Title: Sepilok Travel Guide: Best of Sepilok, Sandakan Travel 2026 | Expedia.co.uk [Hotels in Sepilok](https://expedia.co.uk/Sepilok-Hotels.d553248635205860393.Travel-Guide-Hotels)[Holiday Rentals in Sepilok](https://expedia.co.uk/Sepilok-Holiday-Rentals.d553248635205860393.Travel-Guide-HolidayRentals)[Flights to Sepilok](https://expedia.co.uk/Cheap-Flights-To-Sepilok.d553248635205860393.Travel-Guide-Flights)[Sepilok Car Hire](https://expedia.co.uk/Compare-Cheap-Car-Hire-In-Sepilok.d553248635205860393.Car-Hire-Guide)[Sepilok Holidays](https://expedia.co.uk/Sepilok.d553248635205860393.Holidays-City-Breaks) # Sepilok Travel Guide ## Tourist Guide ![Rainforest Discovery Centre featuring cuddly or friendly animals and forests](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6182362/108eebbb-2362-4b73-8c56-e6d3c0fd5a64.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Rainforest Discovery Centre showing forest scenes](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6182362/a8c63860-3680-4bee-9202-0f4e86ff1e59.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Rainforest Discovery Centre showing forest scenes and a bridge](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6182362/4a4f6177-504b-488f-8ed8-c6515a515bce.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Rainforest Discovery Centre showing a lake or waterhole](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6182362/a733062c-bb5f-41be-84ce-4dfc37c5e2a6.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Rainforest Discovery Centre showing cuddly or friendly animals](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6182362/4d1b7ec2-1a6a-422f-bfb3-b90ca79b3fc5.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ## Visit Sepilok Things to do - Top hotels in Sepilok - Top Holiday Rentals in Sepilok ![Sepilok Jungle Resort](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/6000000/5150000/5140600/5140593/ad06fc75_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Sepilok Jungle Resort Jalan Rambutan, Mile 14 Sepilok Sandakan Sabah £29 30 Mar - 31 Mar includes taxes & fees Stay at this resort in Sandakan. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff in their reviews. Popular attractions ... 7.6/10 Good! (228 reviews) Room clean and insect free. However fixtures and fittings tired and old and generally in need of attention/refurbishment. Pool looked amazing, but i didn't have time to try it out. Reviewed on 13 Feb 2026 [](https://expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?startDate=30%2F03%2F2026&endDate=31%2F03%2F2026&selected=5140593&PinnedHotelID=5140593&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=553248635205860393) ![Tanini Sepilok (Formerly Nature Lodge Sepilok)](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/16000000/15460000/15451700/15451629/3325ffdb_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Tanini Sepilok (Formerly Nature Lodge Sepilok) Jalan Sepilok Sandakan £58 29 Mar - 30 Mar includes taxes & fees Stay at this lodge in Sandakan. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and a business centre. Popular attractions Rainforest Discovery Centre and Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation ... 8.8/10 Excellent! (80 reviews) Rooms never serviced. Bring your own shower gel and shampoo. Thin towels and only two per room. Cold breakfast from the buffet. Could do with having a drinks and snacks cabinet. Lumited cold drinks when resturant shut. Nothing around there shop wise. Bring supplies. On the plus the people at the ... Reviewed on 24 Mar 2026 [](https://expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?startDate=29%2F03%2F2026&endDate=30%2F03%2F2026&selected=15451629&PinnedHotelID=15451629&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=553248635205860393) ![Sepilok Forest Edge Resort](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/11000000/10040000/10039700/10039659/9c76896b_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Sepilok Forest Edge Resort Jalan Rambutan, Sepilok Mile 14 Sandakan Sabah Stay at this hotel in Sandakan. Enjoy free parking, daily housekeeping and a garden. Popular attractions Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre and Borneo Sun ... 8.8/10 Excellent! (117 reviews) We have never been to an area like this before and came because of the wildlife and culture. Sepilok Forest Edge Resort provided both. We were so impressed with the friendliness of the staff, the way Sepilok invites you into their culture and the way the lodge was built with the environment in ... 