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Orang Utan Sanctuary

Sandakan, Malaysia
60 89 765200
Ranked #5 of 9 attractions in Sandakan
4.0 of 5 stars 154 Reviews
Type: Nature/ Wildlife Areas
Activities: Viewing wildlife
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Crosshaven, Ireland
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17 reviews 17 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW

Whats not to like about Orang Utans. But you have to remember you may be disapointed with the show, if there are a lot of apes on show it means that the rehabilitation programme is not working, the wardens would prefer no shows! Its worth supporting just for the work they do, and there are loads of other monkeys to... More

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Wellingborough, United Kingdom
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

Anyone (and i have met one ot two) that say that this is not worth the detour has got to be well and truely daft. A great place. Staying just round the corner,we were able to visit this place four times (once at night). Eachtime the atmosphere was slightly different, cooler and more active after a rain shower, busy in... More

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Kendal, United Kingdom
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41 reviews 41 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2012

Great project, and good to go to before you do a jungle tour, so at least you've seen some of the famous orangs. More

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Holland
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2012

It was smaller as i thought and there was only one orang utan. But it was nice. I had a good time there. There were also makay monkeys who were going after the food, that was so entertaining. I got to make some nice pictures of the orang utan. More

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Tokyo, Japan
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2012

If you are not planning a visit to the rainforest proper for trekking or river cruising, Sepilok is probably your best chance to see a freely moving Orangutan. You have to remember that there are no guarantees they will show for the feedings, though, and this is probably a good thing. It means they are finding food on their own,... More

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Melbourne
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2012

They must have fed them before 10.00am as only 2 bothered to turn up. Lots of Hype and attendees and not anything you wouldn't see in Melbourne Zoo More

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Milton Keynes UK
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2012

Such a shame that this place has to exist... if the rainforests weren't being destroyed Sepilok wouldn't be needed. We arrived on a coach with quite a few others... it was raining so people had golf umbrellas up - bit OTT in my opinion buy hey! Take a walk along broadwalks to a viewing area with a feeding platform infront.... More

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Sydney, Australia
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2012
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We arrived at the Sepilok Orang Utan sanctuary full of hope and excitement. We walked through the rainforest (make sure you have insect repellent on) and were somewhat saddened to see how many people there were. I know we too were tourists but I had not expected there to be so many people and cameras! Most people ignored the signs... More

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Senior Contributor
45 reviews 45 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2012
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OK... the other people ruin it but that's not the centres fault. The view of the apes and monkeys is amazing, and theres a chance they can come up. The macaques especially spent a lot of time coming over to have a look at the people going past. I guess they know that when people arrive, food gets dropped on... More

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Ottawa
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60 reviews 60 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2012

It was a dream to come to this place and it was ruined by loud tourists from Russia and the UK who refused to keep quiet and frightened the animals away. I saw ONE orang Utan. If I were to do it again, I would speak up and tell them to be quiet and return for the second feeding of... More

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