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Orangutan Island & Perak Tong Cave Temple: Explore Malaysia's Natural and Cultural Gems
4.4
11 Ratings
Kuala Lumpur
Embark on a private tour of Orangutan Island and witness the endangered orangutans up close. Explore Malaysia’s natural wonders and visit the magnificent Perak Tong Cave Temple.
Embark on a private tour of Orangutan Island and witness the endangered orangutans up close. Explore Malaysia’s natural wonders and visit the magnificent Perak Tong Cave Temple.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Kuala Lumpur - Begin the day with a Meet & Greet at 7:00 am, with pick-up from your hotel in Kuala Lumpur City Centre. Then, proceed to Bukit Bendera, which takes approximately 3 hours to reach.
- Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island Foundation - Your journey to Orang Utan Island from Kuala Lumpur starts with a hotel pick-up by a friendly and…
- Kuala Lumpur - Begin the day with a Meet & Greet at 7:00 am, with pick-up from your hotel in Kuala Lumpur City Centre. Then, proceed to Bukit Bendera, which takes approximately 3 hours to reach.
- Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island Foundation - Your journey to Orang Utan Island from Kuala Lumpur starts with a hotel pick-up by a friendly and professional driver. A 4-hour drive north along the North South Expressway leads you to the tranquil town of Bukit Merah, passing through small palm oil plantations and pineapple fields. Upon arrival, board a ferry to Orang Utan Island. Once ashore, be amazed by the ‘People of the Jungle’ or Orang Utans, an endangered species. Known for their intelligence, Orang Utans have one of the longest birth intervals, averaging once every 8 years. Spend an hour and a half at this dedicated rehabilitation sanctuary and take plenty of photos to remember your visit.
- Perak Cave Temple - Visitors can admire a 40-foot tall Golden Sitting Buddha statue that dominates the temple. The cavern walls are adorned with colorful murals depicting characters and events from Chinese mythology. Behind the statue, a staircase with over 450 steps leads into the depths of the cave and out through an opening on the side of the hill, offering the highest pavilion view of the northern suburbs of Ipoh.
- Kuala Lumpur - The tour concludes at 4 pm. Guests are returned to the pick-up point.
What's Included
- Round-trip ferry ticket (to/from Orang Utan Island)
- Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island Entrance
- Set Local Lunch
- English Speaking Driver
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Hotel Pickup & Drop-off by (Within 5KM From KLCC)
- Round-trip ferry ticket (to/from Orang Utan Island)
- Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island Entrance
- Set Local Lunch
- English Speaking Driver
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Hotel Pickup & Drop-off by (Within 5KM From KLCC)
What's Not Included
- Gratuities (optional)
- Any Donation to Temple
- Gratuities (optional)
- Any Donation to Temple
Additional Information
Embark on an exciting journey to Orang Utan Island, a sanctuary focused on the conservation and rehabilitation of orangutans. Located on an island within a lake, this sanctuary offers a natural habitat for these intelligent primates. Visitors can observe orangutans closely in their natural surroundings, gaining insights into their behavior, conservation…
Embark on an exciting journey to Orang Utan Island, a sanctuary focused on the conservation and rehabilitation of orangutans. Located on an island within a lake, this sanctuary offers a natural habitat for these intelligent primates. Visitors can observe orangutans closely in their natural surroundings, gaining insights into their behavior, conservation efforts, and the challenges they encounter in the wild.
- Enjoy a day trip to the Orangutan Island sanctuary in Bukit Merah
- Experience the captivating world of Malaysian orangutans firsthand
- Experts share insights into the lives and behaviors of these intelligent creatures
- Opportunity to photograph playful apes swinging in the trees
- Explore the Perak Tong Cave Temple
- A moderate amount of walking is involved; comfortable walking shoes and insect repellent are recommended
- Please be ready and waiting in your hotel lobby 15 minutes prior to your scheduled pick-up time.
Location
MATIC
Jalan Ampang
Free Pick up Zone: Hotel Located at 5 KM From KLCC (City Center Hotels).
Meeting Point: Pusat Pelancongan Malaysia (MATIC),139 Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur.
