10 Orangutan Tours in Sandakan to Build a Day Around

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

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

Start with hotel or airport pickup at 8am, then visit Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre, and the Rainforest Discovery Centre. A private car or minivan, English-speaking guide, admission fees, and local lunch are included. Guide quality can vary, so confirm your arrangements.

“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 at 8:00 am with hotel or airport pickup, then visit Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, the Sun Bear Conservation Centre, Labuk Bay, Puu Jih Shih Temple, and Sandakan Market. A local lunch, entrance fees, and air-conditioned transport are included. Guides have included Adil and 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, then visit Sepilok’s orangutan feeding platform, the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center, and Labuk Bay’s proboscis monkeys. Your English-speaking guide handles ground transport and lunch. Flights from Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan and back are separate, so check flight times carefully.

“The 3 experiences were all unique, allowing for close viewing of the animals in a safe environment. Our guide, Yan, is one of the best guides we have had anywhere in the world. Her enthusiasm for her job shows in the way she researches to giRead more”

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

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

Start with orangutan feeding at Sepilok, then visit Labuk Bay for proboscis monkeys, the Sun Bear Conservation Centre, and RDC forest trails. Guides such as Faisal, Hadi, and Jackie are praised for smart timing and spotting birds and wildlife. Pickup and lunch are included.

“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 Sepilok with an English-speaking guide, visiting the Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre and Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre. You’ll see a feeding platform, watch a short orangutan film, and walk boardwalks beside rescued bears. Hotel transfers and admission are included.

“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, you’ll visit Sepilok’s orangutan feeding session, the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre, and Labuk Bay’s habituated proboscis monkeys. Guides such as Terence and Darwis add local stories, while lunch at Borneo Sepilok Rainforest Resort breaks up the six-hour outing.

“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 the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre and Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre, then see Puu Jih Shih Temple and Sandakan Central Market. A guide handles transport, entry fees, sightseeing, and a local restaurant lunch.

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

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · from $118

Start with a 10:00 or 15:00 feeding at Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, then explore Sandakan with an English-speaking guide. Lunch, hotel transfers, Central Market, Sim-Sim Water Village, and Puh Jih Syh Temple may fit into this 7 to 8 hour tour. Flights are not included.

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

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

Your English or Malay-speaking guide takes you from Sandakan to Sepilok for orangutan feeding and the Outdoor Nursery, then on foot to the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre. The six-hour trip includes transfers, entry fees, and hotel pickup, with private groups available.

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

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $298

Start with Sepilok’s orangutan feeding and outdoor nursery, then walk to the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre. With guides such as Mr Amran and Ann, you’ll also visit Sandakan’s memorial park, temple, church, market, Agnes Keith Museum, and English Tea House.

“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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