or so journey to Batang Ai Rainforest Lodge for 4 nights. The last part of the trip is by boat and we always feel there is something rather special about arriving on the water.

Day 7-9: Batang Ai

During your stay here, 2 guided walks are included. The first is in the early morning as the sun rises and birds begin their part melodious, part cacophonous morning chorus; returning in time for breakfast. The second, a nature walk, you may choose to take in the morning or afternoon: from the suspended walkway high in the forest canopy, explore the trees from a different angle. There are many optional visits from here: to a traditional longhouse to see the way of life of the Iban people; jungle trekking; wildlife spotting boat trips.

Day 10: Batang Ai/Kuching

Return to Kuching for a further 3 nights.

Day 11: Kuching

At leisure in Kuching.

Day 12: Kuching/London

Depart for your flight back to London.

* Please Note:

At Semengok the rehabilitated orang utans roam free in the rainforest. On occasion it may not be possible to see orang utans if they are foraging for food in the jungle away from the centre, this is most likely to occur during the forest's fruiting season (usually December to March). Whilst disappointing this should be considered a good sign, as it means that the oran utans have been successfully rehabilitated and become confident enough to fend for themselves rather than return to the centre to be fed.