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Sunday, March 23, 2008

Take Home Pleasant Memories And Beautiful Traveling

Take Home Pleasant Memories And Beautiful Traveling.


Sarawak have a eleven National Parks and two Wildlife Centres vie for your attention and each will leave fond memories. Bako National Park is highly accessible from Kuching. It is 37 km from the city and a short ferry ride across Sungai Santubong.

Bako National Park

Oldest national park over 150 species of birds, home to the rare silver leaf monkeys, long-tailed macaques, proboscis monkeys, monitor lizards, wild boars, mouse deer, plantain squirrels, otters, mangrove creatures and etc. Things To Do Here: Bird watching, caving, jungle trekking, photography, rock climbing, snorkelling, sunbathing, swimming and touring the Sea Stack

From here you can have a beautiful travel of Tanjung Sapi - You have to climb amidst the cliff vegetation to get to the top. Telok Paku - As you walk by the cliff forest, you will chance upon Proboscis Monkeys. Ulu Assam - Once you reach the top, you will be greeted with breathtaking views of Bako's coastline. You can also find a lot of Proboscis Monkeys marking this place home. Telok Delima - This is the best trail in the park to see more Proboscis Monkeys. Serait - Perfect for a quiet walk through the forest. Telok Pandan Kecil & Telok Pandan Besar - Along the way you will be greeted by carnivorous pitcher plants, which leads you to a fascinating view of a secluded bay below the famous sea stack. Tajor - It is small compared to its other scenic ‘cousins’ but it has a beautiful jungle setting and a small dip pool, enough for you to soak and soothe your tired limbs. Tanjung Rhu - It leads across open country to the rocky Rhu Peninsula and a small headland where you can see wave-cut platform and rock pools. Ulu Serait - There is a trail that connects the Lintang trail with the Bukit Gondol hill walk. Bukit Gondol - Get a spectacular view of Pulau Lakei and Muara Tebas from this hill, which is the highest point in Bako at 260 metres. Paya Jelutong - The most dominant species in the area is Jelutong softwood normally used for making pencils. Although it is a very short trail it offers the opportunity of seeing fresh water swamp forest. Bukit Keruing - Test your endurance by trekking along the slopes of Bukit Keruing, the second highest point in Bako.Telok Sibur - You will encounter a steep 45 minutes descent and a river until you reach the longest beach in Bako. Telok Limau - You can pitch a tent or go camping at Telok Limau. Telok Keruin - They are a small rock pool, Tanjung Po viewpoints and the Muara Tebas lookout point. One of the best in the park. The last section of the trail is a very steep descent to a mangrove forest and Pulau Lakei - Discover a world of mystery of rock paintings just a short distance away from the beach.

Kubah National Park

Embark on one of many jungle trails leading to Gunung Serapi. Popular locations for locals and foreigners favouring a day-trip. Things to do here: Bird watching, flora gazing, jungle walks, mountain climbing, photography, picnicking, swimming and walking

From here you can have a beautiful travel of Matang Wildlife Centre - Animals kept here include Orang-utan, Sunbear, Malay civet, Sambar deer, freshwater crocodile, hornbills and wetland birds. The enclosures are located in the rainforest to enable the living environment approaches as near as possible to that found in the wild. The Gunung Serapi Summit Walk - The walk to the summit of Gunung Serapi takes from two to three hours and is one of the park’s most popular treks. Palmetum - The forest is a mixed dipterocarp forest with big trees. The trail connects to the Waterfall Trail and to the Gunung Serapi road giving visitors the option of continuing to the waterfalls or returning along the road. The Waterfall - This trail begins near the 305 m (1000 ft) mark on the Gunung Serapi road, at the top of the northwest ridge.

Bukit Selang - The upper part of the trail is in ridge top forest on Serapi’s northwest ridge. On a clear day this viewpoint offers superb panoramas of the surrounding area. Rayu or The Trail of Hope - This trail gives a good impression of Kubah’s different forest types. Even a casual look will reveal an amazing diversity of plant life shown in the abundance of different types of bark, leaves and fruits.

Pulau Talang and Pulau Satang National Parks

Between May and October, green turtles come ashore to lay and bury their eggs. These two islands are turtle sanctuaries. while visits to Talang-Talang Islands require special permits.

Gunung Gading National Park

If you miss the flower, for a possible glimpse of the world’s largest flower, the rare Rafflesia draws tourists here. You would enjoy the trek and adventure through the mountains to view beautiful cascading waterfalls and rare foliage. Things to do here, flora gazing, jungle trekking,
mountain climbing, photography and swimming

From here you can have a beautiful travel of, Plank Walk Trail - Park rangers may be able to take you on a guided walk to a Rafflesia site and may even take you deeper into the forest if the plant is flowering there. The plank walk looms from a loop, which takes about one hour to complete, allowing time to enjoy the forest scenery along the way. Waterfall- It follows the Lundu river and passes seven waterfalls, although not all of the waterfalls are accessible.

Gunung Gading Summit Trail- At the summit was the location of a British army camp during the communist insurgency of the 1960’s. Remnants of the camp, a water tank and barbed fencing, still remain. Batu Berkubu - Which is on the flank of Gunung Sebuloh, served as a communist base camp during the insurgency. Perigi Trail- A signpost indicates where the Perigi Trail branches off from the Gunung Gading Summit Trail (this is about 30 to 45 minutes walk beyond the 7th waterfall).

Similajau National Park

Keep an eye on the sea too, for you may just spot some dolphins and turtles and this park home to some 185 species of birds and 24 species of mammals.

Loagan Bunut National Park

Loagan Bunut is its large natural lake, which miraculously shrinks and disappears every dry season. Watch the Berawan tribes display their unique fishing skills called Selambau.

Tanjung Datu National Park

Homestays are available at the nearby Melano village.

Lambir Hills National Park

There are also alluring waterfalls and bathing pools that are characteristic of Malaysian jungles.

Batang Ai National Park

Enjoy the best of wilderness and creature comforts of modern luxury at the Batang Ai Hilton Longhouse Resort.

Niah National Park

Things to do here, bat watching, bird watching, caving expeditions, fauna watching, jungle walks, mountain climbing and photography

From here you can have a beautiful travel of Niah Great Cave - On the geological timescale this is well into the Pleistocene Period. Palaeolithic artefacts and Neolithic paintings found at ancient burial sites dated as far as 42,000 years. Over 40,000 years ago, prehistoric men inhabited the Niah Great Caves. Beginning about 20,000 years ago, there is a continuous record of human burials. These people were food gatherers and hunters using crude tools known as choppers. Abundant charcoal shows that they knew the use of fire. the Niah Great Cave and is used by about 20,000 visitors annually. The Plank Walkways to the Niah caves - The four-kilometre walk to the caves is not difficult. Painted Cave - The trail then ascends the side of a small limestone hill up to the entrance of Painted Cave. The cave paintings are protected behind a tall fence. The Large Chamber (Padang) - After the Padang, the cave passage becomes pitch black. Armed with a flashlight, you will need to find your way along the plank walk and view the extraordinary shapes and weathering effects found in this cave. Rumah Chang also called Rumah Ugop - For visitors who are unable to visit Sarawak’s interior this is a good opportunity to see a longhouse. The people here like to sell handicrafts to visitors.

Mulu National Park

Things to do here, adventure caving, animal spotting, bat watching, bird watching, jungle trekking, leisure caving and longhouse tour

From here you can have a beautiful travel of Deer Cave -The cave is big enough to house London’s St Paul Cathedral! Thousands of bats live in this cave. Clearwater Cave - You can see intricate formations about 100 m at the cave’s ceiling. This is the largest cave in South East Asia, measures at 107 km long. Wind Cave - At the entrance of the King's Room i.e. at the "upper deck", the cool breeze is even stronger, and it is extremely refreshing after the climb along the walkway from the river. You can feel this cooling effect as you enter the mouth of the cave. Lang Cave - The main attraction in Lang Cave is the great variety of fantastic limestone formations inside. Deer Cave is enormous and cavernous, whereas Lang Cave is deep, but narrow and intimate. Canopy Skywalk - The local people built the Canopy Skywalk with guidance from experts. The Canopy Skywalk is the world's longest tree-based canopy walk. It is 480 m in length from one tree to another and hangs at 30 m from the ground. Batu Bungan - Take a ride in a longboat to reach a Penan Settlement named Batu Bungan village. Sarawak Chamber - It is located in the south eastern part of Gunung Api, Sarawak Chamber. Sarawak Chamber is the world’s largest natural chamber measuring at 600 m long, 415 m wide and 80 m high.The Pinnacles - The world famous Pinnacles consists of a series of 45 m high, razor-sharp limestone spikes that tower above the surrounding vegetation.

For yours information, Gunung Mulu has it all – the world’s largest cave chamber and the world’s most extensive cave system with razor sharp limestone pinnacles. Your ideal host in Sarawak the gateway to your Borneo experience.








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