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Semenggoh Nature Reserve

Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg, Kuching 93000, Malaysia
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Ranked #1 of 29 attractions in Kuching
Type: Nature/ Wildlife Areas
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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2013 NEW

I thought that it would be a disappointment, but it was an incredible experience! There are no cages and you watch these awesome animals literally swing through the trees to grab their bananas. It's really cheap if you take the local bus from the town center instead of taking a package tour.

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Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2013 NEW

The Orang utans here are wild! Its different from Sepilok in Sandakan. You need to trek a short while into the jungle to get to the observation platform, but there is no guarantee that the Orang Utans will be there as they are wild and do not depend much on their caretakers to get food. Before you get to trek... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 15, 2013 NEW

It was great experience to have closest view for orang-utan, during their feeding time. Went there at moning feeding time, unfortunately raining & Ricchi didn't came out .... Luckily can catch-up with him during the noon feeding time. Worth & must go place!

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Nambour, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2013 NEW

This was the highlight of our trip saw the orangutans 5 of them came down for the feeding time 9-00am so we were very lucky. Would recommend all visitors to Kuching to come here.

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Melbourne, Australia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2013 NEW

Lots of tourist there, waiting for the orang-utans to feed. We saw Big Richard (I think that was his name) and he was huge. Keepers were on guard and warning those closest to move quickly if the orang-utan got closer. Not much education, unlike the Matang Wildlife Centre. I find in these places that the tourists can be incredibly rude,... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 13, 2013 NEW

Wonderful trip, well organised and if lucky there are many animals to be seen. No point trying to visit outside the recommended visiting times.

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Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2013

We had a great time here, saw lots of Oran Utan - they are amazing, fascinating and fast. We managed to get lots of good pictures. Make sure your camera has a good zoom and you've got a steady hand.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2013

Well organised park with feeding stations that give excellent views of the orang utans. We saw 5 out of the 27 at fairly close range. These animals are not restricted to the sanctuary and in the fruit season when food is plentiful we were told we may not have seen any.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2013

Maybe you want to know, that there is not assurance that you will see orangutan there. We were there one our on "feeding time" but see no orangutan. Not the fault of the people there, but it is worth to know that this is definitely not the zoo.

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Auckland Central, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 10, 2013

It was great to see the Orangutan in what is basically their natural habitat. They are much bigger than what you think and move effortlessly through the trees although they do make a bit of noise in the process. On the day we were there we were lucky enough to see Richie( the dominant male). Apparently he hadn't been seen... More

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