Merarap Hotspring

The Hotspring In The Heart Of Borneo


100 KM from Sipitang Town, close to the border of Sarawak and Indonesia Kalimantan are the villages of the Borneo indigenous people, the Lundayeh. The Merarap Hotspring is situated in their area.

The gravel road is owned by the timer logging company. The so called "Jalan Mecedes" road is well maintained. This is because the logging trucks are Mecedes and are very expensive to maintain. Hence it makes sense to run them on a very smooth surface road. However, certain driving skill is needed when driving on this road because in this area, the timber truck has previlages on the road. Always follow the "Arrow" signboards and you should be safe. Big 4WD vehicle is recommended on this road.
The Hotsprings are very impressive. They are located just meters away on the steep rocky and rapid river bank. All in all about 10 of them. One even flows with a very substaintial volume. The hot water is piped very close to the resort lodge to a few man-made pools.

The Merarap Hotspring Lodge started operation in 2004. It has 10 rooms. 5 family rooms on the first floor and 5 triplet on the ground floor, all with attached bathroom. There are 5 open air pools and 3 enclosed pools. The lodge sits on the rocky river bank. You can have your coffee on the deck listening and viewing the river thundering pass barely 5 meters below.

The Resort has round the clock electrical supply. Thanks to the ingenuity of the owner, who installed a DIY micro hydro generator.