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Sepilok Orang Utan Adventure: Full Day Exploring Bornean Sun Bear and Rainforest Discovery Center
4.2
60 Ratings
Sepilok
Join this full day tour to explore Sepilok Orang Utan, Bornean Sun Bear, and Rainforest Discovery Center. Get up close with orang utans, learn about sun bear rescue, and immerse in the beauty of the rainforest.
Join this full day tour to explore Sepilok Orang Utan, Bornean Sun Bear, and Rainforest Discovery Center. Get up close with orang utans, learn about sun bear rescue, and immerse in the beauty of the rainforest.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre - Our tour guide will pick up you around 8am from your hotel or Airport. Head to first stop at Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre. It was established in 1964 to return orphaned “apes back to the wild”. The centre was being administered by the wildlife section of the Forestry Department which in 1988…
- Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre - Our tour guide will pick up you around 8am from your hotel or Airport. Head to first stop at Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre. It was established in 1964 to return orphaned “apes back to the wild”. The centre was being administered by the wildlife section of the Forestry Department which in 1988 was upgraded as a department under the Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Development. All administration and management was given to the new Wildlife Department of Sabah. At 10:00 am Proceed to Platform B, observe man’s closest relative a ‘the Orang Utans being rehabilitated to become wild in their natural habitat and experience a walk in the Tropical Lowland Dipterous Forest of Borneo and later watch a 25 minutes scheduled video documentary show.
What's Included
- English-speaking licensed tour guide
- Traditional local lunch included
- All taxes (Goods and Services Tax) covered
- Round-trip transportation by car/minivan provided
- English-speaking licensed tour guide
- Traditional local lunch included
- All taxes (Goods and Services Tax) covered
- Round-trip transportation by car/minivan provided
What's Not Included
- Other Food and Drinks
- Any other things not mentioned in the itinerary
- Other Food and Drinks
- Any other things not mentioned in the itinerary
Additional Information
Embark on a comprehensive full-day adventure with your companions to delve into numerous sites in the vicinity of Sandakan. You’ll have the opportunity to encounter the Sepilok Orang Utan, providing a rare chance to observe these creatures in their natural environment. The Bornean Sun Bear is a development for rescuing and rehabilitating sun bears…
Embark on a comprehensive full-day adventure with your companions to delve into numerous sites in the vicinity of Sandakan. You’ll have the opportunity to encounter the Sepilok Orang Utan, providing a rare chance to observe these creatures in their natural environment. The Bornean Sun Bear is a development for rescuing and rehabilitating sun bears located in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Evolving from a modest environmental education (EE) centre established in 1996, the Rainforest Discovery Centre is now one of Sabah’s leading EE centres.
Location
Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.2
(60 Ratings)
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Tabithabm4045db
Apr 5, 2026
A must do experience - Absolutely fantastic, was lucky to see the flanged male orangutan as well as a female with baby and multiple macaque monkeys. The rainforest was beautiful, plenty of animals to see. The sun bears where climbing up the tree and great tour guide. My tour guide sahar was very informative and knew a lot about the animals and conservation.Made me feel very safe and welcome.
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L3549xlkatherinek
Mar 5, 2026
Agus & Siti the best tour guides ever! - I was so fortunate to get Agus & Siti as my wildlife tour guides in Sepilok. They made sure that I saw the animals with their expertise in knowing what to look for throughout the trip. They were reliable guides who made my dream come true in seeing Borneo’s wild animals and more.
You know you are in good hands when you book with Agus & Siti for your next wildlife adventure. I want to do it again with them and bring family & friends next time. They made it that special.
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Alice_a
Feb 9, 2026
Brilliant - Wonderful experience, great tour guide. !to see wild orangutans was an absolute joy. Calm, knowledgeable driver. Very professional.
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Tord
Jan 12, 2026
Very interesting excursion - Very good excursion got to see a lot, the orangutans were incredible to see, then we had a very good guide, interesting hear him tell us he was very knowledgeable.
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Ashley_c
Dec 29, 2025
Adam was an excellent... - We traveled as a family of 6 to Sandakan for the day from KK. We were picked up and dropped off from the airport in a private air conditioned van. Adam was an excellent tour guide—knowledgeable, attentive, and well-paced the day. We saw many of Borneo’s Big Five wildlife. Momang, our driver, was also fantastic. Highly recommended.
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Marta
Sep 28, 2025
A wonderful day - 3 visits one more beautiful than the other: seeing the orangutans and honey bears up close is a unique thing.
Our guide was very kind and nice; convenient transport both outward and back!
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Donnagoldcoastqld
Apr 5, 2026
Great private tour with knowledgeable guide - Siti was a great, funny, friendly and knowledgeable guide. Good English and easy to chat with. Orangutan’s Rehabilitation centre is a little too touristy for our liking. Sun Bears we learnt so much about them and their rehabilitation was really good. We added on the Proboscis manners and this was the highlight of our day!!
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Jon_s
Feb 6, 2026
Great experience but Expensive - It was a great experience, everything flowed easily, the only issue I had was my guide was not very informative at several stop off points. I learned so much from listening to other guides while he sat away from me. Although when he was informative it was great and always answered my questions.
I know it was a private trip but taking into account of travel times, entrance fees and basic lunch it was massively expensive for 1 person, £130+ for just under 6 hours in Malaysia
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Elias
Oct 18, 2025
Visit to the Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre - Interesting visit with a very educated and pleasant private driver. However we expected a lunch in local restaurant , this was not the case big disappointment as we had lunch at the cafeteria in the center of Sepilok orang outan 😔
This dear to us for this service.
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Mariacristina_r
Mar 22, 2026
Very bad experience - Since the day before, I tried several time to get in contact with the supplier of this activity. No one was answering. As I had to take a flight of 45 minutes to Sandakan from Kota, so I was worried, that no one would be there waiting for us. So I took contact with Viator, which helped us by contacting them. Finally, at 11pm they finally wrote for pick up at the airport the following morning. Our flight was at 6.15am!
The driver took us at the Orango Rehabilitation and then for lunch. And what a surprise! Since the lunch was included, we choosed a dish from the menu. Once again in the car, the driver told us we have to pay for the difference, as the lunch cost only was if 20 Ringgit per person. As we spent more than this, we had to pay for the difference. So, we gave 50 Ringgit to the driver. He should have told us before, about that!
Since long, we are traveller all-round the world. If it's said lunch is included, no other charges should arise. Now, we are no pretty sure, if the driver would keep by himself the difference given money.
Very bad experience! Don't trust this activit
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