Bako National Park is Sarawak’s oldest national park. It is just 37 kilometres by road from Kuching City and followed by 20 minutes boat ride from Kampung Bako. Upon arrival, register at the Park HQ and visit the information centre shows films and slide show on Bako’s wildlife and has full details of all the trails and what to look out for. Explore the park to witness its rich abundance of flora and fauna through a couple of the well-planned trails. Visitors to Bako are almost guaranteed to see wildlife: Long-tailed macaque monkeys, silver-leaf monkeys, bearded wild boars, monitor lizards, squirrels and flying lemurs. We will assist to trace the park star, the shy proboscis monkeys-the big nosed just before high tide.
Remarks:
As it involved boat ride on open sea, pick up time would be confirming a day before and in between month of November – February, it is highly depended on the weather condition.
0750-0810 hours pick up from your hotel in Kuching. Bako National Park is situated on a peninsula on the coast and the departure point for trips to the park is Bako village, 35 minutes drive from Kuching. From the village, proceed by boat for approximately 25 minutes to the park headquarters. En route there is a chance to see crocodiles, sea eagles and other shore birds. Arrive at the park HQ and begin exploring the trails and searching for wildlife.
After the tour, settle down for a local lunch at the Park Canteen and on the way back, if weather permit, the boatman would show the Sea Steak before arrive Bako Terminal and continue back to hotel. (L)