Have you ever wanted to trek to the highest point in Malaysia or come face to face with an Orang-utan? Well now you can! For 2008 we have a brand new destination, Malaysian Borneo, and we are very excited about adding Borneo to our expedition line up.

Malaysia is situated in central South-East Asia and consists of Peninsular Malaysia and the states of Sabah and Sarawak on the north coast of Borneo. Borneo is the third largest Island in the world and is a land of steamy rainforests, smouldering volcanoes, soaring peaks, glistening beaches, lost tribes and amazing wildlife.

Our expeditions to Borneo are based in Sabah in the north and can comprise of a number of different activities. Climbing Mt Kinabalu to its summit at 4095m is often a must for visiting groups, with some stunning views from the top and one of the richest collections of plant life found anywhere in the world. There are environmental or community projects to take part in from boating through the mangroves counting Proboscis monkeys to helping a local community with building and construction work. One of the highlights may be a visit to Sepilok Orang-utan sanctuary, the world's largest and oldest rehabilitation centre for these magnificent animals. There is also time to visit the local towns and markets for some shopping and time to kick back and relax on one of the desert islands just off the coast where there is some pretty amazing snorkelling.

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During the Easter break 2009 The Exploration Co are running a short 10 day expedition to Nepal for schools in the Devon County. We are thrilled to be working along side so many schools on this exciting project and have had a huge amount of interest with a number of them signing up to what will be an awesome adventure.

The trip will start on the Tibetan border where we will jump on to our bikes and cycle along side the Bhote Koshi River. The following day we meet the river rafts and cover the next day and leg of the journey on the exciting white water of the river. The following days will be spent back on the bikes as we continue to our final destination of Kathmandu the Nepali capital.

The trip has two aims. The first is to raise awareness of the need for more of us to cycle and use alternative transport in our lives and in doing so help to reduce our carbon footprint on the world. By taking the team to Nepal it gives the project a global awareness of today's environmental issues and the need for us all to do something to help. The second is to visit and raise money for Children's Home, a home in Nepal that provides over 400 destitute children medical care, education, vocational training and hope for the future.

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