Orang Utan Island and Perak Tong Cave Temple Day Tour from Kuala Lumpur
Overview
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Your adventure begins with a journey to Orang Utan Island, a sanctuary dedicated to the conservation and rehabilitation of orangutans. Situated on an island in the middle of a lake, this sanctuary provides a natural habitat for these intelligent primates. Here, you'll have the opportunity to observe orangutans up close in their natural environment, learning about their behavior, conservation efforts, and the challenges they face in the wild.
* Day trip to the Orangutan Island sanctuary in Bukit Merah
* Fascinating firsthand experience of Malaysian orang utans
* Experts reveal the lives & behaviors of the smart creatures
* Chance to capture photos of playful apes swinging in trees
* Visit Perak Tong Cave Temple
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
A moderate amount of walking is involved; comfortable walking shoes and insect repellent are recommended
Please be ready and waiting in your hotel lobby 15 minutes prior to your scheduled pick-up time.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Kuala Lumpur
Meet & Greet 7:00 am pick up from your hotel located at Kuala Lumpur City Centre. And move to bukit bendera take 3 hour to arrive.
Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island Foundation
Your tour of Orang Utan Island from Kuala Lumpur kicks off with hotel pick-up by your friendly and professional driver. 4 hours drive northbound along the North South Expressway brings you to the sleepy community of Bukit Merah town passing through small palm oil plantations and pineapple fields. On arrival, board the ferry boat heading to the Orang Utan Island. Step ashore and amaze yourself with the ‘People of the Jungle’ or Orang Utan, an endangered species. Scientifically identified as brilliant animals, Orang Utans have one of the longest birth intervals, on average, once in every 8 years. Enjoy an hour & half at this dedicated rehabilitation sanctuary. Capture lots of photos for your remembrance.
What‘s Included
Round-trip ferry ticket (to/from Orang Utan Island)
Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island Entrance
Set Local Lunch
English Speaking Driver
Air-conditioned vehicle
Hotel Pickup & Drop-off by (Within 5KM From KLCC)
Gratuities (optional)
Any Donation to Temple
Pickup points
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Pickup included
Reviews
11 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Saw an orangutan baby
Natalie M,,Nov 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It’s a long car trip but comfortable and air conditioned. Great to see the orangutans. We saw about 7 including a baby. Walk through an enclosure and view through the wire fencing
Long drive but worth it!
Samantha R,,Jul 31, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00The orangutan sanctuary is a must do! The guide was well informed and passionate about the animals. Be warned, the drive from KL is long (nearly 3hours one way!) if you’re going to Penang it will be quicker to hire a driver and go from there.
Amazing visit Orang Utan recovey center
Jaap Schlejen,,May 24, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We (family of 4) booked a trip through TripAdvisor to visit the recovery center. First of all: booking through TripAdvisor was very easy and we were well updated regularly. I also believe the price was competitive. We did not know what to expect from this trip and worried about the distance from KL to the center. True, the trip is long (2x 3-4 hours), but it is well worth it. The local tour operator and driver were very professional, well informed and the car was specious for 4 tall adults). Arriving at the ferry to the center, it looked a bit surreal: there is a large lakeside landing and infrastructure, but it was empty and there were almost no people. We took the ferry and once we arrived at the recovery center (group of around 10 persons), we got briefed by our tourguide. We walked in a cage tunnel complex (a reversed Zoo: the apes are free and we were in cages) to see the apes; we were allowed to help feeding them and got amazingly close by the orang utans. There are about 15 apes, including some cute young ones. Our tourguide explained what they do to return the apes back to the wild: most apes are abused animals, recovered from poachers or were used as pets. They all do this without any goverment funding and depend on private donations, struggling to get by. So we really recommend to go on this tour through TripAdvisor, if you are not afraid of a 3-4 hour trip (both ways): go there and donate to the Urang Utan recovery center. Also: on the way back to KL, you visit a nice Buddhist cave temple with huge Buddha's with a long climb to the top.
Exceptional
Chris,,Mar 7, 2020
- Review from Viator
4.00Our trip to Orang Utan island was really good, our driver Rajan was great. On the drive was grave us a lot of information about the history of Malaysia and what we were seeing on the way. He explained all about the palm and rubber trees and the different caves and temples. We were lucky enough to see 8 of the 16 orangutans on the island, we learned a lot about there habits and personalities. The Perak Cave Temple was really cool, lots of different paintings on the wall caves, and statues, the 450 stairs to the top was quite a workout but worth the view once you made it to the top. Overall real good trip.
Great experience
31kimny,,Dec 23, 2019
- Review from Viator
5.00We were lucky not only to see to see the orangutan but to get up close and feed them. The people were helpful and uninformative
Mr
rycbn,,Dec 19, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a amazing trip to see the Orang Utan And then stop on way home to see the temple at Perak Tong. The driver was excellent. It is highly recommended. Ask for “Wan” - he was our driver and excellent.
Excellent place
P I Rajendra k,,Aug 14, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Lovely trip. Well planned and arranged. We were picked up at our hotel and taken to Orangutan island and the Cave Temple and we enjoyed every minute of it. Kindly plan on weekdays and weekends have extremely heavy traffic.
A big scam! Thank you Tripadvisor
Iren S,,Aug 12, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00We paid €175 to make 6 cars... with a very nice driver. To arrive at a reserve (If we can call it a reserve) or we make only 30 minutes of visit (instead of 3 hours as indicated in the description). We realize that the entrance is 40 RM (about 8€50). We see 5/6 monkeys (no more) that we bait with mangoes to do the show (poor animals) while we boast that it is a reserve to protect them. Then we stop at a temple (superb temple, really nothing to say) but absolutely free. And there again 3h car to get home!!! We realize that we paid 174€ to make the car!!!! A scam! I’m going to write a complaint email to TripAdvisor which is a long way from the years when their only concern was to guide tourists in their discovery process! SHAMEFUL!!
A Pleasn't day out of the city
Stephen H,,Aug 1, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00It was a great day out. A reasonably long drive at nearly four hours each way from The Federal in KL. The Oranga Tangs were great and was nice to here what the program is all about. It was shame our driver didn't speak much English but he certainly knew how to beat the traffic jams.
Tour
Taylor K,,Apr 29, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing experience seeing the most beautiful creatures in the world! Had an amazing day and an amazing tour! highly recommend !
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