Indeed my summer has been a blessed one.. As if not enough, after I came back from KL after Penang and Malacca trip, my brother actually sponsored me to travel with him along with my cousin who happened to come back from Melbourne, to Mulu National Park.…
It was a superb trip… though I think it’s kinda short. .. Anyways, for those who are hunting for a great place to visit for holidays, I would greatly recommend Mulu National Park… It’s a paradise hidden and not well marketed, in my view.
The flight only took like 15 Minutes to reach the Mulu airport and the airport is much better than some of those those in Sarawak… as we arrived at Mulu Resort, we were greeted with warm towels and cool orange juice while the room is being prepared…
It was really amazing to see a 5-star resort in a midst of no where… The hotel itself was a splendid place to stay… The chalet’s wonderful…
Here are some pics of the hotel…
After lunch, we immediately made our trip to 2 out of 4 famous caves, the Deer and Wind Cave… The walk to the caves was an enjoyable ones… all the way, it was aved with wooden planks.... And along the way, our ‘tour guide’ showed us some interesting features of the park. Like some special tree that produces a type of poison harvested by the Penans (The local indigenous people), used for war and hunting.
A bonus for those who thinks that jungle is filed with mosquitoes… AT Mulu, it’s surprisingly almost 100% mosquitoes free! The reason? THE BATS! Our visit to the Deer caves ends at around 5 or 6 when the Bats fly out of the cave to hunt for their food… According to the guide, not everyone’s so lucky to be able to catch the ‘moment’… as not everyday, the bats fly out to hunt for food… The special thing about the bats flying out for food is the flying formation before they fly out in schools! It’s amazing to see millions and millions of them flying out together and forming before setting out in groups!
Here are some of the pics of the at the caves and bats formations…
The Garden of Eden!
A type of centipede that glows in the dark! Only found in MULU!
After half a day of walking, at night, we had a series of international buffet! PLUS, a series of entertainment that includes dances performances, games and so on…
Here are the pics…
And the following day, we woke up early to catch up on the World longest canopy walk… It was magnificent and majestic…. It just got me wonder… How on earth did they did that! Strings and all that on the top of the trees… just for people like me who couldn’t climb trees… and yet get to enjoy the scenery of the virgin forest up in the trees….
Here are some of the photos… Including the one for Sam, a friend from Chicago… who happens to be visiting Mulu with his wife and parents… (Sam: Sorry… I lost your email…I hope you get this…)
And after that we continue to join the rest of the group who didn’t join the canopy walk at the jetty… AT the Jetty, we took one of the long boats upstream to Lang Cave and the famous Clearwater cave… along the stream, we took the chance of visiting the Penan settlement… The Penans are originally nomads. But due to the Government’s aid and scheme, they are now permanently settled down at the settlement. They live on the National park jobs and some handicrafts as well as hunting… They have wonderful Handicrafts! (It was such a short visit that I couldn’t manage to buy any souvenirs… Only photos…)
As we arrive at the jetty to the 2 caves, I manage to capture a picture of the rare lantern bug. Which was such an opportunity to capture the image at close range…
And after visiting the 2 caves we had lunch at the foot of the entrance to Clear water caves… WOW! How enjoyable… picnic style… Indeed the trip was an enjoyable one… After lunch we were sent back to the Hotel where we bathed and packed home… It was a short trip, but I really felt I enjoyed myself for a few days at Mulu…
Well, that’s it for now… There are still many parts of Mulu undiscovered due to time constraint… places like Sarawak Chamber (the world Largest cave) as well as the Summit of Mulu (which needs 3 days 3 nights) and the pinnacles (another specialty of Mulu)…
Thanks for the trip, Bro!
