Balung Eco Resort is the first eco resort of its kind to offer visitors a total and supremely comfortable experience in a serene plantation environment.
Winner of the Sabah Tourism “Best Nature Attraction” award in 2003, Balung Eco Resort offers guests a unique experience. Set within a plantation featuring a remarkably diverse range of crops, and adjacent to the pristine rainforest of Tawau Hills Park, the resort is a perfect retreat.
The range of comprehensive activities and quality accommodation, backed up by first-rate dining, makes Balung Eco Resort ideal for team building, seminars, groups outings or family leisure. The resort is conveniently located 30 minutes from Tawau airport, and 40 minutes from the bustling town of Tawau.
The clear Balung River, which flows over a smooth stones, has been partially diverted to form a swimming pool, while there is also a recreational lake.
The range of activities available, apart from swimming, includes fishing, badminton, jungle trekking, bird watching, indoor games, camping in tranquil surroundings, enjoying a campfire, karaoke and picnicking beside the refreshing river.
In addition, there is an opportunity to learn more about plantation life through a fascinating guided tour of 32 species of plantation crops, everything from cocoa to coffee, spices to medicinal plants, not forgetting luscious tropical fruits.
