Top Things to do in Sandakan Division
The 10 Best Tours in Sandakan Division, Sabah
Discover the best top things to do in Sandakan Division, Malaysia including Full-Day Sepilok Orangutan,Sun Bear & Sandakan City Trail from Kota Kinabalu, Full-Day Orangutan and Proboscis Monkey Tour from Sandakan or Kota Kinabalu, Sepilok Orang Utan, Sun Bear and Sandakan City Tour, Sepilok Orang Utan & Bornean Sun Bear Centre with Sandakan City Tour with Lunch, Sandakan Sightseeing, Stray Asia: 10 Day Borneo Explorer Tour, Private Full Day Sepilok Orang Utan, Bornean Sun Bear and Rainforest Discovery Center Tour, 2D1N Sandakan Private Tour with Kinabatangan River Cruise, Full-Day Sepilok Orangutan and Sandakan City Trail from Kota Kinabalu, Labuk Bay Proboscis, Sepilok Orang Utan & Sun Bear + Sandakan City Tour + Lunch.
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1. Full-Day Sepilok Orangutan,Sun Bear & Sandakan City Trail from Kota Kinabalu
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
Meet gentle, shy orangutans in their natural habitat at a unique wildlife sanctuary on this delightful full-day tour. The Orangutan Rehabilitation Center in Sandakan is located in the middle of the lush Sepilok Forest Reserve. The Center specializes in caring for baby orphan orangutans and teaching them the survival skills they would have learned from their mothers under normal conditions. The orangutans are not kept in captivity but rather come and go as they please while becoming used to living in the wild again after being held in captivity by various people. You will have the chance to see these incredible creatures and to watch the fun of feeding time.
Inclusions: Lunch, Driver/guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off within city center, or outside, depending on option chosen, Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Exclusions: Gratuities, Flight Arrangement Kota Kinabalu - Sandakan
Reviewed By Johnsupport1969
This was part of an organised trip. If you can only park near the gate it is a 1.5km walk. The rangers call the orangatan after 9 so you can see them feeding at 10. We where very lucky to see one, however it is pot luck. Also if they spot one you need to move to the place quickly. It is not for the infirm or probables with walking. I would also recommend mosquito replant and long trousers with trainers. They are leeches and ticks in certain areas. It is worth the trip.
2. Full-Day Orangutan and Proboscis Monkey Tour from Sandakan or Kota Kinabalu
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
Discover two of Borneo's iconic primates, orangutans and long-nosed proboscis monkeys, on this day-trip from Sandakan, also available as a longer 1-day tour from Kota Kinabalu. Visit the Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary and the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Center, and witness these amazing creatures being fed. If traveling from Kota Kinabalu, you'll need to arrange your own flights.
Inclusions: Lunch, Driver/guide, Sandakan hotel or airport pickup and drop-off, Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Exclusions: Gratuities, Camera fees, Flights from Kota Kinabalu (if required)
Reviewed By Johnsupport1969
This was part of an organised trip. If you can only park near the gate it is a 1.5km walk. The rangers call the orangatan after 9 so you can see them feeding at 10. We where very lucky to see one, however it is pot luck. Also if they spot one you need to move to the place quickly. It is not for the infirm or probables with walking. I would also recommend mosquito replant and long trousers with trainers. They are leeches and ticks in certain areas. It is worth the trip.
3. Sepilok Orang Utan, Sun Bear and Sandakan City Tour
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
Visit endangered orangutans in their natural habitat and discover the rehabilitation work accomplished at Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre. Take a leisure walk to the Sun Bear Conservation Centre. Then visit the city of Sandakan’s main attractions, including serene temples, lively markets, and museums. - Encounter with orang utans in their natural habitat - Educational tour at Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre - See the world’s smallest bear in its natural environment. - Comprehensive Sandakan city tour - Natural & panoramic drive across Sandakan's landscape
Inclusions: Pick-up and drop-off from Sandakan City Hotels or Airport, Air-conditioned vehicle, Tour with English speaking guide, Lunch
Exclusions: Food and drinks, unless specified, Gratuities, Return Airfare (BKI/SDK/BKI)
Reviewed By FionPoh
Very fun ride. We got the 2 rides pass and it was a thrilling experience. We'll love to come back to do more rides.........
4. Sepilok Orang Utan & Bornean Sun Bear Centre with Sandakan City Tour with Lunch
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
This is the world's largest sanctuary for orphaned or captured young orangutans and where they are slowly reintegrated back into the wild. You have the opportunity to witness the animals at feeding time in their natural habitat and enjoy watching their antics. Its onward then to see the Malayan sun bears, the smallest bears in the world which are only found in Southeast Asia. These bears continue to be threatened by forest degradation, illegal hunting for bear parts and poaching to obtain young cubs for pet trade.