Once reach to MATIC, Please come in front of HARRISTON BOUTIQUE and look for our team.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(11 Ratings)
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Natalie_m
Nov 1, 2025
Saw an orangutan baby - It’s a long car trip but comfortable and air conditioned. Great to see the orangutans. We saw about 7 including a baby. Walk through an enclosure and view through the wire fencing
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Samantha_r
Jul 31, 2023
Long drive but worth it! - The orangutan sanctuary is a must do! The guide was well informed and passionate about the animals. Be warned, the drive from KL is long (nearly 3hours one way!) if you’re going to Penang it will be quicker to hire a driver and go from there.
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Jaap_schlejen
May 24, 2023
Amazing visit Orang Utan recovey center - We (family of 4) booked a trip through TripAdvisor to visit the recovery center. First of all: booking through TripAdvisor was very easy and we were well updated regularly. I also believe the price was competitive.
We did not know what to expect from this trip and worried about the distance from KL to the center. True, the trip is long (2x 3-4 hours), but it is well worth it. The local tour operator and driver were very professional, well informed and the car was specious for 4 tall adults).
Arriving at the ferry to the center, it looked a bit surreal: there is a large lakeside landing and infrastructure, but it was empty and there were almost no people. We took the ferry and once we arrived at the recovery center (group of around 10 persons), we got briefed by our tourguide. We walked in a cage tunnel complex (a reversed Zoo: the apes are free and we were in cages) to see the apes; we were allowed to help feeding them and got amazingly close by the orang utans. There are about 15 apes, including some cute young ones. Our tourguide explained what they do to return the apes back to the wild: most apes are abused animals, recovered from poachers or were used as pets. They all do this without any goverment funding and depend on private donations, struggling to get by.
So we really recommend to go on this tour through TripAdvisor, if you are not afraid of a 3-4 hour trip (both ways): go there and donate to the Urang Utan recovery center.
Also: on the way back to KL, you visit a nice Buddhist cave temple with huge Buddha's with a long climb to the top.
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31kimny
Dec 23, 2019
Great experience - We were lucky not only to see to see the orangutan but to get up close and feed them. The people were helpful and uninformative
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Rycbn
Dec 19, 2019
Mr - We had a amazing trip to see the Orang Utan And then stop on way home to see the temple at Perak Tong. The driver was excellent. It is highly recommended. Ask for “Wan” - he was our driver and excellent.
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P
Aug 14, 2019
Excellent place - Lovely trip. Well planned and arranged. We were picked up at our hotel and taken to Orangutan island and the Cave Temple and we enjoyed every minute of it. Kindly plan on weekdays and weekends have extremely heavy traffic.
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Taylor
Apr 29, 2019
Tour - Amazing experience seeing the most beautiful creatures in the world! Had an amazing day and an amazing tour! highly recommend !
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Chris
Mar 7, 2020
Exceptional - Our trip to Orang Utan island was really good, our driver Rajan was great. On the drive was grave us a lot of information about the history of Malaysia and what we were seeing on the way. He explained all about the palm and rubber trees and the different caves and temples. We were lucky enough to see 8 of the 16 orangutans on the island, we learned a lot about there habits and personalities. The Perak Cave Temple was really cool, lots of different paintings on the wall caves, and statues, the 450 stairs to the top was quite a workout but worth the view once you made it to the top. Overall real good trip.
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Stephen
Aug 1, 2019
A Pleasn't day out of the city - It was a great day out. A reasonably long drive at nearly four hours each way from The Federal in KL. The Oranga Tangs were great and was nice to here what the program is all about. It was shame our driver didn't speak much English but he certainly knew how to beat the traffic jams.
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Iren
Aug 12, 2019
A big scam! Thank you Tripadvisor - We paid €175 to make 6 cars... with a very nice driver.
To arrive at a reserve (If we can call it a reserve) or we make only 30 minutes of visit (instead of 3 hours as indicated in the description). We realize that the entrance is 40 RM (about 8€50).
We see 5/6 monkeys (no more) that we bait with mangoes to do the show (poor animals) while we boast that it is a reserve to protect them.
Then we stop at a temple (superb temple, really nothing to say) but absolutely free.
And there again 3h car to get home!!!
We realize that we paid 174€ to make the car!!!!
A scam! I’m going to write a complaint email to TripAdvisor which is a long way from the years when their only concern was to guide tourists in their discovery process!
SHAMEFUL!!
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