Monday, December 27, 2010

Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre, Sandakan, Sabah

This is the largest Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre in the world, located at Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve, Sandakan, Sabah, Borneo.  The home town of Orang Utan, the Wildman of Borneo Rainforest!

It is a nice place to visit if you are visiting Sandakan. The Centre was established in 1964 for rescued orphaned Orang Utan from logging site, plantations, and illegal hunting.  You can see how orphaned Orang Utans being trained in the centre for surviving in the wild.

Long-tailed macaque and pig-tailed macaque are also available in the centre, you can see them walking around in the walkway when you walk in from the entrance to the feeding platform.  Different species of hornbills (Rhinoceros hornbill, Oreinted-pied hornbill, Black hornbill, and etc) also can be found in the centre.

Feeding time are twice a day:
10am in the morning and 3pm in the afternoon

Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre open daily from 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 4pm

Entrance fees:
Malaysian - Adult = RM 5.00, below 18 years old = RM 2.00
Non Malaysian - Adult = RM 30.00, below 18 years old = RM 15.00

Camera, camcorders are charge at RM 10.00 per unit

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Lok Kawi Wildlife Park, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Lok Kawi Wildlife Park is fully developed and managed under Sabah Wildlife Department. It is one of the largest wildlife park in Malaysia which occupying an area of 280 acres of land. The Park designs for the animals live in large enclosures to be like their natural habitat. They are Hornbills, Sun Bear, Bornean Pygmy Elephant, Sumatra Rhinoceros, Malayan Tiger, the famous Orang Utan, Bornean Gibbon, Proboscis Monkey and many more can be found in the park. 



If you bring kids along, you can take the train service provided by the park. And also do not missed the animal show! Check the time table for animal show while purchasing your entrance ticket at the counter. You can experience how the staffs train the animals like Orang Utan and Hornbills in participating the show. It’s worth to go and enjoy the show!





The Park is open daily from 9:30am to 5:30pm




Entrance Fees: 
Malaysian Adult: RM 10.00, below 18 years RM 5.00
Non Malaysian Adult: RM 20.00, below 18 years RM 10.00