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Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and a fitness centre. Popular attractions Sandakan Rainforest Park and Sandakan Memorial Park ... [](https://expedia.co.uk/Sandakan-Hotels-Hello-Kitty-Signature-Suite.h21364453.Hotel-Information) ![Homestay Signature Suite](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/22000000/21370000/21364500/21364410/ad8a8b0b_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Homestay Signature Suite Sri Utama Condominium, IJM Sandakan Sabah Stay at this apartment in Sandakan. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and a fitness centre. Popular attractions Sandakan Rainforest Park and Sandakan Memorial Park ... 7.6/10 Good! (4 reviews) We stayed at an alternate property because the advertised one wasn’t ready. However, the owner notified us well in advance. The condo was quiet and the air conditioning worked. We only had 2 towels for 4 people. For the price paid it was a good value and not too far from the airport. Good as a jumping ... Reviewed on 12 Aug 2023 [](https://expedia.co.uk/Sandakan-Hotels-Homestay-Signature-Suite.h21364410.Hotel-Information) ![kingfisher condo sandakan natural city](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/88000000/87690000/87681600/87681566/1bbab497_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### kingfisher condo sandakan natural city Sandakan Sabah Stay at this apartment in Sandakan. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, a fitness centre and balconies. Popular attractions Agnes Keith House and Bukit Buli Sim Sim are located ... [](https://expedia.co.uk/Sandakan-Hotels-Kingfisher-Condo-Sandakan-Natural-City.h87681566.Hotel-Information) [See all properties in Sepilok](https://expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?rfrrid=TG.LP.Hotels.DestinationExperience®ionId=553248635205860393&sort=VACATION_RENTAL) Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply. ## Check Sepilok hotel availability [Tonight ](https://expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?rfrrid=TG.LP.CheckPrices.DestinationExperience&adults=2&openPlayBack=true®ionId=553248635205860393&startDate=2026-03-26&endDate=2026-03-27)[26 Mar - 27 Mar](https://expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?rfrrid=TG.LP.CheckPrices.DestinationExperience&adults=2&openPlayBack=true®ionId=553248635205860393&startDate=2026-03-26&endDate=2026-03-27) [Tomorrow night ](https://expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?rfrrid=TG.LP.CheckPrices.DestinationExperience&adults=2&openPlayBack=true®ionId=553248635205860393&startDate=2026-03-27&endDate=2026-03-28)[27 Mar - 28 Mar](https://expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?rfrrid=TG.LP.CheckPrices.DestinationExperience&adults=2&openPlayBack=true®ionId=553248635205860393&startDate=2026-03-27&endDate=2026-03-28) [This weekend ](https://expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?rfrrid=TG.LP.CheckPrices.DestinationExperience&adults=2&openPlayBack=true®ionId=553248635205860393&startDate=27%2F03%2F2026&endDate=29%2F03%2F2026)[27 Mar - 29 Mar](https://expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?rfrrid=TG.LP.CheckPrices.DestinationExperience&adults=2&openPlayBack=true®ionId=553248635205860393&startDate=27%2F03%2F2026&endDate=29%2F03%2F2026) [Next weekend ](https://expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?rfrrid=TG.LP.CheckPrices.DestinationExperience&adults=2&openPlayBack=true®ionId=553248635205860393&startDate=03%2F04%2F2026&endDate=05%2F04%2F2026)[3 Apr - 5 Apr](https://expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?rfrrid=TG.LP.CheckPrices.DestinationExperience&adults=2&openPlayBack=true®ionId=553248635205860393&startDate=03%2F04%2F2026&endDate=05%2F04%2F2026) ### Popular places to visit ![An orangutan in a bizarre pose among the green leaves of a tree. The primate holds onto branches and a stretched rope with its paws and looks down. Malaysia. Borneo. Sandakan. Rehabilitation Centre](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6182353/126c7c36-c137-4bdd-b259-e74c73964f69.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh) #### Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre 4.5/5(10 reviews) Watch as a community of orphaned orangutans play in the trees above you at this sanctuary. [](https://expedia.co.uk/Sepilok-Orangutan-Rehabilitation-Centre-Sandakan.d6182353.Attraction) ![Adult female proboscis monkeys sitting on the wood alone. Jungle trees on background Labuk bay, Sabah, Borneo island. Travel Malaysia](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6276535/905501a7-ca6d-40e7-8027-fa2a4954bd7b.