Orang Utan Island Tour: Encounter Endangered Orangutans in Bukit Merah's Eco-Tourism Destination

Embark on an unforgettable Orang Utan Island Tour and encounter endangered orangutans in Bukit Merah’s eco-tourism destination. Learn about their importance in our ecosystem and enjoy the beautiful countryside of Kuala Lumpur.

Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Kuala Lumpur - 7 AM: Meet and greet with the chauffeur at the hotel lobby, then travel to Orang Utan Island in Bukit Merah via the North-South Highway.
  • Tapah - Enjoy the beautiful scenery of rainforests, mountain ranges, oil palm plantations, rubber plantations, and the landscape. Stop at the rest area.
  • Ipoh - Ipoh is a city in…
What's Included
  • Visit Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island
  • Round-trip ferry to Orang Utan Island
  • Comfortable air-conditioned transport
  • Service of an English-speaking driver
  • Explore Perak Tong Cave Temple
  • Convenient hotel pick-up and drop-off
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities (optional)
  • Any donation to temple
  • Additional Meals and beverages
Additional Information

• Escape the hustle and bustle of the city to discover the stunning countryside of Kuala Lumpur
• Immerse yourself in nature by visiting a renowned ecotourism spot
• Visit Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island to observe orangutans in their natural environment
• Gain insight into the crucial role orangutans play in our ecosystem and learn about the center’s…

Location
Kuala Lumpur
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Denisehf1005fa
Nov 21, 2025
Amazing experience - The day was wonderful. Our guide was very knowledgeable and helpful. He arranged everything for a smooth day that certainly felt like VIP treatment. Lunch was great. Everything being all 8nclusive is so helpful as you don't really have to think about anything. I liked that I could pre-book and pay so nothing to think about on the day besides making memories. Thanks so much for an amazing experience.
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Annep36
Mar 30, 2025
Great tour - Excellent trip. Rehabilitation of injured orang utans. Guides were wonderful attracting them towards us with food. A long drive from KL but we'll worth it.
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Sally_p
Mar 15, 2025
We had the most fabulous... - We had the most fabulous day but we're very lucky in that we had a private car to ourselves then it was just us and a family with 2 small children on the orangutan island tour and the children got bored and hot quickly so they ducked out leaving us with a private tour! Because there were only two of us the guides opened the outer cage area so we were within a few cm's of the orangutans. Amazing, unforgettable experience and got great photos. It did take 4 hours to get there, worth it for us but had we been in a larger group on a bus that long, then not been able to get as close as we did to the orangutans then I can see why some people don't think it's worth the journey. Our driver was a mine of information and we learned so much about life in Malaysia, the temple stop on the way home was good, broke up the journey. I would question why this trip only runs from Kuala Lumpur when it's so close to Georgetown (where we're heading next)??
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Kari_r
May 1, 2024
Urangutan Island Day Trip - Learned a great deal about Urangutans, good driver, excellent visit to Perak Cave Temple abd lovely lunch.
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Adrian_l
Jan 28, 2024
Jan n Ade do Orang Utan Island, KL - We had a great day. We had a driver to ourselves in a car which probably made it better as 3 hours on a bus would have been a hard ask. The driver was kind, informative and careful, which also made the journey relaxing. We got to the Orang Utan island park and took a boat ride accross the lake, we were in. The San teary was really good and informative staff showed us around for about an hour. This was enough, unfortunately as they are wild, there is no contact, but just being close was enough and made the journey there and back worth while.
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Caroline_o
Oct 14, 2023
Tour to visit Orang Utans - We had an amazing tour. We loved visiting with the orangutans and learning more about their lives and their situations. Rajan was an excellent tour guide. He was knowledgeable and accommodating!! The cave tours were beautiful. 450 steps to the top. Highly recommend this tour!!
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Eric_z
Oct 16, 2023
Long drive from KL - Long drive (3.5 hours) for 1 hour at Orang Utan sanctuary. That said, it was wonderful to see them roaming free and the spectators in the cage. We also had a stop at the Buddhist temple in Ipoh which is worth a look. Said lunch was provided but we had to buy on our own.
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Peter_f
Feb 18, 2024
A long drive for little return. - My low rating is because of a 3 hour drive from KL to the island and a 6 hour return trip with a reckless driver doing between 140 and 150 kmph at times. All this for 2 hours on the island which did not live up to advertising or expectations.
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Ken_c
Oct 4, 2023
Not worth the time - It's a six hour return journey to spend less than one hour on the island with the orangutan. We saw four which were beautiful. It's not really worth the time or money for such a short time. The driver was a really nice chap and the vehicle was modern and clean
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Graeme_b
Mar 18, 2024
Not the best - We travel a lot. We tour a lot. This was the worst ever. The car was smelly, the guide, apparently provided as a bonus, kept falling asleep and the driver didn’t know where to go. Our guide didn’t talk much because, according to the operator, he thought it might irritate us! He took us an hour out of our way to a restaurant that was closed for a lunch that wasn’t included. We missed the boat to the island and had to wait over an hour for the next one. All this is documented. The operator offered us a 50% refund, then retracted and said that was meant for someone else. You have to wonder how many tours they screw up.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).