You might see some red Jungle man here.
Semenggoh houses a red Jungle man or orangutan forest where captured or returned animals are returned to the nature. It offers the chance to get up close to semi-wild orangutan. Located approximately 24 km from Kuching, Semenggoh was set up in 1975 to care for wild animals that had been previously kept as illegal pets, orphaned or found injured in the rainforest.
Over the years a number of orangutan have been successfully rehabilitated and released into the 653 hectare forest. A number of these ‘graduates’ have had young and these orangutan have spent their entire lives roaming wild within this area. Released orangutan spend most of their time in the forest but some do return to the centre where they are fed twice daily. Today there are over twenty orangutan living at Semenggoh and the forest’s carrying capacity has been reached.
The best time to visit is during the morning and afternoon feeding sessions. These take place daily at 9 am and 3 pm. Its a good idea to reach the centre before the feeding commences. Sometimes the orangutan come early and hang out near the HQ. If you are there early you may get a chance to watch them before they move to the feeding platform.