SANDAKAN, BORNEO, MALAYSIA
Sepilok Nature Resort, designed in traditional style is set around a natural lake in a spectacularly landscaped area with manicured lawns and rolling hills. Located about 25 kilometres from the town of Sandakan and just 10 minutes’ walk from the Rehabilitation Centre, it makes an ideal place from which to visit the Orang-utans. The centre is one of the biggest and may the only hope for Orang-utan’s survival.
The 24 timber en-suite chalets at Sepilok Nature Resort are scattered around the beautiful gardens with an amazing variety of orchids and birdlife. The rooms are spacious and clean with a large bathroom and an outside patio area, perfect place for the morning cup of tea and to enjoy the surroundings. The resort’s restaurant serves both east and western dishes, served on the terrace and accompanied by sounds of the chirping birds and tree frogs.
Explore the natural Bornean wonders of the Sepilok Forest Reserve, where proboscis monkeys, macaques, tarsiers, amphibians, reptiles and birds abound. The Sepilok rainforest is home of the last wild orang-utans of Northern Borneo and the reason we came here. In the day, take a tour of the Orang-utan Rehabilitation Centre where young captive or abandoned Orang-utans and are being helped to re-adjust into a life in the wild.
Amenities
Bar/PubConciergeDisabled FacilitiesFamily RoomGardenRestaurantSepilok Nature Resort SANDAKAN, BORNEO, MALAYSIA
Stay Sepilok Nature Resort has 24 comfortable chalets. Set in a spectacularly landscaped private area of manicured lawns and rolling hills, the air-conditioned twin bed chalets feature lake or jungle view balconies. The surrounding gardens offer a wide array of tropical plants and grasses and a collection of more than 150 different orchid species. All chalets feature King Size or Twin beds, air-conditioning, fan, TV, en-suite bathrooms with a bathtub, shower and hot water.
ChildCare Children are welcome to stay at the Sepilok Nature Resort, but there are no specific facilities available. However, the open space, the lovely garden, flora, fauna and the nearby Orang-utan Rehabilitation Centre, will be of interest to children of all ages.
Dine Meals at the Sepilok Nature Resort are served in the main building, connected by plank walks through a variety of trees. These are mostly buffet style with both European and Asian dishes. If you like fish then try the herbed grilled fish. There is also a small bar overlooking the lake.
Relax For relaxation, Sepilok Nature Resort has a huge garden with over 150 different species of Asian Orchid, that can take about half a day to explore in its entirety. This sensory experience of being in a garden allows people to connect to their primal state and helps fight stress like any other relaxing leisure activities. Take a walk in the Sepilok gardens and see if it can reverse your attention fatigue that your phones and emails demand.
Experience Most travellers stay at the Sepilok Nature Resort to visit the Orang-Utan Rehabilitation Centre, where young Orang Utans are helped by a highly trained staff to re-adjust to a life in the wild. The resort can organise, day treks into the forest for birding, wildlife or nature experience. North of Sandakan is Turtle Island where most travellers spend overnight to watch Turtle come ashore. In the Sukau Rainforest are Borneo's iconic Proboscis Monkey, Orangutans in their natural habitats.
Location Sepilok Nature Resort is located just 5-minutes walk to Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre, Sandakan, Borneo.
Getting There A number of direct international airlines fly to Borneo’s two main airports; Kuching in Sarawak and Kota Kinabalu in Sabah. Kota Kinabalu is a short hop from Singapore, Hong Kong, Kaula Lumpur and Brunei. Arrive at the Kota Kinabalu airport and then fly to Sandakan. The Sepilok Nature Resort is 25 kilometres from the town of Sandakan (the name Sepilok means 16 in the local dialect – 16 miles).
When to go The best time to see Orang-utans is between March and October (peak July and August) when the trees are fruiting and they come down to lower slopes to feed. This makes it easier to find them during the walking safaris. The driest season runs from April to October but even during this season, a good raincoat is a must. The heaviest rainfall generally occurs between October and January and the lowest in between February and April.
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Western, Borneo
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