Orangutan Island & Ipoh: Colonial Wonders Tour

Embark on an exciting day tour from Kuala Lumpur to Ipoh and Orang Utan Island. Explore colonial landmarks, vibrant cityscape, and the famous orangutan habitat. Book now!

Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Orang Utan Island - Itinerary:-
    This is a typical itinerary for this product
    Please note: If any of the attractions is closed, we have the right to change the itinerary without notice.
    6:00am hotel pick up from your hotel located at Kuala Lumpur City Centre (1km radius from KLCC).
    Your private tour of Ipoh & Orang Utan Island from Kuala Lumpur…
What's Included
  • In-house tour guide at Orang Utan Island center
  • English-speaking driver
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotel only)
  • Ferry Cruise to Orang Utan Island
  • Private transportation (if private tour selected)
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • Visit the renowned Orang Utan Island at Bukit Merah
  • Delve into historical colonial landmarks and Ipoh’s vibrant urban panorama
  • Experience a destination listed as one of Lonely Planet’s
  • Gaze upon Ipoh’s ‘Taj Mahal’, marvel at neo-baroque structures, and the frescoes of Perak Cave Temple
  • Convenient round-trip transportation from Kuala Lumpur City…
Location
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Belinda
Apr 17, 2025
People of the jungle and history tour - What an amazing experience! The guide was very accommodating providing two potatoes as we were making good time. The orangutan visit was exceptional. The guide was very knowledgeable and the centre takes great care in their treatment of the animals. The highlight of the Ipoh visit was Concubine Lane. A great day out!!
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Providenciacinthia
Feb 12, 2025
Exceeded my expectations!!! - The tour is 100% worth it, plus the guide I had, Albinhar bin Mohd fikal, made my tour everything I expected and more, first the punctuality to pick me up, and the kindness at all times, always attentive and having time to walk around and take photos. The orangutans are spectacular, the tour starts at 6 and is to get to take the first boat to the island and appreciate these creatures without so many people. Then we went to a temple in a cave with more than 400 stands, it is difficult, but it is possible, we went to explore Ipoh, the place is beautiful, it looks like bohemian Paris. Anyway, take the tour and with the agency Asni Tours and the best guide Albinhar bin Mohd fikal Thanks for all
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Lance_f
Jan 24, 2025
Orangutan island adventure - The drive from KL is a bit long but worth it. Our driver Harry stopped at a gas station on the way and we grabbed breakfast at one of the many stands. The food at the gas station food courts was cheap and good! The orangutans were nice, they live in fenced in areas but have plenty of room to climb and roam. The guides had fruit to feed them which brought them out for us to see. We stopped at a gas station on the way back and had another delicious and cheap meal. Our driver Harry was great!
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Nami
Nov 2, 2024
I had the most fulfilling time. - It was very good. The driver was very kind and gave me two toilet breaks in the middle of the three-hour trip. The tour was just right, the time was right, the schedule was right, and the Japanese were very grateful. If you get hungry on the way, they will stop by a restaurant or wait for you in front of that restaurant, and I think that price is cheaper now.
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Deeb00
Oct 19, 2024
Ipoh & Orangutans - A great day trip to get out of the city and see more of Malaysia. Thanks to Rajan our driver who was extremely informative and went out of his way to make the day memorable for us.
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Petra
Oct 17, 2024
A nice day with too little time in Ipoh - We were picked up on time by our friendly and nice driver Albinhar and he had interesting information to tell about all the destinations. The trip to the orangutans was also a great experience and informative.The boat trip there and the location on the island were great.Also that the man is there in the cage.The temple afterwards was very impressive.An exceptional location with all the rock formations.The stop in Ipoh was unfortunately much too short.There you could only rush a few minutes through an alley.So unfortunately we missed an alley that I wanted to see so badly.(Now I know by my own research :Market Lane)I didn't have time to look for it.All other destinations there are in my opinion superfluous (train station, bell tower).No idea why this is in the program.Then prefer more time in the alleys where beautiful murals would have been to be discovered. But our driving Albinhar I highly recommend!He is very reliable and nice.He speaks very good English and responds to all questions.
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Vella16
Mar 30, 2025
Make your own way - Our driver Albinhar was lovely and friendly, on arrival to the island, we spent an extremely short time there and didn’t have a tour guide on the island but cool to see some orangutans. The temple was really good, nice view from the top. On a whole it was a lot of time in a car and minimal time at locations. Wouldn’t recommend the trip it’s self but would make my own way.
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Colette_n
Apr 1, 2025
Sad zoo and incompetant guide - Guide/driver didn't know the itinerary. Was going to omit ipoh until I showed that we paid for it. Drove by the back of train station until I showed him the picture on our booking of the iconic train station then he drove by the proper one. Said that the white coffee that ipoh is known for is just regular coffee but served sit down in a Cafe. Wrong. So I insisted that I wanted to try some. Seemed He was in a hurry to get back home. The orangutans are very interesting but they do not roam free. There is an electric fence around their enclosures. They have obviously been zapped by it because they really really avoid touching it. Sad
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Andrel1199
Feb 24, 2025
Disappointed day 🙁 - Not worth the long 3.5 hour drive each way from Klcc to see a few orangutans who did not really want to come out the shade . Tour is about an hour at most , very Disappointed. Not worth $318 USD 😕 for two adults
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Murali_v
Feb 22, 2025
Saved by the Orang-utans - I took my daughter on this trip. She wanted to see orang-utans. The trip started early - 550am we were off. Then the nightmare began. The driver wasn't familiar with his car, which he had borrowed from a friend. In not even sure whether he had driven long distances. Firstly, he insisted on stopping every 45 minutes, even though we did not want to stop and wanted to get to Orang-utan sanctuary as early as possible. I suspect he needed a cigarette every 45 minutes. Secondly, he insisted that we stop after 150km to give the car a break - never heard such nonsense. Thirdly, he didn't realise that he had "lane assust" feature on, which warned and then started the car to a lane. But, without knowing this, the driver insisted on driving outside the lanes. This resulted in the car being pulled back into the lane. It was comical to start with, but became very dangerous. Fourthly, he device to drive well below the speed limit -80kph in a 110kph zone. All of this meant, we got to the sanctuary at 10:05, and the first boat had left at 9:45 - which we would have really make it, if it wasn't for the bizarre driving. The next boat was at 11:15, so we just had to hang around for 75 minutes. I'll cover the sanctuary later. On the way back from the sanctuary, it started to rain. Then the driver decided to drive over the speed limit on the right hand lane, with cars around him honking and going around him on the inside. We did get home safely - but the driving on this trip was the worst I have seen. Apart from all of what I described, he was constantly on two mobile phones, adding more risk to the driving. It was simply horrendous. In addition, the driver had very little knowledge of what he was showing us. He mentioned a couple of things, but didn't have knowledge of the places that we saw. Now to the sightseeing. The Orang-utan sanctuary was fantastic, it was explained well, and the Orang-utans put on a show. Absolutely first class. The Chinese cave temple was fantastic - although we saw it with some heavy storms happening. It was lovely, the geology of the cave was fascinating. Then we went to the Ipoh railway station, and then to the concubine lane and the heritage walk which were pretty good. But without any information, it was difficult to get into. I think it was a horrible trip, saved by the Orang-utans. I've used Viator before many times, this was the worst tour I've been on. I'm sure the tour itself wasn't the problem. It was the guide/driver. It is sold as a 12 hour trip, if done properly it should be 12 hours. Ours was 12 hours, but there are over 2 hours of wasted time with the driver. Very disappointing.
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up to 7 guests
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).