Inclusions: Meet and Greet, Lunch at local restaurant, Transfers and Sightseeing as per itinerary, Entrance fees where stated, Sales and service tax
Exclusions: All air fares, travel insurance etc, Camera, Video Cam fee charged by National Parks or Parks, Alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, Juices or any drinks that required payment during meals, Gratuity to Guide/driver
Reviewed By andrewspiers
We came to the Proboscis Monkey Centre in time for the feeding, whilst there were no Proboscis around, there were a troupe of sleepy Silver Monkeys around the platforms. The guides placed some bits of food on to the feeding platforms and made some monkey calls and eventually they came, we could see them coming through the trees, the young came out first then some of the older females followed by the big male. It was interesting to witness the hierarchy within the troupe.
5. Sandakan Sightseeing
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
Sandakan, the former capital of British North Borneo, is the second largest city in Sabah after Kota Kinabalu. It is located in the East Coast of Sabah and is famous for its wide range of seafood available. Back in the days, it was known as Sabah’s ‘Little Hong Kong’ due to the large amount of Chinese migrants from Hong Kong. Experience nature and the city with this Sandakan Sightseeing tour! You will get to spend some time with orang utans at the Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre and Bornean sun bear at the Borneo Sun Bear Conservation Centre. After lunch, you will proceed to Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary before doing some sightseeing around the town, where you will visit the Puh Jih Shih Temple and pass by Sim Sim Water Village.
Inclusions: 1 x Lunch, 1 x Dinner, Land return transfer, Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre entrance fee, Borneo Sunbear Conservation entrance fee, Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey entrance fee, Sandakan city tour
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6. Stray Asia: 10 Day Borneo Explorer Tour
Overall Ratings
4.8 based on 6 reviews
Get further off the beaten track and see more than the average tourist with Stray in Borneo! This 10-day small group adventure tour starts in Sandakan and finishes in Kota Kinabalu, and takes you to the hot spots of Borneo, as well as some secret locations where the wildlife is insane. Home to Orangutans, carnivorous plants, gorgeous beaches and some of the world's oldest rainforest (at 130 million years old!) and top dive sites - Borneo is one of Asia's last wild frontiers. This is not just a holiday - it's an adventure! Snorkel and watch the sunset off the northern tip of Borneo, where you won't see another soul, and spend a few days cruising Kinabatangan river, looking out for rare and wonderful wildlife (think proboscis monkeys, crocodiles, long-tail macaques, and so much more). We take you away from the crowds so you see more wildlife, and even take you on a night wildlife cruise!
Inclusions: Experienced, local Stray Guide, Dinner, Breakfast, Breakfast, Lunch, Breakfast, Lunch, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast, Dinner, Breakfast, Dinner, Breakfast, Breakfast, Dinner, Transport by air-conditioned minivan, boats and ferry, 8 Nights' Accommodation (standard twin-share, private upgrades available), Bottled water, Simpang Mengayau: Borneo Honey Bee Centre, Gong Making Village, Simpang Mengayau: Watch the sunset at the tip of Borneo, Mt Kinabalu: Park entrance fees and hiking, guided tour of the botanical gardens., Sepilok: Entry to the Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre and Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre , Sepilok: Sandakan Rainforest Discovery Canopy Night Walk, Kinabatangan River: Wildlife cruise, night cruise. , Kinabatangan River: Morning wildlife cruise, tree planting. , Turtle Island: Turtle conservation presentation, kayaking
Exclusions: Extra food and drinks, Extra optional activities which can be booked directly with your Guide, Flights and insurance
Reviewed By AngryAnonymousdude
What to say about this tour! To begin with it took less than 24 hours to realise that the activities our travel company had promised in the brochure did not match the activities listed by Stray. Although this was probably an advertising fault with our tour company (STA Travel - I HIGHLY recommend not booking with them) the Stray representative refused to assist us with the issue claiming he was not a ‘Stray representative’ even though he was literally wearing a Stray t-shirt! The Thailand leg of the trip is utterly pointless as you barely see any of the country, and there are basically no activities payed for by Stray so I really have no idea what we payed for. Laos was much improved, we had two different tour guides throughout our days there who were both brilliant and the activities were really good. We had a good sized group as well which helped! Cambodia however was by far the worst part of the trip. The perhaps main reason for this was our tour guide was extremely weird and made us all feel very uncomfortable. He made a lot of sexual jokes which weren’t funny, he would make inappropriate remarks and also get drunk and act very strangely around us all. There were only 3 of us for most of the Cambodia leg (all guys), however when some females did join, as you can imagine he made more uncomfortable remarks. Considering I’ve heard from other travellers that Cambodia is their favourite place they’ve traveled, I believe Stray did the country a huge disservice as the route round the country made no sense, we hardly got to see any of the beautiful country and spent almost half the tour at the same Hostel in Siem Reap with nothing to do. Also I’d heard so much about the delicious (and cheap) street food Cambodia offered however not once did we go to any such place and instead were pressured to go (by our guide) to places which were more costly and coincidently our guide would get a free meal for taking us there! The final leg of the tour was Vietnam which we didn’t get to go to as the borders had closed due to the pandemic. Although of course, this could not be helped, our Cambodian guide did not sufficiently keep us informed on what was going on and when we inevitably asked the question “now what?” we were never given a helpful answer, and were essentially abandoned once the Cambodia leg of the tour was over. Overall, the tour was mostly awful. Before this tour started, me and my friend who I was travelling with went on a Trutravels Sri Lanka tour which was absolutely brilliant. This was mostly down to our guide who I felt really wanted to show us the best parts of his country and give us the best time possible and wasn’t trying to squeeze as much money from us as he could. This was similar to the Laos part of the tour, in which I truly felt the tour guides wanted us to have a great time (an example was one of them set up a football game for us to play against the locals which was amazing). However this trip was wildly inconsistent as the Thailand leg was utterly pointless, and the Cambodia leg was uncomfortable and massively underwhelming. And of course the part that will leave a bitter taste in my mouth will be how we were essentially left stranded in Cambodia without any real help or advice from Stray. Considering we payed for the most expensive package, I truly have no idea what that money went towards for most of the trip, particularly some of the accommodation. I don’t recommend stray at all.
