Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, Sepilok

If you are staying in the area you have to come here. Lots of orangutans to see at feeding time. We stayed by the feeding platform after the feeding finished and the crowds dispersed and more orangutans came to visit and we had the place to ourselves. The price for entry was 30RM per person and it is cash only! The place is quite small so it’s easy to get around. You stick to the raised wooden walkways which can be slippy especially after rain so wear sensible shoes. The staff seemed really disengaged and quite unfriendly. Many were sat on their phones ignoring guests. There were areas of the nursery we wouldn’t have known we could go to without exploring ourselves and again all staff hiding behind a desk on their phones so no info. There are Covid rules still in place for the safety of the orangutans. You are expected to wear a mask at all times indoors and outdoors and there are some seemingly random areas taped off. Hopefully this will improve soon and the staff will get more used to having visitors again.

Great conservation project with great execution. This place rescues orangutans that have been displaced due to deforestation. Yes, this problem could have been avoided but kudos to the ORC for doing something. This isn't a zoo, the objective of this place is not for tourists to see orangutans. During feeding times though, if you're lucky, you'll see some - most from the nursery, sometimes wild ones from the area We saw one wild dominant male who must have smelled the food.