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Sandakan is a starting point for ecotourism destinations such as the Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary, Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary,Turtle Islands Park, Kinabatangan River and Gomantong Caves.

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FRIM

Address: Forest Research Institute Malaysia, 52109 Kepong, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Tel: 603-62797000

The Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) promotes sustainable management and optimal use of forest resources in Malaysia. There is a canopy walk among other things

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Opening Hours
Monday - Thursday 8.00 am - 1.00 2.00 pm - 4.30 pm
Friday 8.00 am - 12.15 pm, 2.45 pm - 4.30 pm
- Entrance fee to FRIM RM5 (for Malayian Citizens RM1),
Canopy Walk RM 5
The Canopy Walk is only open from 9am - 1.30pm and closed on Monday and Friday!

How to get there:
- Monorail to KL Sentral
- KTM Komuter to Kepong Station (RM 1.30), runs every 20min
- Taxi RM 5 from train station

Tel: 603-62797000

There are several tracks that you can take to explore the forest. Make sure prepare to yourself for the army of mosquitoes !

For organized of groups of 20-40 people contact the numbers below:

Public Relations Office:
Tel: 03-6279 7525/6
Fax: 03-6280 4619

Canopy Walkway:
Tel: 03-6279 7525 / 7528 / 7592

Nature Education Resource Centre (FRIM-MNS-SHELL):
Tel: 03-6277 17083
Tel/Fax: 03-6275 4376

FRIM Links:
Forest Research Institute Malaysia
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Tilo

posts: 32

Oops… thanks for letting me know about the typo. The Mosquitoes there were really aggressive, we had to turn around, no chance for us, we didn’t bring repellent.

By Tilo on Aug 05, 2008

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Mosquitoes NOT moskitos…. =.=”

By K on Aug 01, 2008

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