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Sepilok Nature Resort / Orang Utan Sanctuary


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 7 attractions in Sandakan
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Attraction type: Wildlife park, Nature reserve
Activities: Viewing wildlife
Address: Sandakan
Malaysia
Tel: 60 89 765200
Fax: 60 89 763575

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2 of 5 stars
phantasos 2 contributions
Melbourne
Jul 13, 2009

Sepilok orang utan sanctuary as a day trip from KK would be an expensive disappointment. Better to book in with the Shangra La hotel in KK. We spent one night in Sepilok at a delightful resort next door and attended the pm viewing (over 200 people including screaming uncontrolled children) to view one "wild" orang Utan and an am session... more

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5 of 5 stars
icelemontea 3 contributions
PNG
Jun 29, 2009

I'm glad that we found a rite place for us to stay. The sepilok rehabilitation centre was just beside this resort only, with experience tour guide & friendly staff always smiling, good food serve. Thanks for the chef :) Really enjoy the nature here and the resort was nice. more

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4 of 5 stars
Fandango'ne 30 contributions
Southampton, England
Apr 14, 2009
3/3 found this review helpful

My visit was over a year ago, but reading recent reviews indicates people aren't aware of what to expect at the Sepilok Orang rehab centre. Firstly there are 2 feeding times daily. The morning feed at 11am tends to be very busy with bus loads of tourists turning up. Expect well over 100 pax, many of them excitable children, creating... more

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1 of 5 stars
cutedevildino 1 contribution
Penisular Malaysia
Apr 4, 2009
2/8 found this review helpful

I went to Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary with my husband at 11.30am. We went to the Ticketing Counter to purchase the tickets, only to be told there were no Orang Utan for us to see at the moment as it was past the feeding time. The feeding time would be either 10am or 3pm. So we went to other local... more

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3 of 5 stars
TravellingMitch 126 contributions
Norfolk, England
Feb 7, 2009
11/12 found this review helpful

We took the simple day tour to Sepilok from Kota Kinabalu and did not include any other add on tours [city, colonial, mangrove tours can be added at an extra cost]. We used Wildlife Expeditions and selected their option that included flights. It’s an early start, but we were excited to get to see these wonderful apes. The Wildlife Expeditions... more

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1 of 5 stars
manuelrauch 11 contributions
Baden-Baden
Dec 28, 2008
6/7 found this review helpful

The setup of the Orang-utan feeding is quite simple: They have a huge platform for the tourists (capacity 600 pax) and a small platform 10 metres away from it to feed the monkeys. It was not even easy to take pictures of the monkeys because they were so far away. I believe there are far better ways to experience and... more

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1 of 5 stars
SingaporeJoe 1 contribution
Singapore
Dec 23, 2008
8/10 found this review helpful

I stayed there last week & I must say this has been one of my worst experiences at a resort ever. I normally don't write reviews but felt I ought to warn people so they don't make the mistake of staying there. From the moment we checked-in, they tried ripping us off by trying to sign us up for these... more

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2 of 5 stars
MaxLondon 10 contributions
London
Nov 26, 2008
6/8 found this review helpful

We didn't stay in this resort ...only visited the Orang Utan sanctuary. And I must say i was quite disappointed. We arrived for the morning feed which was far too crowded (two coaches from a cruise ship arrived) and not helped by the fact we were unlucky to get caught in a torrential down pour. So much so it was... more

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5 of 5 stars
KK08 3 contributions
AUS
Sep 27, 2008
3/4 found this review helpful

My daughter who is eight and a half and I decided to stay at Sepilok Nature Resort and i must say it was a positive choice. The chalet was very clean, basic yet very comfortable. I really liked the pay TV it was great to be able to relax at night and watch a movie. Sure there may not be... more

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3 of 5 stars
SLBK 36 contributions
Sep 4, 2008
3/3 found this review helpful

We have just returned from a 3 night stay at the Sepilok Nature Resort. We stayed in Chalet 14 which overlooked the lake, the room was clean and bug free, it did get really hot but all we did was remove the key from the aircon tag and left the aircon on when we left the room. Food was OK... more

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Sepilok Nature Resort / Orang Utan Sanctuary Address

Sandakan, Malaysia
Tel: 60 89 765200 Fax: 60 89 763575