In the news - Sukau Rainforest Lodge

O’REILLY’S has announced a global partnership with Malaysian eco-lodge, Sukau Rainforest Lodge promoting sustainable tourism.
The Global Eco Lodge (GEL) initiative will promote eco accredited travel accommodation and connect with the growing sustainable tourism audience worldwide.

O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat Managing Director Shane O’Reilly, believes the partnership will make sustainable tourism more accessible for nature lovers.

“Our aim is to cross-promote our properties and grow the opportunities for our loyal guests to enjoy eco-friendly tourism worldwide”, Mr. O’Reilly said. “Guests are looking for unique and eco-friendly nature-based experiences, like birdwatching and bushwalking, that have low impact on our environment”.

O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat is in World Heritage Listed Lamington National Park and ancient Gondwana Rainforest. Sukau Rainforest Lodge is set on the banks of the Kinabatangan River, one of Borneo's most important wildlife sanctuary in Sabah, Malaysia.
Sukau Rainforest Lodge’s owner and Sabah ecotourism pioneer, Albert Teo, believes GEL will help promote more eco-friendly travel.

“It is important that we create awareness for sustainable tourism and provide options for the growing number of environmentally conscious travellers”, Mr Teo said. “GEL will start with O’Reilly’s and Sukau Rainforest Lodge but we will be reaching out to other eco-accredited accommodation to join the initiative”.

The GEL website containing eco-accredited accommodation will be finalised in 2019.
Tourism members must have a minimum of 5 years eco-accreditation and be privately owned to join the initiative.

Mr. Albert Teo presenting the certificate of appreciation to Jacob Woods for his contribution to Borneo Land Conservancy

Jacob Woods, a 17 year old from Australia is not your ordinary teenage boy. Just last year, Jacob did an incredibly special thing for the Borneo Land Conservancy (BLC) initiative, a project under our non-profit arm, Borneo Ecotourism Solutions and Technologies (BEST) Society. After hearing about the project that aims to buy a parcel of land for the purpose of conservation and research, Jacob decided to use his passion for music by bringing people together to raise funds for the Borneo Land Conservancy project. After months of planning, Jacob successfully put together a Nina Simone tribute concert that raised AUD$ 5,500 (RM 16,500), which went to the conservation project here in Sukau, Kinabatangan.

During a site visit to Borneo Land Conservancy.

Fernando, Assistant General Manager of Borneo Eco Tours (Sandakan), explaining about the center that is already in the works of being built at BLC.

He's currently our special guest here in Sukau Rainforest Lodge (SRL) and we're mighty excited to have him here and to share the Borneo experience with him. He's finally here in Sukau, Kinabatangan to see for himself the land that he has helped to raise funds for. We visited the Borneo Land Conservancy site where a research center is in the works of being built, and is expected to complete in the next three months. The center will include three bedrooms offices for students are researchers alike to carry out conservation and ecotourism research once it is established, and it will be called Sukau Ecotourism Research Center. A room in the center will be named after Jacob Woods for his great contribution to BLC.

Our Founder and Managing Director Mr. Albert Teo also had the privilege to personally bring Jacob Woods around Sukau and also present him with a certificate of appreciation for his contribution.

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