SEPILOK ORANG UTAN REHABILITATION CENTRE /SANDAKAN CITY TOUR
Morning, pick up from your hotel in Sandakan or from Sandakan Airport and transfer to the famous Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre. Founded in 1964, the Centre helps to teach once captive, injured or abandoned Orang Utans to learn and fend for themselves again, with the hope that one day they may be returned to the forest. The semi-wild Orang Utans are fed twice a day with milk and bananas during their rehabilitation process. Watch the feeding of the orang utans. Walk along a jungle trail and observe the tropical lowland rainforest.
After lunch, proceed to the Observation Pavilion for a bird eye view of Sandakan town. This bustling town was once the capital of British North Borneo 1884-1946. It was a meeting point for the traders from Europe, Africa, Arabia, China, the Indies, Java and Japan in the early years and also served as a major port for early settlers. Visit the lively central market where produces and fresh seafood are sold. Proceed to visit the magnificent Chinese temple built on a 100-meter high hilltop with commanding view over Sandakan Bay. The interior is an extravaganza in red and gold, with writing dragons and gilded Buddha's. Continue your tour to the beautiful St.Michael's and All Angels Church. One of the oldest building in Sandakan, the Church avoided major damage during World War II in the 1940s and remains one of the very few stone buildings in the whole of Sabah. After tour, transfer to your hotel in Sandakan or to the airport. (Lunch included)
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