Go Sarawak.com http://www.gosarawak.com Borneo's home of the Dayaks and Ibans Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:03:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Sarawak National Parks http://www.gosarawak.com/2007/10/26/sarawak-national-parks/ http://www.gosarawak.com/2007/10/26/sarawak-national-parks/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:30:41 +0000 admin http://www.gosarawak.com/2007/10/26/sarawak-national-parks/ Niah Great CaveSarawak is a state of Malaysia on the north eastern side of the island of Borneo.

Within the nation, there are several Sarawak National Parks for visitors to explore and enjoy.

The flora and fauna found in the Bako, Gunung Mulu or Batand Ai National Parks are some that are found nowhere else in the world.

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]]> http://www.gosarawak.com/2007/10/26/sarawak-national-parks/feed/ Bako National Park http://www.gosarawak.com/2007/10/26/bako-national-park/ http://www.gosarawak.com/2007/10/26/bako-national-park/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:30:25 +0000 admin http://www.gosarawak.com/2007/10/26/bako-national-park/ Bako National ParkBako National Park was established in 1957, the oldest national park in Sarawak.
It covers an acreage of more than 27 square kilometers and is located at the tip of the Muara Tebas peninsula at the mouth of the Bako and Kuching Rivers. It is located about 37 kilometers from the town of Kuching. Millions of years of erosion have created a lavish coastline of steep cliffs and stretches of white sandy inlets. Erosion by water at the base of the cliffs has carved out many amazing sea arches and seastacks. The park is remote and can only be reached via a 20 minute boat ride, making it the ideal day trip from Kuching.

Bako is one of the smallest national parks in Sarawak but is considered to be one of its most interesting, with a vast area of rain forest, jungle streams, lavish waterfalls, secluded beaches, abundant wild life and fascinating plant life. There is a well maintained network of sixteen color-coded walking trails. It is one of the most visited parks in all of Sarawak.

Bako contains nearly every type of plant life existing in Borneo with more than 25 distinct types of vegetation from seven complete ecosystems, including beach vegetation, cliff vegetation, heath forest, mangrove forest, grasslands and peat swamp forest. There are a wide variety of carnivorous plants in the park. There are also about 150 endangered proboscis monkeys that are endemic to Borneo. There are many macaques, monitor lizards, plantain squirrels, pigs and otters.

]]> http://www.gosarawak.com/2007/10/26/bako-national-park/feed/ Gunung Mulu National Park http://www.gosarawak.com/2007/10/26/gunung-mulu-national-park/ http://www.gosarawak.com/2007/10/26/gunung-mulu-national-park/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:30:02 +0000 admin http://www.gosarawak.com/2007/10/26/gunung-mulu-national-park/ Gunung Mulu National ParkAnother park is the Gunung Mulu National Park, located on the border with Brunei.

It is a world heritage site that includes numerous caves and karst formations located in a mountainous rainforest setting.

Within the park is the largest natural enclosed space in the world-a place called the Sarawak Chamber. It is large enough to fit several jumbo jets inside.

Many visitors go to to explore numerous other caves, some exposing parts of a long underground river.

]]> http://www.gosarawak.com/2007/10/26/gunung-mulu-national-park/feed/ Batang Ai National Park http://www.gosarawak.com/2007/10/26/batang-ai-national-park/ http://www.gosarawak.com/2007/10/26/batang-ai-national-park/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:29:44 +0000 admin http://www.gosarawak.com/2007/10/26/batang-ai-national-park/ The Batang Ai National Park encloses a large lake.

The park is filled with orangutans, gibbons and hornbills. There are also numerous Iban longhouses, some decorated with totems, statues and skulls.

There is a fabulous resort near the park so that travelers can see the sites in the park and rest at the local resort.

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