Full-Day Sepilok Orangutan and Sandakan City Trail from Kota Kinabalu

Your tour begins in the early morning with pickup from your Sandakan hotel or the airport—arrival information is requested at checkout. After a short journey, arrive at the Sandakan Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, one of only four places established to preserve and protect orangutans in the world.  

Alongside a sanctuary staff member, observe orphaned orangutans learning skills essential to survival in the wild and watch volunteers feeding the monkeys milk and bananas. Then, discover bio-diverse flora and fauna on a guided walk through the rainforest before stopping for a typical Malay lunch on the way back to Sandakan.

Spend the afternoon on a whistle-stop city tour of Sandakan, a historic and multicultural settlement home to colonial mansions and haunting cemeteries. Visit an eclectic mixture of attractions, including St Michael’s & All Angels Church, Puu Jih Shih Chinese Temple, the bustling Sandakan Central Market, and Kampong Buli Sim Sim, a traditional village in which all houses teeter on stilts above the water.

Your tour concludes with drop-off at the airport or hotel.