7. Private Full Day Sepilok Orang Utan, Bornean Sun Bear and Rainforest Discovery Center Tour
Overall Ratings
4.6 based on 14 reviews
Join this full day tour with your friends or family member to explore several Attraction near Sandakan. You will get chance to visit Sepilok Orang Utan,An opportunity to watch the orang utan up close in their natural habitat. Bornean Sun bear is a sun bear rescue and rehabilitation facility being developed in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Rainforest Discovery Centre evolved from small, cozy environmental education (EE) centre in 1996 into one of Sabah's most popular EE centres.
Inclusions: Round Trip transportation by Car/Minivan, English Speaking Licensed Tour Guide, Local Lunch, Goods and services Tax
Exclusions: Other Food and Drinks, Any other things not mentioned in the itinerary
Reviewed By 17loganroad
Great collections! It's a must see in Penang! Thanks to Ricky for a wonderful tour and history of the museum.
8. 2D1N Sandakan Private Tour with Kinabatangan River Cruise
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 15 reviews
Join this 2 days adventure tour in Sandakan to experience best wildlife. At this tour you get chance to visit Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, Borneo River cruise, Gomantong Cave and much more. Private basis round transfers and meals are included.
Inclusions: Overnight accommodation (As per your selection), Private basis transportation with English Speaking Driver , 1 Boat ride, Sightseeing as per itinerary, Meals as stated (2-course lunch,1-course dinner,1-course breakfast)
Exclusions: Other food & drinks, Extra Tours/Activities than mentioned
Reviewed By 17loganroad
Great collections! It's a must see in Penang! Thanks to Ricky for a wonderful tour and history of the museum.
9. Full-Day Sepilok Orangutan and Sandakan City Trail from Kota Kinabalu
Overall Ratings
4.3 based on 3 reviews
See orangutans in the rainforest at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre. This unique wildlife sanctuary specializes in caring for baby orphan orangutans and teaches them the survival skills they would have learned from their mothers under normal conditions. The young orangutans are not kept in captivity, but rather come and go as they please while adjusting to their natural habitat. Lunch and a city tour of Sandakan are included.
Inclusions: Lunch, Driver/guide, Hotel/airport pickup and drop-off, Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Exclusions: Airfares/flights
Reviewed By Johnsupport1969
This was part of an organised trip. If you can only park near the gate it is a 1.5km walk. The rangers call the orangatan after 9 so you can see them feeding at 10. We where very lucky to see one, however it is pot luck. Also if they spot one you need to move to the place quickly. It is not for the infirm or probables with walking. I would also recommend mosquito replant and long trousers with trainers. They are leeches and ticks in certain areas. It is worth the trip.
10. Labuk Bay Proboscis, Sepilok Orang Utan & Sun Bear + Sandakan City Tour + Lunch
Overall Ratings
4.1 based on 8 reviews
enjoy your ride to the world famous Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre where situated in the Kabili-Seppilok Forest Reserve. Take a boardwalk through the lowland rainforest to have a look for the Orang Utan feeding on the feeding platform. Proceed to Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkeys Sanctuary, the Borneo’s indigenous Proboscis Monkeys, to have a look in their natural habitat. Witness the feeding of Proboscis monkeys at the platform. Bornean Sun Bear is the smallest bear in the world where their height of the adult sun bear is approximately 120cm to 150cm while standing, weight with 27kgto 65kkg. T Last enjoy the City Tour visit the Puh Jih Shih Buddhist Temple, a place that you do not want to miss. It is located on the hilltop overlooking a breathtaking panoramic view of Sandakan Bay.
Inclusions: Meet and Greet, Set Lunch at local restaurant, Sightseeing/Tour service in an air-conditioned vehicle/s, Entrance fees where stated, Sales and service tax
Exclusions: All Meals and accommodation as and where not specified above, Camera, Video Cam fee charged by National Parks or Parks, All Personal Incidentals, Expenses & Beverages during lunch when not stated, Tips & Gratuities for Driver and tour Guide
Reviewed By andrewspiers
The love that goes into looking after these endangered species is all to apparent. There are three areas in the sun bear sanctuary, they are quite difficult to see when in the bush but well worth the wait. I got a lovely picture of a sun bear on a log eventually. The Orangutan are simply wonderful, at the nursery you get to see quite a few, at the feeding tables it can depend on when you go in the morning we saw many more than at the afternoon sections.
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