Duration: Full day
Sandakan is 40 minutes by air from Kota Kinabalu. A rewarding experience
is a visit to the Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation
Centre, 20 minutes by road from Sandakan. Here, in the Sepilok Forest
Reserve, young orphaned or captive orang utans are taught survival skills
so that they may return to their natural habitat. They are then released
into the forest to roam free.
To aid the orang utans adapt to the wilds,
a supplementary diet of bananas and milk are laid out on feeding platforms
(picture at the left)
twice a day. Before feeding times, some orang utans may leave the refuge of
the forest for the feeding platform. From the viewing platform, visitors
may watch and photograph the apes as they swing into view on ropes and vines.
Feeding time in the morning is at 10.
Leave Sepilok for lunch at a hotel.
A quick tour of Sandakan is scheduled for afternoon. This thriving port
is strategically located at the mouth of one of the best natural harbours
in the region. Once the capital of the British North Borneo Chartered
Company in 1884, it is now the connecting town to other destinations on
the east coast of Sabah. Take an afternoon flight back to Kota Kinabalu.
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Note:
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Insect repellent, raincoat and walking shoes are recommended.
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Overnight
Tours (more features) are available
