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Sepilok Orang Utan & Kinabatangan River

Duration: 3Days 2Night

The Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre 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.
Kinabatangan is known for its remarkable wildlife and fascinating habitats such as limestone caves at Gomantong hill, dryland dipterocarp forests, riverine forest, freshwater swamp forest, oxbow lakes and salty mangrove swamps near the coast

Itinerary

Day 1
Pick up from Sandakan airport or hotel. Proceed to Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre situated in the Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve. Learn about the rehabilitation of orphaned orang utan before taking a boardwalk through the lowland rainforest to view the feeding platform. Witness the feeding of orang utan at 1000hrs.

Continue with about 2 hours drive through rustic countryside studded with villages until arrive Kampung Bilit, Sukau. Take a short boat transfer to Bilit Rainforest Lodge. Time for orientation and check in. lunch; in the late afternoon join a river cruise to see proboscis monkeys and other wildlife along the river bank. Overnight at Bilit Rainforest Lodge.
*Meals: Lunch, dinner.

Day 2
After breakfast, jungle walks along the trail to the Oxbow lake for bird watching. After lunch free and relax. Take another river cruise in the late afternoon to see more wildlife along the Sukau Kinabatangan River Bank. Overnight at Bilit Rainforest Lodge.
*Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.

Day 3
Depart early morning and drive to Gomantong Cave located within the Gomantong forest reserve. Explore the biggest bird’s nest cave in Sabah. Take lunch at Sandakan. Proceed to city tour, visit water village, central market and Buddhist temple. After tour, drop off at Sandakan airport or hotel. End of services.
*Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.

Package included : Tours & transfer, English speaking guide, accommodation, meals as  
stated, entrance fees, 3 river cruises

Package excluded : Airfare, camera/video fee.

Minimum : 2 persons, SIC basis

What to bring : Good walking shoes, light raincoat, insect repellent, sun block, leech 
socks, binoculars.

 

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