3 Wildlife Trips in Malaysia Worth Booking

1.Borneo Wildlife Tour 3 Days 2 Nights At Tanjung Bulat Jungle Camp Kinabatangan

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 100 reviews · from $270Our pick

You’ll spend three days and two nights at Tanjung Bulat Jungle Camp near Sandakan, reached by road and sometimes boat. Guide Jai, along with the camp team, leads river cruises, forest walks, and night outings. Expect basic rooms, tasty local food, no mobile signal, limited electricity, and real chances to see orangutans, proboscis monkeys, crocodiles, hornbills, civets, and more.

“I could not recommend it more! The best thing you can do when in Borneo. You spend three days in a remote part of the jungle surrounded by wildlife (literally!). There's even an orangutan living right next to the camp, with proboscis monkeys Read more”

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2.Semenggoh Wildlife Centre Tour: Discover Sarawak’s Orangutans

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · from $70Best value

Travel from Kuching to Semenggoh Wildlife Centre in an air-conditioned vehicle with a driver such as Eng or Wesley. Walk through the center, watch for semi-wild orangutans, and attend a scheduled feeding. Sightings are never guaranteed, especially during fruiting season, but the short three-hour format suits a first visit.

“The guide is very knowledgeable about the centre and the individual orangutans, how they came to be there, the work of the rehab centre. It's not possible to see wild orangutans without a much longer overnight trip that hike into conservatRead more”

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3.Wildlife & Wonders: Orang Utan Island + Perak Cave Temple Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · from $123

Leave Kuala Lumpur at 6:00 am for Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island, reached by ferry across the lake. You’ll see a nursery, research center, and rehabilitation facility, then visit a limestone cave temple with a 40-foot Buddha. Private transport, hotel pickup, and an English-speaking driver are included.

“Long car ride, 3 hours there and 3 hours back. Guide was nice, but not sure if I would do this again.”

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