Sepilok
Discover Sepilok
Sepilok is a small town in Sabah, Borneo that is 26 km from Sandakan. It is most famous for its Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre. It also features Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre and Rainforest Discovery Centre. Taxi from Sandakan center costs approx RM 50 one way and RM 100 for a return trip (2016). Arrangements can be made in advance with your accommodation in Sepilok for a car to meet you at the Sandakan airport, 45 MYR one way per car; the same price will be charged if arranging taxi via taxi booth in the airport (2022).
What to Experience in Sepilok
Taste of Sepilok...
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Essential Information
Getting There
Multiple OptionsThe road from Sandakan is well signed making for an easy journey for those self-driving. Taxi from Sandakan center costs approx RM 50 one way and RM 100 for a return trip (2016). Arrangements can be made in advance with your accommodation in Sepilok for a car to meet you at the Sandakan airport, 45 MYR one way per car; the same price will be charged if arranging taxi via taxi booth in the airport (2022). Taxi ride to Labuk Bay to see proboscis monkeys costs RM45 per person return. Taxi to Sukau (starting point for boat trips on Kinabatangan river) cost RM50 per person one way. There are a couple of trails within the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre area, but only the 1.1 km 5.8597117.9531 Bird trail is possible without a special permit, although this trail is closed until further notice as of Oct 2016. Similarly, there are many trails in the Rainforest Discovery Centre. These also require permits which can be obtained at the entrance ticket booth....
Getting Around & Staying
Money & Budget
The fundraising shop at Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre sells postcards, fluffy monkey toys and other touristy merchandise. Cafeteria near the Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre entrance has a small shop inside, also there is a smallish 5.8733117.95021 shop on the road junction leading to RDC. Both are very small and has very limited variety of products. The nearest big supermarket is "Giant", taxi ride there costs 35 RM one way/60 RM return. No banks or ATMs are available in Sepilok. The closest ATM is at the Mile 8 settlement, and a taxi ride there costs RM 30 one way, RM 40 return (2016). Sabah Vegetables are a local specialty. When stir-fried with garlic or other herbs/spices these ferns are tasty and have a texture like crunchy bok choy or asparagus.
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Glimpses of Sepilok
a monkey hanging from a tree branch in a forest
Eastern grey gibbon🇲🇾 (Endangered species)
Little spiderhunter🇲🇾
fluffy-backed tit-babbler🇲🇾 (Near-threatened species)
Sabah partridge🇲🇾 (Near-threatened species)
Stock billed kingfisher🇲🇾
Black and yellow broadbill🇲🇾(Near-threatened species)
Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher🇲🇾 Near-threatened species
an aerial view of a resort in the middle of the ocean
a close up of a flower on the ground
a monkey hanging from a tree branch in a forest
Eastern grey gibbon🇲🇾 (Endangered species)
Little spiderhunter🇲🇾