Sarawak

Niah National Park

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Dec 2001 03:05:33 +0000

The most well known national park in Sarawak has got to be the Niah National Park as it is home to the popular Niah Cave or Gua Niah - one of the world's largest limestones caves. The park itself...

Miri, The City of Timber and Oil...

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Jul 2004 23:12:53 +0000

Miri is the third largest town in Sarawak, which is one of the two Malaysian states located on Borneo Island. Miri shares a common border with Brunei and Indonesia and a greater part of it comprises...

Man of The Forest in Sarawak

Anonymous — Sun, 24 Aug 2003 03:25:45 +0000

The symphony-like sounds produced by Mother Nature's grand orchestra comprising members from the beetles, cicadas, wasps, bees, frogs, birds and other creatures of the forests provided an excellent...

The City of Cats

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Feb 2003 17:29:30 +0000

Kuching in Malay means cat. Thus Sarawak's state capital is known as the City of Cats. To pay homage to its feline origins there are a number of cat statues in the city. Travelers find Kuching a...

Bako National Park

Anonymous — Thu, 20 Feb 2003 09:33:30 +0000

Lying 37 kilometers north east of state capital Kuching is the Bako National Park, the oldest of Sarawak's national parks. The British colonial administration turned the wild place into a protected...

Gunung Gading National Park

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Nov 2001 01:47:00 +0000

Gunung Gading 's unique selling point or must-see is without a doubt, the world's largest flower - the Rafflesia. This flower can grow up to one meter in diameter! The world's record flower gives out...

Bako National Park

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Nov 2001 09:07:05 +0000

Ecotourism is slowly but surely becoming a trend. Although having a deep passion for nature is nothing new to many people, yet the term "ecotourism" (having been coined in recent years) is becoming...

Kubah National Park

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Dec 2001 01:37:37 +0000

Continuing with the series on national parks in Sarawak, here is another that promises a great time and is located a short distance away from Kuching. This park is great as all visitors with little...

Similajau National Park

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 03:31:27 +0000

Situated in Bintulu, the Similajau National Park is made up of a total area of approximately 7,067 hectares. This large haven, having been gazetted in the year 1978, is a lovely place that is rich and...

Lambir Hills National Park

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Nov 2001 08:28:06 +0000

Lambir Hills National Park is exceptionally small and is only 6,500 hectares in size. A lowland area of mixed Dipterocarp forest, Lambir Hills National Park is located about 30 kilometers south of the...

Loagan Bunut National Park

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 04:14:42 +0000

Another interesting national park in Sarawak is the Loagan Bunut National Park . It is located on the upper reaches of Sungai Bunut in the Miri division. Loagan Bunut is actually a huge lake, having...

The Mulu Experience

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Feb 2001 23:07:46 +0000

I'm not much of an expert on caves. In fact, I'd always thought that stalagmites are kids who come from prisoner-of-war camps. But a trip to Mulu National Park, in Sarawak (Eastern Malaysia) comes as...

Batang Ai National Park

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 06:11:42 +0000

The Batang Ai National Park located in the Sri Aman division is one of the more popular national parks in Sarawak. Covering some 24,040 hectares of land, this park was gazetted in the year 1991. The...

Shaping The Limestone

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Sep 2001 08:40:29 +0000

After having written so many travel pieces for ThingsAsian and some other publications, I have yet to touch on a spot at East Malaysia just yet. I have always viewed the east side of Malaysia a little...

Sarawak, The Giant Playground

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Nov 2001 08:29:29 +0000

Malaysia has many parks, especially in the state of Sarawak. In my humble opinion, each of these parks is a national treasure in their own rights. The myriad flora and fauna that are safely preserved...