Bukit Merah Laketown

Bukit Merah Laketown, Perak has an eco-park, orangutan sanctuary on an island, a lake-cruise as well as shops, restaurants and a waterpark for kids and adults.

You can see the endangered sunbears and bearcats (or binturong), deers, rabbits, hamsters, mice, otters, lizards and various types of monkeys - to name a few - at this Malaysia eco-park.

Sunbears are an endangered species in South East Asia. They are hunted for their internal organs for use in traditional chinese medicine. The eco-park in Bukit Merah laketown has a couple of Malaysia sunbears in its care.

The elusive bearcat or binturong is another endangered species in Malaysia. There are several bearcats in the Bukit Merah eco-park. One of the bearcat at Bukit Merah Laketown is quite tame and is allowed to run around the eco-park and mingle with the visitors.

Orangutan Sanctuary

The Orangutan Sanctuary of Bukit Merah Laketown was built on an island to allow the orangutans to roam free. You need to take a boat-ride from the main Bukit Merah tourist area and once you arrive, a guide will take you on a tour of the sanctuary.

The sanctuary is designed in such a way that visitors will be the ones in a 'cage' whereas the orangutans are free to roam around the island. There is an orangutan nursery for newborns and the orangutans are grouped in stages, according to their age and maturity.