Tampat do Aman

Outstanding. Howard and his family are very welcoming hosts and extremely knowledgable about the local flora and fauna with their own mini nature reserve across the road from the camp. Sleep to the sounds of the jungles and awake to the golden sun. The beach is a short ride or a slightly longer walk and has good restaurants along it - the food is expensive at Tommy's and not as good as Annie’s, but if you want to use the broadband at Tommy’s you will need to buy a drink! A great spot and highly recommended.

We stayed in Tampat Do Aman at the Tip of Borneo for 3 nights in August 2022. We were on our journey around Sabah and that was definitely one of the highlights. We stayed in a fan-cooled chalet (one of three available there, there are also two family chalets). Tampat Do Aman is in fact a jungle-garden. It is a real maze of little pathways that take you to the common spaces (verandas where you can chill and meet other travellers), breakfast area, traditional rungus huts (not available for accomodation at the moment), Rungus museum (one space with really interesting bite-size info about local traditional culture), long-house and the vegetable garden (probably I have not mentioned everything). It is truly unique! As the place is a bit further from the beach Howard was giving us a lift to the beach and back to the resort – it was very convenient. You can also walk if you want. The coastline is a marvel! Long, sandy beaches, wonderful, warm sea (although a bit rough when we were there, but that made surfers happy). The area was visibly recovering after the pandemic but there were a few cafeterias and family run restaurants open (great food!), so having a meal at the beach was not a problem. Many resorts or diving/surf centres seem to be half-open, the staff taking the opportunity to do some maintenance work – getting ready for more tourists to come back (check for availability if you plan some diving/surfing before arriving). We definitely recommend giving it a try once you are in Sabah. If it is not for amazing nature, quiet, laid-back atmosphere and local indigenous Rungus people (really sweet and friendly) you should come to meet Howard! He is a fantastic character that knows Sabah inside-out and will share everything you need to know to make your Sabah holiday into a great adventure. He also has an impressive experience and fascinating stories to tell about his eco-resort (with sustainability and self-sufficiency as core values), social projects he and his team is involved in, and also current affairs of the area (how local people fight to preserve nature). Apart from enjoying the beach our favourite activity was simply having long, relaxed breakfasts and talking to Howard. Keep in mind it is not a 5-star resort, there are mosquitos, crazy tokay geckos (the sounds they make are surreal), mangos falling from trees and sometimes ants might invade your bathroom, but you get to stay in a jungle-garden in return and connect with, as well as understand much more about the place you are visiting than you usually do. And that is simply priceless. We have left the place refreshed and inspired.

We had an amazing stay here, Howard the host was great, always available to help in person or via message. Gave us so much information about the local area and places to visit. He even brought out my mum a candle and cake for her birthday, very thoughtful and personal experience.