| Full day : Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre, Sun Bear & Sandakan Nature City Tour |
| Tour Code |
Tour Description (Ex-Sandakan) |
| STW101 : |
Full day Sepilok Orang Utan, Sun Bear & Sandakan Nature City Tour (Lunch) |
| Price: |
RM 534.00 p/pax (SIC, Min. 2) |
| Departures : |
0830 hrs (STW Office, City Hotels in Sandakan)
0845 hrs (Sabah Hotel), 0915 hrs (Sepilok Jungle Resort)
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Pick up from Sandakan airport for the following flights:
BKI/SDK by MH2042 0705-0745hrs / AK6092 0635-0720hrs
SDK/BKI by MH3094 1835-1930hrs / AK6499 1820-1910hrs |
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- Pick up from your hotel or airport in Sandakan, drive to Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre. Follow a guided boardwalk that will lead you to the Feeding Platform in the midst of lowland rainforest trees. Witness the feeding of the Orang Utan, watch the scheduled video programme about the Orang Utan and SOURC (25 mins) at the Nature Education Centre and pay a visit to the Exhibition Hall at the centre.
- After which, a short leisure walk to the nearby Sun Bear Conservation Centre to see the world's smallest bear in its natural environment.
- Lunch enroute. The Sandakan City Tour includes a visit to Sandakan Memorial Park, which is adjacent to the site of the original Sandakan Prisoner of War (POW) Camp.
- The park commemorates the sacrifice and suffering endured by both Australian and British soldiers who were held by the Japanese as Prisoners of War between 1942 and 1945.
- The Puu Jih Shih Buddhist Temple, located on a steep hill top where you can have a magnificent view overlooking Sandakan Bay and the Town Centre.
- Then, continue to one of the oldest church in Sabah, St. Michael's Church where you can see a century old building where Christianity is preached.
- Drive to the Central Market where you can see the local produce and fresh seafood being sold.
- Visit to the Agnes Keith Museum to learn about the life in the colonial days on Agnes & Harry Keith. Harry was the first conservator of the Forestry Department in Sabah and Agnes was the author of the three famous books called Land Below The Wind, Three Came Home and White Man Returns. Stop at the nearby English Tea House where you may have another spectacular view of Sandakan Nature City. Here, you may wish to enjoy a cuppa (own expense).
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What to bring (recommendations):
Raincoat (wet season Nov-Feb), cap/hat, insect repellent, sun cream, good walking shoes, socks, comfortable cotton T-shirt with long or short pant, binocular, camera and personal medications.
Tour price includes: Tour & transfer based on SIC basis, park entrance fees, escorted by English speaking guide and one lunch meal.
Excludes: Camera fee, any other drinks and meals. |
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