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Private Tour: Ipoh Secrets Full Day Heritage & Orang Utan Island

By Ipoh Secrets Tours
9.6 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$507 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 10h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Discover the cultural and natural highlights of Taiping on a private tour that covers an orangutan sanctuary to learn the amazing facts about this intelligent primate, get to see the traditional art & crafts in Taiping, and the chance to sample some local delicacies.

Taking this private tour means that you’ll enjoy the undivided attention of your guide, and will have the opportunity to tailor your agenda according to your interests.

Discover a side of Taiping & Ipoh that most first-time visitors miss

Activity location

  • Ipoh Secrets Tours
    • 5C Jalan Tun Abdul Razak
    • 30100, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Ipoh Secrets Tours
    • 5C Jalan Tun Abdul Razak
    • 30100, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Check availability


Normal Guided Tour
  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h
    10h
  • English

Start & End in Ipoh: Pick up from Ipoh and ends at Ipoh. No transfer to/from Penang included
Pickup included

Starting time: 8:00 am
Price details
AU$507.49 x 1 AdultAU$507.49

Total
Price is AU$507.49
Until Sun, 16 Mar
Tour & Ipoh-Penang Transfer
  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h
    10h
  • English

Includes transfer Penang-Ipoh: Pick up from Ipoh will be sent to George Town, OR if picked up from George Town will be dropped off at Ipoh after the tour.
From Batu Ferringhi: Additional charge of RM80 in cash for the extra distance if choose to be picked up from Batu Ferringhi
Pickup included

Starting time: 7:00 am
Price details
AU$774.14 x 1 AdultAU$774.14

Total
Price is AU$774.14
Until Sun, 16 Mar

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's includedGuided Tour
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedBreakfast & Lunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedOrang Utan Island Entrance Ticket
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLimited boot space for luggages/suitcases

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In the event that Orang Utan Island had low water level/closure, we will replace it with a visit to the heritage town of Taiping

Activity itinerary

Ipoh Secrets Tours
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Private Tour: Ipoh Secrets Full Day Heritage & Orang Utan Island (OUI) Tour starts with pick up from any location of your choice within Ipoh or Taiping. The drive from Ipoh to OUI takes roughly 1.5 hours.
Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island Foundation
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
We will catch the first boat into the island. You will walk through the semi-circle steel-fence tunnel enclosure where we humans, seemingly in a cage, can peer out and be captivated by the orangutans roaming free beyond in the trees, on the grass, by the bushes, or by the lake. The guide from Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island Foundation will be explaining all the details of this endangered animal, so be sure to follow him/her while they move from point to point. *The visit into the island is around 60 minutes **In the event that Orang Utan Island had low water level/closure, we will replace it with a visit to the heritage town of Taiping
Matang
  • 45m
After the island, we will be driving for half an hour to the next location
Kota Ngah Ibrahim
  • 45m
Malay fort built by a local Dato aka chieftain, a state historical site to showcase the starting point of the Tin mining boom in Malay Peninsular and the history that made Taiping. You can connect the dots if you join our tour in Ipoh -> Private Tour: Ipoh Secrets Full Day Heritage Tour from Ipoh
Hun Leng Heong Hang
  • 45m
Here you'll be awed by these humongous incense made for ceremonial purpose, usually lit up during bigger festivals for the Chinese community. You'll get to see how the workers work from piece to piece, adding layers and colours which some takes months to complete.
Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve
  • 45m
About 15 minutes drive away to the mangrove forest, here you'll be stopping at a charcoal factory. You'll learn more of this industry and the method they used to produce wood charcoal in a huge dome-shaped igloo like kiln.
Taiping Lake Gardens
  • 1h 30m
Regarded as one of the most beautiful of garden in then Malaya and it is considered the first lake garden in Malaya. You won't be considered having been to Taiping without doing a stroll enjoying the magnificent view here. We will be taking lunch nearby before or after the visit *Meals not included *Please let your guide know of your dietary restriction if any
Ipoh
  • 1h 30m
The return journey to Ipoh will take about 1++ hours

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESIpoh Secrets Tours
    • 5C Jalan Tun Abdul Razak
    • 30100, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEIpoh Secrets Tours
    • 5C Jalan Tun Abdul Razak
    • 30100, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

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