Private Tour: Ipoh Secrets Taiping Heritage & Orang Utan Island

1. 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.
2. 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
3. Matang
   45m
   After the island, we will be driving for half an hour to the next location
4. 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
5. 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 colors which some takes months to complete.
6. 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.
7. 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
8. Ipoh
   1h 30m
   The return journey to Ipoh will take about 1++ hours

Pickup details

• 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

• 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