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Published: August 20th 2009
A side note for those wondering about the blog title...as Sandakan is where we flew into, we just couldn’t resist a reference to the Clint Eastwood films from the ‘80’s featuring Clyde the Orang-utan...and yes it does show our age!
So we were up and at ‘em at 5am so we could get another extortionate taxi to Kota Kinabalu airport...we decided on the 45 minute flight versus the 6 hour bus j...
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kelly
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alternative to Sepilok
Thanks for this post! We were in Boreo at the beginning of August as well, but didn't make it all the way to Sanadakan. I wanted to go to Sepilok, but my boyfriend isn't too fond of monkeys. Luckily however there is a smaller Orang-Utan Sanctuary, not far from Kota Kinabalu. Rasa Ria, works in conjunction with Sepilok, and functions the same way (2 feedings a day), but is a lot less busy. They limit it to 65 people per day. I was able to get quite close and some good shots. After reading this I feel a better about missing out on Sepilok. Anyway... just thought I would mention this here, for anyone considering heading to Sepilok... and let them know that there is an alternative, closer to KK. You can see my pics and read about Rasa Ria here if you're interested! http://www.haveinternetwilltravel.com/2009/08/15/rasa-ria-orang-utan-rehabilitation-center/