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The Magic of Sarawak’s Mulu Caves ( The World Heritage Site )
Deep in the virgin tropical rainforest of Sarawak, along an unbroken 40 Km band of limestone peaks, lie one of earth’s natural wonder – The Mulu Caves, Hidden away on the face of steep mountains rising to 1,500m, rivers suddenly disappear into these caves. A mysterious, magical world whose interior simply ripples with exciting discoveries. The Mulu Caves Complex contains 4 Show Caves which you can journey into – The Cave of Winds, Clearwater Cave, Deer Cave and Land’s Cave. Gunung Api or Pinnacles is of special interest, being the highest limestone mountain in Malaysia, and possessing the Pinnacles, strange limestone spikes, like figures watching the park below, with some standing 45meter (148 feet ) high, climbing and watching sunrise is a dream comes true for climbers.
Pick up from the Mulu airport and check in Selected accomodation. Free at leisure until 1400 hours, depart to the park HQ. Walk 3km to entrance of Deer Cave. Deer Cave is the world’s largest cave passage. The entrance of the cave is 150 m wide and 120 m high. Nowhere in this massive cave is the roof less than 90 m high. The cave has a moon-like landscape and from one vantage point, a perfect profile of President Lincoln can be observed. Next to Deer Cave is Langs Cave. The stalactites and stalagmites inside this cave are representative of the very best limestone formations in the park. After viewing the two caves, proceed to the Bat Observatory outside Deer Cave. Most evenings at sundown, a spectacular exodus of about million of bats can be observed as they leave the cave in search of food. Then trek back to the park HQ by torchlight and return to accommodation.
After breakfast, 0830 hours depart from accomodation proceed by longboat upriver to Wind Cave with its impressive ‘King’s Chamber’. Here, stalactites and stalagmites with delicate lace-like patterns are found. A short walk along a plankwalk next to the limestone cliff followed by a climb up approximately 200 concrete steps and you arrive at the entrance to Clearwater Cave. Like most caves in Mulu, Clearwater Cave provides a habitat for unique species of plants. One of these, the one-leafed plant can only be found at Mulu. Near Clearwater Cave there is a wonderful swimming area shaded by giant rainforest trees. Enjoy a simple picnic or packed lunch, swim. Take a 45 minutes boat journey to Kuala Litut. Trekking 9km to Camp5. Free & easy until dinner. After briefing for next day journey, take a rest.
After breakfast, trekking 11.3km headhunter trail to kuala Terikan. Take a 1 hour boatride stop at Mentawai Ranger for lunch. After lunch, continue 3-4 hours boatride to Kuala Medalam Tabum Modern longhouse. Free & easy until dinner, taste local rice wine & rest.
After breakfast, take about 1 hour car drive to Limbang town( Close to Brunei & Labuan). Send to Limbang airport for flight departure.( Miri/ kota kinabalu)
