Proboscis Monkey

Where to see

Proboscis Monkey

Nasalis larvatus

Tanjung Puting National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Proboscis Monkey during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Tanjung Puting National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~80%
2 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~80%
3 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~80%
4 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Proboscis Monkey?

Tanjung Puting National Park

In Tanjung Puting National Park, Indonesia, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Proboscis Monkey sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Proboscis Monkey?

Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary and more

After Tanjung Puting National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Proboscis Monkey are in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (Malaysia, about 80%), Bako National Park (Malaysia, about 80%) and Sepilok (Malaysia, about 40%).

When is the best time to see a Proboscis Monkey?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are April, July and November in Tanjung Puting National Park (about 90%), January–July and September–November in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (about 80%) and April–May, July–August and December–January in Bako National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Proboscis Monkey on a given day. Each park's Proboscis Monkey page has the full month-by-month chart.