What a fantastic setting Sepilok Jungle Resort is in -- and only a half-hour drive from the main town of Sandakan and its airport. You are in fact in the jungle. The Sepilok Orang Utan sanctuary is only a ten-minute walk from here. The grounds here are immense and extend quite some distance, but everything is interconnected by a boardwalk. There are two reception areas -- one is mainly for double rooms and one is for dorms and camping.
Staff are friendly and helpful, with nothing being too much trouble for them. Bathrooms and toilets are available and clean. There is however no kitchen. There is an open-air restaurant on-site that serves delicious meals at a very reasonable price from breakfast all day through to evening meal. So whilst you are eating, you can watch turtles and fish swimming in the pond. Rooms have fans, which is a plus, but obviously not as good as air conditioning.
Staff members can book tours for you -- and they run many themselves. They have another lodge on the Kinabatangan river which makes things easier if you wish to see Proboscis monkeys. They also arrange trips to turtle island and take you to the boat themselves.
Washing can be done here and charges are per item, not per weight. There is a large TV room/lounge area, but it is rarely used as most people are here to enjoy the amazing surroundings. Overall, it is a comfortable place to stay in a paradise-like setting and there is very little noise for a place as large as this.
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