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Lok Kawi Wildlife Park

Jalan Pintas Penampang | Penampang, Kota Kinabalu 89500, Malaysia
088-765793
Ranked #20 of 35 attractions in Kota Kinabalu
3.5 of 5 stars 68 Reviews
Type: Nature/ Wildlife Areas
Useful Information: Activities for older children, Activities for young children
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Kota Bharu
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19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012

There were quite a lot of animals being featured in this park. It was nice looking at the pygmy elephants and proboscis monkeys. Try to be there during feeding time as it would be more enjoyable. If you come after it, the animals would b full and sleepy. Not much action to be seen then =) More

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Romblon Island, Philippines
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2012

Nice little Zoo , animals looked after well , a good half day excursion More

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Hong Kong, China
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
34 helpful votes 34 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2012

This is the zoo for you if you would like to see most of the famous animals in Borneo but with limited time. We can also see the Proboscis monkey in a very close distance behind the glass. More

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Subang Jaya, Malaysia
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10 reviews 10 reviews
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012

The place was poorly maintained. Exhibition enclosures were dirty and small. The glass wall for the tiger exhibition was so dirty and blurry. Sad that the orang utan exhibition was closed for renovations. Best part of the whole park is the animal show. More

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Brighton, United Kingdom
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012

We saw so many animals that has never seemed so natural! The orangutans were sublime and the Pigmi elephants are great! We were so close. The Bears looks pretty bored... but you cant really blame them. For every other animal, they were great! More

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malaysia
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9 reviews 9 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2012

not so good , a bit dry and animals dont look so good. I did not enjoy it infact we all feel like a bit of time waste but it is alright for others. there need to make it more interesting. sorry More

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Dunedin, New Zealand
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2012
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This zoo seems to have been given some bad reviews and i am seriously confused as to why. None of the enclosures are small and all the animals are active and healthy. I would rate this as one of the best zoos i have been to. the walk through aviary was world class and a friendly hornbill that followed us... More

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Budva, Montenegro
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29 reviews 29 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2012

One of best zoo south-east Asia. You can see there also nature of Borneo in 2-3 hours there. More

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2012

You can find most wild animal natives to Borneo like the Orang Utan, Pygmy Elephant and Proboscis Monkey. There were put in a decent size enclosure. More

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Manila
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2012

Overall, the park was nice and we'd go again. But, the facilities are getting old, and not all of the animals are well-kept. Some looked quite thin to us. But, the orangutans are in very nice facilities and it was a good opportunity to see other Bornean wildlife. The children really enjoyed it, especially the animal show. At the far... More

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