12 Orangutan Tours in Sandakan Worth Booking

1.Private Full Day Sepilok Orang Utan, Bornean Sun Bear and Rainforest Discovery Center Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 54 reviews · from $125Our pick

Spend a private day near Sandakan visiting Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre, and Rainforest Discovery Centre. Hotel or airport pickup, transport, lunch, entry fees, and an English-speaking guide are included. Guides such as Adam and Azies have provided thoughtful wildlife commentary, though guide quality can vary.

“Great day. Our guide new to explain everything about the jungle and local wildlife and we were lucky to see many different animals on our trip. Lucky with the weather as well. Overall, we couldn’t have asked for a better way to experience sandakan since we only stayed for one day”

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2.Labuk Proboscis, Sepilok, Sun Bear, Sandakan City Tour & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 25 reviews · from $151

Start with hotel or airport pickup, then visit Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre, and Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary. A local lunch, air-conditioned transport, Puu Jih Shih Temple, and Sandakan Central Market round out this small-group day. Guides may include Adil or Paul.

“Excellent overview of what Sandakan has to offer. Great guide and driver. Eight hours well spent with plenty of variety.”

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3.Day Trip Sepilok Orang Utan & Proboscis Monkey (Flight Excluded)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · from $176

Start before dawn and spend about 10 hours meeting Borneo’s signature wildlife. Your guide takes you from Sandakan Airport to Sepilok, the Bornean Sunbear Conservation Center, and Labuk Bay. Lunch, transport, and hotel or port transfers are included. Return flights from Kota Kinabalu are not.

“The tour says up to $208 usd for two people, and throughout the booking process and checking out it is still $208 usd. However, once I paid - The price automatically changed to confirmation- paid $416 usd. The actual experience -I filled oRead more”

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4.Full Day Orang Utan Sepilok, Proboscis Monkey, Sunbear, RDC

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $210Top rated

Join Sandakan Hotspot Tours & Travel for an eight-hour wildlife day from Sandakan, with orangutan feeding at Sepilok, proboscis monkeys at Labuk Bay, sun bears, lunch in the rainforest, and forest trails at the Rainforest Discovery Centre. Guides such as Jackie, Faisal, and Hadi are praised for timing and animal spotting.

“There are so many orangutans! My cell phone camera’s zoom didn’t take great pictures, but the in-person views were great. Bring water because it is hot! No bags are allowed to be carried because the orangutans may try to steal your stuff!”

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5.Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre & Sepilok Orang Utan Rehab Centre Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 10 reviews · from $112Best value

Spend a full day near Sandakan visiting two important wildlife centers. You’ll watch a short orangutan documentary, walk to a feeding platform, and learn about rescued sun bears. Hotel pickup, air-conditioned transport, admission, and an English-speaking guide are included. Sightings are never guaranteed.

“Viator tours was one hour late, and didn’t answer our calls or texts. From pickup until we was back at the hotel took two and a half hours. We paid 347 dollars for 4 persons. From Sandakan you can take a taxi, pay for the entrance and then it Read more”

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6.Sepilok OrangUtan, Sun Bear & Labuk Bay Full Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · 6 hours · from $239

From Sandakan, visit Sepilok’s orangutan feeding stations, the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre and Labuk Bay’s habituated proboscis monkeys. The six-hour outing includes lunch, entry fees, transport and an English-speaking guide. Guides such as Terence and Darwis add local stories, while the afternoon monkey feeding gives you a close look at Borneo’s unusual nose-heavy primates.

“Great and well planned trip. Our guide Terence was wonderfull! He comes from a local tribe and has very big knowledge. He was telling us many interesting facts and stories about animals, plants and how to survive in the jungle. We managed to see all the animals. The lunch was very good with live music. The driver of a well aircondition car was nice too. We are very satisfied with this trip.”

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7.Sepilok Orang Utan & Bornean Sun Bear Centre with Sandakan City Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · from $190

Spend a full day near Sandakan visiting Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre and the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre, then see Puu Jih Shih Temple and Sandakan Central Market. Your guide handles transport, entrance fees, and a local lunch. Bring only essentials, since lockers may be required for bags at the wildlife centres.

“The guide was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. It was very relaxed and easy trip - we enjoyed it very much.”

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 6 reviews · from $131

Fly from Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan for a full day at Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre and around historic Sandakan. Guide Sahar is known for warm, accommodating service. You’ll see feeding sessions, walk through rainforest, eat a Malay lunch, and visit St Michael’s Church, Puu Jih Shih Temple, Central Market, and Kampong Buli Sim Sim.

“lovely day full of interesting places to visit. The tour guide Sahar, was the nicest, most accommodating man ever. It is a very long day but worthy”

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9.Day Trip Sepilok Orang-utan And City Tour (Flight Excluded)

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · from $118

Start early from Sandakan, visit Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre for a scheduled feeding, then enjoy lunch and see Sandakan’s Central Market, Sim-Sim Water Village, Memorial Park, and Puh Jih Syh Buddhist Temple. An English-speaking guide, hotel transfers, and a group of up to 15 are included, but flights are not.

“Not what I thought and very disappointed. The visit to the Orangutan Rehab centre was a money making grab at best. Our guide kept stopping and talking about his family and by the time we reached the outdoor nursery it was packed. A siRead more”

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10.Sepilok Orangutan & Sun Bear Half-Day Tour | Sandakan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 6 hours · from $169

From Sandakan, an English or Malay-speaking guide takes you by vehicle to Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre and the nearby Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre. You’ll see young orangutans, feeding sessions, and sun bears in forested enclosures, with admission and hotel transfers included.

“Amazing Seeing orangutan, sun bears and a viper in natural habitat”

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11.Full-Day Sepilok Orangutan and Proboscis Monkey from Sandakan or Kota Kinabalu

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $188

Spend about 10 hours visiting Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary and Sepilok’s orangutan rehabilitation program. Your guide handles airport or hotel transfers, transport, lunch, and entry fees. You must arrange your own flights from Kota Kinabalu, with an early departure and evening return needed for the schedule.

“Excellent well organised fantastic guide you gave us load of information.”

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12.Sepilok Orang Utan, Sun Bear & Sandakan Nature City Tour + Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $298

Start with hotel or airport pickup at 8:30 am, then visit Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre and the nearby Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre. After lunch, explore Sandakan’s memorial park, temple, church, market, Agnes Keith Museum, and English Tea House with an English-speaking guide. Guides may include Amran and Ann.

“Well planned trip, picked up by Mr Amran and our lovely female driver Ann. Comfortable air conditioned bus. Arrived at Sepilok in time for viewing the nursery and the 9.30 feeding. We then went to Labuk Bay Proboscis Sanctuary and were Read more”

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