Private Tour: Ipoh Secrets Taiping Heritage & Orang Utan Island
Description
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
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Itinerary
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.
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
After the island, we will be driving for half an hour to the next location
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
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 colors which some takes months to complete.
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.
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
The return journey to Ipoh will take about 1++ hours
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
• Pick up from any location within Ipoh and Taiping. Let us know your preferred pickup location by filling the note for us. • For pick up from Penang / George Town, please select the "Tour & Ipoh-Penang Transfer" option and not the "Normal Guided Tour" option. • If you've not booked a hotel, contact us with your hotel details once your hotel arrangements are finalized
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Important Information
- Public transportation 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
Reviews(6)
Thank you to our tour guide John for a great day out. John picked us up from our hotel in Ipoh at 8am and we headed straight for Orang Utan Island. It was about an hour drive and the vehicle was very comfortable. Visiting the island in the morning was a good choice as the orangutans were all visible and responsive in the cooler temperature. We had a great time at the island and the orangutans were just neat and so well looked after. After the island John took us to a range of places around Taiping and Ipoh before returning to the hotel around 4pm. Thank you John, we really enjoyed our day.
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!!!
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.
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
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.
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!
