Sandakan, Malaysia

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This Malaysian coastal trading town was once the capital of the province of Sabah. Surrounded by thickly jungled mountains where wild orchids grow, it serves as a loading port for the rich tropical hardwoods found in the interior of Borneo. About 15 miles from Sandakan, Sepilok is the home of the famous orangutan sanctuary, one of the few places in the world where you can see these animals in their natural setting.

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by UpstateJan

Highlight!!! We booked a private tour and had one of the best tour guides of all times. Tan was a funny, sweet, and really amazing man. We got to see the baby orangutans playing, and then went out to the jungle with the hoards of people at feeding time for the "teenagers", also got to see some creepy poisionous bugs that he moved to safety. From there, we went to see the Proboscis monkeys, and en route seen many birds, water monitor, water buffalo, and silver leaf languar with babies. After a great Malaysian lunch, we headed over to see the sun bears, and both the pig tail and long tail macaques. From there, we had a city tour of Sandakan, and a visit to the Buddhist temple on the hill, overlooking the cruiseport and our ship! It was a great day, great fellowship and really made our visit to Malaysia special.

Visited: Apr 03, 2018

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