| Welcome to the Orangutan Sanctuarys at Semengok | | | | largest cave systems - Mulu caves, do kayak in the |
| located in Sarawak, Borneo. One of the best | | | | rainforest, visit the local long house owned by the |
| Orangutan sanctuarys in the world. Semengok Wild | | | | head hunters, visit Orangutan Sanctuarys, stay in the |
| life center is the best place in Borneo to view | | | | tree house on top of the tree, enjoy the nice and |
| semi-wild orang utans, who have been rescued from | | | | beautiful beach and take a trip down to Satang island |
| captivity and trained to survive in the surrounding | | | | for turtle conservation and hatchery area. Enjoy the |
| forest reserve. The rehabilated animals roam freely in | | | | local food and meet the local peoples. |
| the rain forest, and often return to the centre at | | | | How is the weather in Sarawak? |
| feeding time. Thanks to the successful breeding | | | | On the whole, Sarawak has an equatorial climate. The |
| programme at Semengok, there is a good possibility | | | | temperature is relatively uniform within the range of |
| of experiencing one of the most heart-warming | | | | 23°C to 32°C throughout the year. During |
| sights in Borneo - an orang utan mother with a young | | | | the months of March to September, the weather is |
| baby. | | | | generally dry and warm. |
| The centre is 30 minutes drive from Kuching and | | | | Humidity is consistently high on the lowlands ranging |
| another 20 minutes on foot. Along the way visitors | | | | from 85 per cent to 95 per cent per annum. The |
| pass by the ethno-botanical gardens, with their unique | | | | average rainfall per year is between 3,300 mm and |
| collection of rain-forest plants. Semengok also has a | | | | 4,600 mm, depending on locality, and the wettest |
| number of short jungle trails and optional forest | | | | months are from November to February. |
| walks can be incorporated into the tour. | | | | Getting around? |
| How to get to the Orangutan Sanctuarys at | | | | We usually would advise our visitors to plan their trip |
| Sarawak, Malaysia, Borneo? | | | | before they come to Sarawak, or we plan it for |
| You can either choose to fly into Malaysia's capital | | | | them. Please contact us in the resource box. |
| city - Kuala Lumpur, and from there you can use | | | | Is Sarawak, Malaysia Safe? |
| either Malaysia Airlines or Air Asia to Kuching, the | | | | Among South-East Asia, I can say Sarawak, Malaysia |
| capital city of Sarawak. You can contact us or book | | | | is one of the best and safest places for visitors to |
| a tour with us and we will personally take you to the | | | | travel. The people here are friendly and helpful, the |
| Orangutan Sanctuarys, where you get to see these | | | | majority of them are a mixture of Dayak, Chinese, |
| amazing animals. More info can be located at the | | | | Malay and some Hindu. |
| bottom of the resource box. | | | | Is there any Money Changer in Sarawak? |
| What else can we do in Sarawak? | | | | Yes, there are plenty of Money changer and banks in |
| Sarawak, Borneo - A land full of mysteries, covered | | | | Sarawak and yes, they are safe and legal. |
| under the tropical rainforest. We would usually advise | | | | For visas questions or any other tour, car rental or |
| our visitors to stay here for 2 weeks, and to | | | | hotel accommodation information, visit our link below, |
| experience living in rainforest, exploring the world | | | | thanks. |