A paradise for nature explorers | Sandakan Rainforest Discovery Centre

🌟Highlights: The Sandakan Rainforest Discovery Centre (RDC) is located in Sepilok, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia, 23 km from the city center. It is part of the Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve.

❤Recommended: The center is home to a rich variety of flora and fauna, including 250 species of birds, such as the Bornean bristlehead and black-crowned pitta, as well as rare animals such as sun bears and orangutans, and tropical plants such as dipterocarps.

✅Must-try: The unique canopy walkway is 620 meters long and is suspended about 25 meters above the ground, allowing visitors to walk among the tall trees of the tropical rainforest and see wildlife and birds at eye level.

👍Top recommendation: The exciting night tour offers the chance to see brown flying squirrels flying out of tree holes, colugos gliding, and adorable animals such as tarsiers and slow lorises.

📍Address: Jalan Fabia, Sepilok, 90715 Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia

🚉Transportation: From Sandakan city center, take a public bus to Sepilok and get off near the Rainforest Discovery Centre, or take a taxi or chartered car from Sandakan city center for a more convenient and faster option.

🕙Opening hours: Monday to Sunday, 8:00 am–5:00 pm

💰Average cost: Daytime tickets are MYR 20 for adults and MYR 10 for children, while nighttime adventure tickets are MYR 30 for adults and MYR 15 for children.

📝Tips: Birdwatching towers and hiking trails: There are several birdwatching towers and trekking trails totaling over 10 km in length, making it easy for visitors to explore the rainforest and observe birds and other flora and fauna. There are also educational displays: As an environmental education center, the center has educational displays to help visitors learn about the rainforest ecosystem and the unique species of Borneo.

Post by _TI***s4 | Feb 3, 2025