Let The Fun Begin
Bukit Merah
Laketown Resort
A must-see at the Bukit Merah Laketown Resort is Orang Utan Island, the only Orang Utan sanctuary in Peninsular Malaysia that is home to Borneo Orang Utans of different ages. These Orang Utans live on the island as part of a rehabilitation and preservation programme.
Contact Info
Bukit Merah Laketown Resort
- Jalan Bukit Merah, 34400 Semanggol, Perak
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Tel: 605 890 8888
Fax: 605 890 8108 - Email: sales.kl@bukitmerahresort.com.my
- Website: bukitmerahresort.com.my
From the jetty, visitors take a relaxing 10-minute boat
ride across the calm and scenic 7,000-acre lake to
Orang Utan Island.
A short walk leads to a tunnel at the edge of the
rainforest. Enter this area and there you can see the
Orang Utans climbing, swinging about and feeding
on fresh fruit in their natural habitat. This is an
amazing, unforgettable experience
Discover Orang Utan Island
From Orang Utan Island, visitors continue by boat to
the Eco Park, where there are three main areas to house
birds, primates and reptiles. In the bird zone, colourful
South American parrots will eat sunflower seeds from
your hand, and you can come real close to the free flying
birds, including parakeets, yellow canaries and white
cockatoos from Australia. In the next zone, are gibbons,
macaques and, peeping from among the bushes,
numerous gentle squirrel monkeys that love peanuts. In
the third zone, see iguanas crawling on the boardwalk
looking for the best place to sun themselves. There is also
a snake house.
The entertaining Animal Show, staged four times daily,
is another must-see and it features performances by
parrots, raptors and hornbills. Not to be missed is The
Skycycle, an elevated monorail through the tree canopy.
Here, you are at the same level as the treetops and
looking down, you can see chickens, goats and
deer on the ground. It is a fun way to explore the
rainforest.
To get to the waterpark, the best way is the Chairlift
ride that transports you high over the water park
for some breathtaking views of the resort. This is
the only such ride in Malaysia, and you can see the
different water rides waiting for you to enjoy. There
are 10 water attractions in Laketown Waterpark,
and the newest ride is the V-shaped `Boomerang’,
the only one in Malaysia and Southeast Asia, where
riders slide down from a height of 35 feet. The Giant
Wet Bubble offers tremendous fun, as do the Tube
and Body Slides, Lazy River and the Giant Wave Pool.
Small children have their own fun pool.
The fun continues in the Games & Shopping Arcade,
where there are games with prizes to be won, video
game challenges and souvenirs to buy. You can
also experience guided jungle trekking by day or
by night, go fishing and enjoy water sports and lake
cruises.
