Sarawak Wildlife Journey
What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Arrive Bako National Park
Arrive in Bako National Park, met and transferred to your accommodation. Bako gives Borneo's signature monkey and coastal rainforest within reach of Kuching.
Bako National Park
Explore the mangroves and sea-cliff scenery, with pitcher plants.
To Batang Ai National Park
Transfer to Batang Ai National Park. Longboat across the lake and trek the forest for wild orangutans. Visit an Iban longhouse and explore the riverine rainforest.
Batang Ai National Park
Visit an Iban longhouse and explore the riverine rainforest. Batang Ai blends one of Sarawak's best wild orangutan areas with the living culture of its people.
To Mulu National Park
Transfer to Mulu National Park. Explore the great show caves and watch the dusk bat exodus. Cave walkways by day and the bat spectacle at evening.
Mulu National Park
Cave walkways by day and the bat spectacle at evening. A rainforest and karst day, with the caves and their bats. Mulu's chambers are among the largest underground spaces on the planet — and the bat exodus is unforgettable.
Mulu National Park
A rainforest and karst day, with the caves and their bats.
Departure
A final morning in Mulu National Park — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
The season changes what you see.
Peak season
Drier months — easiest trails and calmest boat crossings.
Good season
Wildlife is present throughout; seas rougher in the wet season.
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Mulu Marriott Resort & Spa
A polished resort by the Melinau river, the comfortable base for the Mulu caves.
Cove 55
A boutique beach retreat near Bako, a relaxed base for the park's day trips.
Aiman Batang Ai Resort
A lakeside resort on Batang Ai, the comfortable base for the orangutan and longhouse trips.
Bako National Park Chalets
Basic park chalets inside Bako, letting you bird the trails at dawn and dusk.
Batang Ai Longhouse
A traditional Iban longhouse stay, simple and immersive on the reservoir.
Mulu National Park Lodges
Park-run lodging at the Mulu HQ, closest to the caves and the bat exodus.
Make it yours.
Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.