Wildlife Conservation Project for Families

📍 Sandakan Airport to Sepilok (17km) 20 min

After meeting with the guide and driver at Sandakan Airport, head to your lodge in Sepilok.

Meet the team who will lead your project.

Welcome dinner and briefing

Overnight Sepilok

Inclusions:

🍗 Dinner

📍 Sepilok to Sukau (110km) 2 hours

After breakfast in the morning transfer by land to the project site in Sukau.

Upon arrival, have a short orientation followed by health and safety talk.

The project at Sukau involves wildlife observation. Habitat restoration work involves tree-planting and maintenance activities at high priority areas. These are crucial in connecting fragmented forest in the area to encourage healthy orang-utan and pygmy elephant populations. Community and Education projects involve interaction with the villagers and the students of the village school.

Note: not all activities will be included on your itinerary. Changes to the activities will occur subject to weather conditions, school calendar, community and project requirements. Activities not listed above may also be added if deemed suitable / necessary by the project coordinator

Stay in the village in the sanctuary and visit the homes of the gentle Orang Sungai or 'People of the River' in Sukau Village. Witness their ways of life and learn more about their families.

Overnight in Sukau
 

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch, 🍗 Dinner

After breakfast in the morning transfer by land to the project site in Sukau.

Upon arrival, have a short orientation followed by health and safety talk.

The project at Sukau involves wildlife observation. Habitat restoration work involves tree-planting and maintenance activities at high priority areas. These are crucial in connecting fragmented forest in the area to encourage healthy orang-utan and pygmy elephant populations. Community and Education projects involve interaction with the villagers and the students of the village school.

Note: not all activities will be included on your itinerary. Changes to the activities will occur subject to weather conditions, school calendar, community and project requirements. Activities not listed above may also be added if deemed suitable / necessary by the project coordinator

Stay in the village in the sanctuary and visit the homes of the gentle Orang Sungai or 'People of the River' in Sukau Village. Witness their ways of life and learn more about their families.

Overnight in Sukau

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch, 🍗 Dinner

After breakfast in the morning transfer by land to the project site in Sukau.

Upon arrival, have a short orientation followed by health and safety talk.

The project at Sukau involves wildlife observation. Habitat restoration work involves tree-planting and maintenance activities at high priority areas. These are crucial in connecting fragmented forest in the area to encourage healthy orang-utan and pygmy elephant populations. Community and Education projects involve interaction with the villagers and the students of the village school.

Note: not all activities will be included on your itinerary. Changes to the activities will occur subject to weather conditions, school calendar, community and project requirements. Activities not listed above may also be added if deemed suitable / necessary by the project coordinator

Stay in the village in the sanctuary and visit the homes of the gentle Orang Sungai or 'People of the River' in Sukau Village. Witness their ways of life and learn more about their families.

Overnight in Sukau

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch, 🍗 Dinner

After breakfast in the morning transfer by land to the project site in Sukau.

Upon arrival, have a short orientation followed by health and safety talk.

The project at Sukau involves wildlife observation. Habitat restoration work involves tree-planting and maintenance activities at high priority areas. These are crucial in connecting fragmented forest in the area to encourage healthy orang-utan and pygmy elephant populations. Community and Education projects involve interaction with the villagers and the students of the village school.

Note: not all activities will be included on your itinerary. Changes to the activities will occur subject to weather conditions, school calendar, community and project requirements. Activities not listed above may also be added if deemed suitable / necessary by the project coordinator

Stay in the village in the sanctuary and visit the homes of the gentle Orang Sungai or 'People of the River' in Sukau Village. Witness their ways of life and learn more about their families.

Overnight in Sukau

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch, 🍗 Dinner

📍 Sukau to Sepilok (110km) 2 hours Sepilok to Sandakan (25km) 40 min

After breakfast leave for Sepilok.

On arrival explore the Rainforest Discovery Center. Aside from the Plant Discovery Walk, which features information about the medicinal and traditional use of herbs and leaves, there is a 347-meter-long 87-meter-high canopy walkway. Nestled high amongst the rainforest tree line, this provides a great opportunity to spot 250-300 bird species and maybe even a wild orang-utan.

Leave for Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in time for the afternoon feeding session at 15:00 then head to the Sun Bear Conservation Centre nearby. This centre aims to increase awareness of this endearing, but little-known bear species – named after the crescent shaped patch of fur on their chests that resembles the rising sun. 

Return to your hotel.

Overnight in Sandakan
 

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch

📍 Sandakan to Sandakan Airport (14km) 20 min

Breakfast

Spend the day at leisure until it is time to depart to Sandakan Airport for the onward journey.
 

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast