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Sepilok Nature Resort / Orang Utan Sanctuary

TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 6 attractions in Sandakan
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Attraction type: Wildlife park, Nature reserve
Activities: Viewing wildlife
Address: Sandakan
Malaysia
Tel: 60 89 765200
Fax: 60 89 763575

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Reviews of Sepilok Nature Resort / Orang Utan Sanctuary

( 1-10 of 15 )
26 Nov 2008

We didn't stay in this resort ...only visited the Orang Utan sanctuary. And I must say i was quite disappointed. We arrived for the morning feed which was far too crowded (two coaches from a cruise ship arrived) and not helped by the fact we were unlucky to get caught in a torrential down pour. So much so it was... more

27 Sep 2008

My daughter who is eight and a half and I decided to stay at Sepilok Nature Resort and i must say it was a positive choice. The chalet was very clean, basic yet very comfortable. I really liked the pay TV it was great to be able to relax at night and watch a movie. Sure there may not be... more

4 Sep 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

We have just returned from a 3 night stay at the Sepilok Nature Resort. We stayed in Chalet 14 which overlooked the lake, the room was clean and bug free, it did get really hot but all we did was remove the key from the aircon tag and left the aircon on when we left the room. Food was OK... more

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2 of 5 stars
Herts,England
18 Aug 2008

Not worth a big detour or special day out. Feeding times are very busy with huge numbers of people and it's difficult to get a decent view. Even if you do, all we saw was a couple of young orang utans sitting on a wooden platform with a couple of their keepers. The viewing experience was really very little different... more

19 Jun 2008
3/3 found this review helpful

We stayed at Sepilok Nature Resort for two nights 8th & 9th June 2008 as the second leg of our Borneo adventure. I had expected the room to be very basic but I was pleasantly surprised, it was a large wooden cabin on stilts overlooking a huge lake and boarded walkways with the jungle on the far side of the... more

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1 of 5 stars
Sydney, Australia
25 May 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Hmmm....where should I start with my review..? To begin with, I booked the hotel directly via email. Whilst we weren't going to be arriving for another three (3) weeks, they insisted that we pay up front (not particularly unreasonable I guess, but no other hotels in Malaysia had the same rules) and tried to onsell overpriced tours, which we declined.... more

26 Jan 2008
8/14 found this review helpful

Don't stay here. Loved Borneo - hated this place. Still annoys me to think of how it gave such a bad inital impression of Borneo. The orangutan place is great this place isnt. They are completey different places un attached to one another. This hotel tries to live off the reputation of the wildlife centre unjustly. Freezing food and terrible... more

16 Jan 2008
6/6 found this review helpful

We spent two nights at Sepilok Nature Resort as part of our three week trip over Christmas and New Year. Borneo is an amazing place; so green and verdant, despite the ubiquitous palm oil plantations. Sepilok Nature Resort is a wonderfully manicured place. It is in the jungle but it is very much tamed and nurtured to provide an incredible... more

7 Jan 2008
4/5 found this review helpful

The primary purpose of my visit to Borneo was to visit Sepilok to see first-hand how orphaned baby orangutans are rehabilitated for the wild. It was fabulous to watch their little determined faces as they inched forward along the ropes from the nursery to the feeding platform and also to watch mothers swing in with their babies clinging to their... more

24 Dec 2007
3/3 found this review helpful

The setting is wonderful real jungle feeling, chalet huge and very clean but basic, very comfy bed and good air con. kettle fridge , bathroom with bath and shower above. as with most Malaysian properties old but clean. Food was good for Malaysia I appreciate the comments but variety is not the norm here and food is often served cold... more

Reviews of Sepilok Nature Resort / Orang Utan Sanctuary

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Sepilok Nature Resort / Orang Utan Sanctuary Address

Sandakan, Malaysia
Tel: 60 89 765200 Fax: 60 89 763575