Orangutan Rehabilitation: A Tour at Semenggoh Wildlife Centre in Sarawak
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6 Ratings
Kuching
Experience the wonders of orangutan rehabilitation at the Semenggoh Wildlife Centre in Sarawak. Immerse yourself in Malaysia's wildlife, meet rehabilitated orangutans, and explore the Interpretation Area and Botanical Research Center.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Semenggoh Nature Reserve - For over 20 years, the wardens here trained young orangutans, who had been orphaned or rescued from captivity, how to survive in the wild. The success of this programme has left the surrounding forest reserve with a thriving population of healthy adolescent and young adult orang utans, who are now breeding in the wild. The programme has been transferred to Matang Wildlife Centre, but Semenggoh is still home to its successful graduates, semi-wild orang utans and their babies. They spend most of their time roaming the forest but frequently come back to the Centre for a free meal. If it is the fruiting season in the forest, some or even all of them may not come to feed. This in itself is a good sign and another step on the way to full rehabilitation.
What's Included
- English-speaking driver for easy communication
- Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off within a city center radius of 1 km
- Comfortable ride with in-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
- Additional USD 40 surcharge for hotel pickup outside 1km radius from the city center is applicable.
- Surcharge 30% to be applied during super peak / festive season & must be paid on the day of travel
Additional Information
Opened in 1975, the Semenggoh Wildlife Centre in Sarawak has the distinction of being the largest sanctuary for recovering orangutans in the state. Along with the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in Sabah, it is a highly-visited spot for tourists.
- Experience the rich flora and fauna of Malaysia with a thrilling journey to Sarawak’s Semenggoh Wildlife Centre.
- Uncover intriguing information about the region’s wildlife at the Interpretation Area or the Botanical Research Center.
- Visit the Orangutan Gallery to meet the rehabilitated orangutans and understand their varied paths to recovery.
- Get an opportunity to witness the orangutans that are still in the process of rehabilitation.
- Enjoy stress-free travel to Kuching with a comfortable pick-up and drop-off service from your hotel.
- Free hotel pick up & drop off from your hotel located at Kuching City Centre (1km radius). An additional USD 40 surcharge for hotel pickup outside 1km radius from the city center is applicable and payable on the day of your activity.
- Surcharge 30% to be applied during super peak / festive season & must be paid on the day of travel
Location
Visitor Information Centre Kuching
Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg
Free hotel pick up & drop off from your hotel located at Kuching City Centre (1km radius).
An additional USD 40 surcharge for hotel pickup outside 1km radius from the city center is applicable and payable on the day of your activity.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(6 Ratings)
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Kerrie_f
Mar 19, 2024
The guide was extremely knowledgeable about orangutans in general and those at Semenggoh. - The driver/guide was so knowledgeable about orangutans in general, as well as the orangutans specifically at Semenggoh. I learnt so much from the guide about orangutans that I was not aware of. Also, the guide showed me local plants eg pitcher plants and peppercorn plants and told me about these too. Therefore, he was knowledgeable on a lot of different topics. He was very friendly and sent me several WhatsApp messages on the way back to the hotel containing links of other things to visit in Kuching, and restaurant information. He drove safely and made the visit to Semenggoh extremely enjoyable.
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Mayumi_o
Dec 10, 2023
Nice experience - Orangutan may or may not show up depending on the season. I was lucky to see three of them. You have to walk in the swamp area, so bring a pair of wet-proof walking shoes.
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Dianne_m
Jul 22, 2023
Amazing morning spent with the Orangutans - The whole morning was amazing. We saw 4 orangutans & Ganya one of the males followed us along the path & we were able to see him up close to us. We also saw Seduku the Mother of Ganya resting in a low branch near the road. She is 52 years old.
I highly recommend this tour. Our guide Smigeo was amazing & even took us to a market afterwards to show us the local food. The whole tour was an absolute highlight & we managed to take amazing photos & videos
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Jill_d
May 19, 2023
Bucket list experience! - This is a magical experience, a bucket list experience not to be missed!
The keepers are very knowledgeable and it is wonderful to see these endangered animals in a natural environment.
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Annemarie_b
Jul 21, 2023
Great place - For solo traveller much much cheaper and more convenient to book a guide/driver to take you to the centre. Actual experience amazing but too expensive for solo experience
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Christian_b
Jan 20, 2024
Fully paid , no one showed up - I confirmed as requested the day before. I was asked to be ready on the lobby at 7:45 for 8:00 am pick up. I was there. No one showed. I called the tour operator and the woman I spoke to told me she was going to check and I was going to get a call back from operations. Never got a call. I called again 6 times after but no one answered anymore. I came to Borneo for a day to see the orangutan and missed out because of this bad partner who simply didn’t deliver the prepaid service. Didn’t even call me back.
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