Private Tour: Discover Ipoh's Heritage and Explore Orangutan Island with Ipoh Secrets
4.6
5 Ratings
Ipoh
Join your private guide from Ipoh Secrets on a trip of learning the secrets of Ipoh, journey into the limestone caves with temple hidden within, grab some amazing local food and dessert offered at Taiping, get to know the traditional art & crafts, and journey into the Orangutan sanctuary and learn amazing facts about this intelligent primate.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Ipoh Secrets Tours - Private Tour: Ipoh Secrets Full Day Heritage & Orang Utan Island Tour starts with pick up from any location of your choice within Ipoh or Taiping. Breakfast at some local eatery called “Kopitiam” for some authentic Ipoh dishes away from the tourist trap.
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Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island Foundation - The journey to the location takes roughly 1.5 hours.
A 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, by the lake, just about anywhere. - Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve - Passing by the mangrove swamps and you’ll get to see some later at the charcoal factory
- My Charcoal Factory @ Kuala Sepetang - Visit a factory that produces wood charcoal in a huge dome-shaped kiln shaped like an igloo. See how it was made and why we still produce it in this modern time!
- Hun Leng Heong Hang - Take a look at those humongous incense made for the ceremonial purpose, usually during bigger festivals for the Chinese community.
- Taiping Lake Gardens - A visit to Taiping will not be complete without visiting the scenic lake garden, we stop-by for a short stroll under some hundred year old golden rain trees lining up beside the lake.
- Kek Lok Tong Cave Temple and Zen Gardens - As a city famous for its cave temples, you surely will not want to pass this chance to visit the magnificent Kek Lok Cave Temple and admire its intricate stalactites & stalagmites. Follow your guide for an intro of the cave, letting you know the formation and the creatures hidden around you.
- Ipoh Heritage Walk - Start the heritage trail in old town of Ipoh and get to know the origin stories and interesting facts about old town while admiring the heritage buildings along the way.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Guided tour of attractions
- Comfortable travel with in-vehicle air conditioning
- Access to Orang Utan Island with entrance ticket included
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Breakfast & Lunch
- Orang Utan Island Entrance Ticket
- Limited boot space for luggages/suitcases
Additional Information
- 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
Location
Ipoh Secrets Tours
Jalan Tun Abdul Razak
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Michaelluke_a
Jan 29, 2024
Great flexible tour - This was a GREAT experience!! Our driver and guide was John - he was awesome!!! Very flexible with modifying the itinerary to meet what we wanted to see. He sure knew his stuff!!! Very pleasant man and an incredible experience!!!
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Arani_s
Dec 21, 2023
Worth it - John was very informative and happy to adjust things as needed since I was traveling with an 8-year old. Will definitely use them again
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Shirley_l
Jun 29, 2023
Knowledgeable and responsible tour guide. - John arrived on time to pick us up from the hotel. He is knowledgeable about the places.
We arrived two minutes after the closure of the temple. Instead of sending us back to our hotel, he brought us to another cave temple.
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Simon_h
Dec 23, 2023
Great day out with John - Had a great tour with John from 8:00 pickup in Ipoh to drop off in George Town around 18:30. John was very knowledgeable and even the brief driving tour around Ipoh was very informative. Unfortunately ran out of time to visit the mangroves but saw everything else in a long day including a convenient way to transfer between towns.
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Marcusnl2018
Aug 4, 2019
Great day with history and scenery - We had a great day with guide John. We were 5 with 3 boys 14-17 yrs who also enjoyed the tour including meals in local places. John learned us to eat Mangosteen, stinky beans and waterspinach. Culture and nature (cave visit) and history. The included car was also fine. We really can recomend the tour. Ask also for the boedist temple!
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