Gunung Mulu National Park Travel Guide
From Wikitravel
Gunung Mulu National Park (Taman Negara Gunung Mulu, [1]) is in Sarawak on the island Borneo, at the border with Brunei.
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Understand
History
Landscape
Named after the 2,377m Mount Mulu (Gunung Mulu), the park is famed for its limestone karst formations both above ground and underground. The massive cave systems, which contain the 12 million cubic meter Sarawak Chamber (the world's largest), is still in the process of being mapped.
Flora and fauna
Climate
Get in
Fly Asian Xpress (FAX), a subsidiary airline of Air Asia, offers daily flights to Mulu from Miri and 3 flights a week from Kota Kinabalu.
Another more 'adventurous' and much longer route is to take the road from Miri to Marudi and then a boat up a river to Mulu.
Fees/Permits
Get around
See
Most visitors come to Mulu for the caves, but there are also good jungle and mountain trekking options in the area. Guides are obligatory for all cave visits and most treks.
Caves
- Clearwater and Wind Caves
- Turtle Cave
- Deer and Langs Caves
- The Garden of Eden
- Bat Exodus
Trekking
- Paku Waterfall
- The Pinnacles
- The Summit. A challenging 4-day, 3-night climb to the top of Mt. Mulu itself.
Do
Buy
Eat
- Cafe Mulu, Park HQ. Basic but cheap local eats.
Drink
Sleep
Lodging
The Park HQ offers lodging for visitors in several categories:
- Longhouse Rooms, with air-con and en-suite bathroom, from RM80 twin share.
- Rainforest Rooms, with fans and en-suite bathroom, from RM50 twin share.
- Dormitory, 21 beds with fan and shared bathroom, RM18 per night.
- Royal Mulu Resort [2], offers upclass lodging for visitors with many of the basic ammenities one would need.
Camping
Camping is permitted only at Park HQ, but is not really recommended due to the soggy rainforest conditions. RM5/person.
Backcountry
Stay safe
Get out
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