Walking the Camino de Santiago
- Return flights
- 7 nights in 3 & 4-star hotels
- 13 included meals: 7 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 4 dinners
8 days from
£2,124
was £2,349
Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre
As part of our Wild Borneo adventure, you’ll be able to spend time at the iconic Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre.
Borneo is one of two places in the world where the orangutan still lives. And of course, our Wild Borneo tour would be incomplete without a visit to the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre.
The sanctuary is managed by the Sabah Wildlife Department, and plays a key role in conservation, research, and public education.
During your visit, you’ll be educated on how the centre works to enrich the lives of these adorable creatures and can observe them swinging through the tree canopy, and enjoying time at play in over 4,000 hectares of forest.
The Centre started in 1964 to offer rehabilitation and medical care to baby orangutans to support their reintegration back into the wild having previously been injured or displaced. The team help train the animals how to survive in the forest – a process that can take years to achieve before they are released into the wild.
As part of this, they are fed a monotonous diet to encourage them to forage for themselves.
That’s why during feeding time, there’s something positive to take from your visit if you don’t see any orangutans at the feeding station. It means that they are living a free existence in the reserve and are able to fend for themselves.
THE IMPACT OF TOURISM
Orangutans rely heavily on both the help of volunteers and the donations made by visitors to help care for the 60 to 80 primates living independently in the reserve, as well as the 25 orphaned orangutans who are housed and cared for in the nurseries.
The centre also provides the opportunity to educate tourists and raise awareness on the all-important work to conserve the population here as a result of deforestation and poaching.
Visit the Rehabilitation Centre on tour
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Wild Borneo
Borneo's natural haven beckons as you venture into lush rainforests, discover remarkable flora and fauna, and cherish the moment of your first glimpse of the rare orangutan.
- Return flights
- 9 nights in 3 & 4-star hotels and lodges, 2 nights in flight
- 22 included meals: 9 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 6 dinners
- Small group travel style - Max 20 people on this tour
12 days from£3,949was £4,449