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh) #### Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary 5/5(2 reviews) Two daily feeding sessions draw crowds of tourists to watch monkeys as they swing through their natural habitat. [](https://expedia.co.uk/Labuk-Bay-Proboscis-Monkey-Sanctuary-Sandakan.d6276535.Attraction) ![Rainforest Discovery Centre featuring cuddly or friendly animals and forests](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6182362/108eebbb-2362-4b73-8c56-e6d3c0fd5a64.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh) #### Rainforest Discovery Centre 5/5(3 reviews) Explore the great outdoors at Rainforest Discovery Centre, a lovely green space in Sepilok. While in this walkable area, you can savour the top-notch restaurants. [](https://expedia.co.uk/Rainforest-Discovery-Centre-Sandakan.d6182362.Attraction) ![We struck it lucky stumbling across 6 wild Orangutans close to the entrance of the Gomantong Caves. It was a real treat to watch the young ones mess around in the same way human kids might – they also have a naughty streak! #Orangutans #apes #wildlife #Sabah #Borneo #Malaysia](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6182377/df9fc408-6150-44a6-8b5d-f3e804ff2f8d.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh) #### Gomantong Caves 4.5/5(5 reviews) Explore the great outdoors at Gomantong Caves, a lovely green space in Sandakan. Wander the rainforests and seaside in the area. [](https://expedia.co.uk/Gomantong-Caves-Sandakan.d6182377.Attraction) #### Sandakan Harbour Mall 3.5/5(3 reviews) You can find the perfect gifts to bring home at Sandakan Harbour Mall during your visit to Sandakan. While you're here, you can savour the top-notch restaurants. [](https://expedia.co.uk/Sandakan-Harbour-Mall-Sandakan.d6177370.Attraction) #### Borneo Sun Bear Conservation Centre 4.5/5(10 reviews) Visit the native and exotic animals who call Borneo Sun Bear Conservation Centre home during your trip to Sepilok. While in this walkable area, you can savour the top-notch restaurants. [](https://expedia.co.uk/Borneo-Sun-Bear-Conservation-Centre-Sandakan.d553248621526918632.Attraction) ### Things to do ![Kinabatangan River Cruise from Sandakan](https://mediaim.expedia.com/localexpert/1102807/fff80408-227e-4748-bcb2-d1d811ab19cc.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh) #### Kinabatangan River Cruise from Sandakan £111 per adult [](https://expedia.co.uk/things-to-do/kinabatangan-river-cruise-from-sandakan.a1102807.activity-details) ![Mangrove Cruise with Fireflies Tour Including Dinner from Sandakan](https://mediaim.expedia.com/localexpert/1102809/59f35844-e4e4-41be-83a7-97b72f61081b.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh) #### Mangrove Cruise with Fireflies Tour Including Dinner from Sandakan £58 per adult **100%** of travellers recommend [](https://expedia.co.uk/things-to-do/mangrove-cruise-with-fireflies-tour-including-dinner-from-sandakan.a1102809.activity-details) ![Orang Utan In Sepilok](https://mediaim.expedia.com/localexpert/2466018/92ab21a9-900d-4377-a15c-4272ed55a00a.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh) #### Sandakan Borneo Wildlife Day Trip Tour £127 per adult [](https://expedia.co.uk/things-to-do/sandakan-borneo-wildlife-day-trip-tour.a2466018.activity-details) [See all activities in Sepilok](https://expedia.co.uk/Things-To-Do-In-Sepilok.d553248635205860393.Travel-Guide-Activities) ## Cities near Sepilok ![Sandakan featuring a park, a city and general coastal views](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3111/0bca1d7e-b842-4151-a0b3-1f411b330408.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=512&h=288&q=medium) ### Sandakan - Cities near Sepilok - Places of interest [Sandakan](https://expedia.co.uk/Sandakan.dx3111) - [Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre ](https://expedia.co.uk/Sepilok-Orangutan-Rehabilitation-Centre-Sandakan.d6182353.Attraction) - [Borneo Sun Bear Conservation Centre ](https://expedia.co.uk/Borneo-Sun-Bear-Conservation-Centre-Sandakan.d553248621526918632.Attraction) - [Rainforest Discovery Centre ](https://expedia.co.uk/Rainforest-Discovery-Centre-Sandakan.d6182362.Attraction) ![](https://a.travel-assets.com/mad-service/footer/bnaBanners/BEX_Footer.jpg) ## Go further with the Expedia app Save on select hotels when you book in the app. Our app deals help you to save on trips so you can travel more and manage it all on the go. 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