The Great Orangutan Project
The Great Orangutan Project
7 - 28 Nights from $994.00
Volunteer with orangutans on this award-winning orangutan project at Matang Wildlife Centre in beautiful Borneo!
Despite being one of the most instantly-recognisable and endearing animals on the planet, orangutans are in fact critically endangered. There are now only around 60,000 orangutans remaining in the wild, and these great apes need our help now more than ever.
The idea of working with orangutans is something many of us dream of, and by becoming an orangutan volunteer in Borneo, you will be making a real difference to this incredible species while also marking an extraordinary experience off your bucket list. The Great Projects are proud to offer the opportunity for you to visit the orangutans in Borneo on any one of our many orangutan projects: spend time at the Samboja Lestari Orangutan Sanctuary to volunteer with our arboreal cousins; pay a visit to the world-famous IAR Sanctuary in Indonesian Borneo; or make a difference when visiting orangutans on the award-winning Great Orangutan Project.
Volunteering with orangutans will be a worthwhile and memorable experience for any conservationist - to make a difference to our closest relative in the natural world, visit Borneo and take part in an orangutan experience with The Great Projects.
Volunteer with orangutans on this award-winning orangutan project at Matang Wildlife Centre in beautiful Borneo!
Work on enrichment for 112 orangutans and 72 sun bears at the world-renowned Samboja Lestari Rescue Centre
Travel with your family to Borneo, and see how you can aid orangutan conservation whilst meeting indigenous tribes-people on this exciting wildlife safari!
Help to restore Borneo’s rainforest and provide a safe home for wild orangutans and pygmy elephants.
Help to rehabilitate the largest number of captive orangutans in the world at this world-renowned orangutan sanctuary in Borneo!
On this 3 day trip, you will get the chance to meet the Iban, the once ferocious head hunters of Borneo!
Get a taste of working with orangutans before being immersed in tribal life in 2 national parks!
Orangutans are known as a symbol of conservation efforts, but this is not without good cause: both the Bornean and Sumatran species of animal are critically endangered, according to the IUCN's Red List, and we must work fast to protect them.
Around a century ago, orangutan numbers were estimated to be around 230,000 - that number has since dropped significantly and shows little sign of slowing down. There are few animals that have experienced such a steep decline (in the last 100 years, orangutan populations have been slashed by around 75%), yet there is much that could be done to prevent such a horrific trend.
The numbers for today's current orangutan populations are, simply put, quite shocking: it is estimated that there could be as few as 54,000 Borean orangutans left in the wild, and a tragically small amount of Sumatran orangutans left, with their numbers standing at only around 6,000. By taking part in an orangutan volunteer experience in Borneo, you will be contributing to a more sustainable future for these incredible apes.
Unfortunately, orangutans face a number of threats every day of their lives. Some of these threats include the following: