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SUMMARY: Sandakan is home to among the best ecotourism sites in Malaysia. Because of this, a visit to the city can mean having the best wildlife encounters you can ever have. If you're in Malaysia, you shouldn’t miss an opportunity to encounter the wildlife of Sandakan. This city in Sabah is home to the country's most famous ecotourism destinations. This is where you want to be if you want an experience that is a lot more than what your local zoo can give you. Read on to discover the 5 best ways to be one with the flora and fauna of Sandakan. Feed the Proboscis Monkeys At the heart of the Semawang mangrove forest is the Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary. Here, you can feed auburn-furred, big-nosed monkeys that are unique to this part of the world. Aside from giving them something to eat, you can also take some pictures of them. However, you will be asked to shell out some Malaysian Ringgits to bring a camera in. But, don't sweat it. You'll be facing some adorable monkeys, so it's all going to be worth it. Spend Time with Crocodiles Wouldn't it be cool if you were in the same place with over 3,000 crocodiles of all sizes and still be able to smile? You can experience that in Sendakan Crocodile Farm, the largest crocodile breeding place in Sabah. The first crocodiles here were collected from the Kinabatangan River. Now, some of them are being bred specifically for leather goods. Besides crocodiles, the farm also has turtles, snakes, otters, ostriches and a 100 kg Amazonian fish on display. Take a Trip Up the Kinabatangan River The Kinabatangan River is proof to the saying, “When there is water, there is life.” When you take a boat trip up the 560 km river, you will see various animals flying above, swimming within, and walking the banks of the dark-green water. Animals in Sandakan that can be found inside sanctuaries, like crocodiles, proboscis monkeys, and orangutans, are usually from around the Kinabatangan River. Also, birds like storks, oriental darters, kingfishers, wrinkled hornbills, hawk eagles, Oriental cockatoos, and blue-throated bee eaters also depend on this river. Tiger leeches, jungle roaches, Malay civets — the list goes on and on. See Turtles in Selingan Island Have you thought of going on an overnight stay in an island only to watch turtles when they come ashore to lay eggs? The Turtle Islands National Park in the Sulu Sea offers tourists nothing less than that. Malaysia has 4 of the 10 Turtle Islands in the world; the rest are in the Philippines. On Selingan Island, you can watch green and hawksbill turtles as they come in and lay their eggs after dusk. Enter the Gomantong Caves Have you ever had bird's nest soup? The soup is made with the nests of cave swifts, a kind of bird that makes its own nest with its saliva. The Gomantong Caves, in fact, were hailed by the World Wildlife Fund as the best-managed edible bird's nest caves in the world. A visit to this place will make you understand why a bowl of this soup costs up to USD 30. Since it is home to among Southeast Asia's best ecotourism gems, Sandakan has become an important tourist destination among nature and animal lovers. People who go here not only enjoy the company of the endangered animals of the wild but they also learn about the relevance of conserving present-day Edens like Sandakan. And because of this, big international hotels like BEST WESTERN Sandakan Hotel & Residence now offer tourists various special deals, so guests can experience wildlife in Sandakan at their heart’s delight without spending too much.
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