"The world's largest Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre is located here, a 20-minute drive from Sandakan."
The world's largest Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre is located here, a 20-minute drive from Sandakan. More than 4,500 hectares of virgin jungle have been set aside here as a forest reserve and rehabilitation centre for orang utans which have been rescued fromcaptivity or abandoned by their mothers.
Visitors can come in close contact with this remarkable "man of the forest" and photograph some of the mature females who have gotten so fond of human company that they refuse to go back to the wild. There is also a platform to watch the orang utan come in from the forest for their rations of milk and bananas.
Last viewed - May 16, 2008
Getting there
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By Boat
From the local bus stand next to the Sandakan waterfront market, board the blue bus marked 'Sepilok Batu 14'. The 30 minute bus ride will take you directly to the rehabilitation centre at RM2. Regular buses, marked 'Batu 14' or higher, will drop you at the turn-off to Jalan Sepilok. However, you'll have to walk 1.5 km to get to the Orang Utan Centre.
The last bus leaves Sepilok to Sandakan at 4:30pm.
User recommendation
"in deep respect with all the people working there, been there long time ago and had an fine conversation with one of the rangers, orangs and the people in my hart forever ! " by Ton
