Private Tour: Ipoh Secrets Taiping Heritage & Orang Utan Island Discount Tickets

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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

Pickup Information

• 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

Language Offered

Mandarin-GUIDE

Cantonese-GUIDE

English-GUIDE

Itinerary

1. Ipoh Secrets Tours
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.
Duration: 90 mins
2. Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island Foundation
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
Duration: 90 mins
3. Matang
After the island, we will be driving for half an hour to the next location
Duration: 45 mins
4. Kota Ngah Ibrahim
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
Duration: 45 mins
5. Hun Leng Heong Hang
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.
Duration: 45 mins
6. Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve
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.
Duration: 45 mins
7. Taiping Lake Gardens
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
Duration: 90 mins
8. Ipoh
The return journey to Ipoh will take about 1++ hours
Duration: 90 mins

Inclusion

Hotel pickup and drop-off

In-vehicle air conditioning

Private Guided Tour

Exclusion

Gratuities

Lunch

Entrance fees

Limited boot space for luggages/suitcases

Cancellation Policy

Check mark icon Refundable tickets

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

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

Supplied by Ipoh Secrets Tours

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