Bukit Merah Things to Do

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A lake Cruiser will ferry visitors from the Marina Village Main Jetty and the Eco Park Jetty to the Orang Utan Island. Step onto the specially built platform and the journey into the world of these intelligent mammals. See these animals in their natural habitats - building a nest high up in the trees, searching for food and interacting with each other.

Take a walk through the 100 meter "cage tunnel" for an "up close and personal" view of these primates. The steel tunnel is a protective enclosure for visitors at Orang Utan Island, it is humans that are being caged, not the Orang Utans.

Besides spending the day with Asia's Great Apes, lucky visitors might even see macaques scurrying around for food or taking a nice, cool deep by the lake.

The Orang Utan, or literally translated "man of the forest," builds its tree nest about 16 metres above the ground. Known as the World's Great Apes, the Orang Utan populates the tropical fores of Sabah and Sarawak, west, east and central Kalimantan and Northern Sumatra.

In captivity, these intelligent mammals can be trained to perform tricks and to use sign language to communicate their needs.

Reaching a height of 1.5m, the male Orang Utan weighs between 74kg-100kg (double the weigh of a female), it attains sexual maturity at 15 but is only successful at attracting females when the cheek pads fully develop at age 20. Females reach sexually maturity when it is about about 12 years old but only starts beeding from 14-16.

The female has a menstrual cycle of 29-32 days and carries her baby for 9 months before giving birth. During the forst two years, the baby Orang Utan's mental development is a kin of humas. The young normally stay with their mothers until maturity of 5 years old.

Orang Utan Island
Days Of Operation and Opening Times
Daily 10.00am - 6.30pm
Note: last boat trip to the Island leaves at 45 minutes before published closing time.

Ticket Prices
Adult RM15.00
Child RM9.00
Child (below 90cm) Free

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Days Of Operation and Opening Times
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs 10.00am - 7.00pm
Fri, Sat, Sun 10.00am - 7.30pm
School & Public Holidays 10.00am - 7.30pm
Note: last ticket sold sold 30 minutes before published closing time.

Ticket Prices
Adult RM10.00
Child RM7.00
Child (below 90cm) Free

Chairlift
Days Of Operation and Opening Times
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs 12 Noon - 7.00pm
Fri, Sat, Sun 10.00am - 7.30pm
School & Public Holidays 10.00am - 7.30pm
Note: last ride 15 minutes before published closing time.

Ticket Prices
Adult RM4.00
Child RM4.00
Children below 90cm are not permitted on the chairlift.

Sky Cycle
Days Of Operation and Opening Times
Mon, Wed, Thurs 10.00am - 7.00pm
Fri, Sat, Sun 10.00am - 7.30pm
School & Public Holidays 10.00am - 7.30pm
Tuesday Closed Except during School & Public Holidays
Note: last ride 15minutes before published closing time.

Ticket Prices
Adult RM4.00
Child RM4.00
Children below 12 years of age must be accompanied
by an adult.

Eco Package
Includes the following:-
Eco park, Orang Utan Island, Chairlift or Skycycle.

Ticket Prices
Adult RM19.00
Child RM13.00

Combo Package
Includes the following:-
Waterpark, Eco park, Orang Utan Island, Chairlift or Skycycle.

Ticket Prices
Adult RM35.00
Child RM25.00

Straddling an area of 11 acres, it is the largest waterpark in the Northern Region of Peninsular Malaysia. There are eight 12 facilities and attractions including:-

Monsoon Lagoon Wave Pool
Giant Wet Bubble
3 Giant Water Flume Rides
2 Body Speed Slides
3 Body Slow Slides
Activity Pool
Adult Lazy River
Kids Area
Kids lazy River
2 Kids Body Slides
Kids Adventure River Boomerang

Featuring a unique eco-tourism concept, the three acres Eco Park is Perak's best kept secret showcasing a variety of local and exotic flora and fauna including birds, reptiles, otters, primates, bears, deer and many more.

These wildlife animals roam freely in specially designed aviaries and pool areas that are created to simulate their natural habitats. You can walk through the elevated boardwalk constructed specially to wind its way through the displays and into the jungle canopy to view the animals up close.

At the Eco Park entrance, Malaysia'a one and only 200m "Skycycle" ride accross the tropical rainforest promises a breathtaking view and a closer look inside the Pet's Park corner.

At the Bird Park, bird like Macaws, Cockatoos, Spoonbills, Swans, Bulbulls and starling abounds. Gasps in wonder as these exotic creatures feed from the palm of your hands or have your family photo taken with them in lush green surroundings.

On the Tropical Trek, a colony of mammals, playful primates, dusky leaf, and squirrel monkeys, bornean gibbons and otters often come out to mingle with their "guests" while in the Pet's Park, deer, squirrels, rabbits, adorable white rats, guinea pigs and exotic chickens peer from every corner.

Don't be alarmed if you meet some cheeky squirrels monkeys and capuchin monkeys on the trail, they are just looking to welcome you to their home.

At th Reptile Park, walk alongside iguanas, monitor lizards, tortoises, cobras, vipers, mangrove snakes and carnivorious bird like owl and brahminy kites. You can also snuggle up with our friendly giant python for a memoriable snapshot.

During the Feeding Talk sessions, interact and see various tame animals like the otters perform tricks as you feed them in their natural surroundings.

Also see intelligent exotic animals respond to their keeper's commands at the Animal Show held four times daily ar 11:15am, 1pm, 3pm and 5pm.

Continue with Eco Park 2