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Sarawak Wildlife Journey

Bako National Park · Batang Ai National Park · Mulu National Park
Duration
8 Days · 7 Nights
The route
Bako National Park · Batang Ai National Park · Mulu National Park
Style
Coast, longhouse and the great caves
Best season
March – September · best
The route

7 nights, 3 stops — coast, longhouse and the great caves.

Bako National Park → Batang Ai National Park → Mulu National Park.

Round trip · returns to Bako

BakoMulu
What you're tracking

What you'll see

Proboscis monkey
Reliable around the HQ.
Bornean bearded pig
On the beaches.
Silvered langur
In the coastal forest.
Common flying lizard
On the trails.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Arrive Bako National Park

Arrive Bako National Park

The journey begins.

Arrive in Bako National Park, met and transferred to your accommodation. Bako gives Borneo's signature monkey and coastal rainforest within reach of Kuching.

02Bako National Park

Bako National Park

A full day in the field.

Explore the mangroves and sea-cliff scenery, with pitcher plants.

03Bako National Park → Batang Ai National Park

To Batang Ai National Park

On to the next.

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.

04Batang Ai National Park

Batang Ai National Park

A full day in the field.

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.

05Batang Ai National Park → Mulu National Park

To Mulu National Park

On to the next.

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.

06Mulu National Park

Mulu National Park

A full day in the field.

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.

07Mulu National Park

Mulu National Park

A full day in the field.

A rainforest and karst day, with the caves and their bats.

08Depart Mulu National Park

Departure

The journey ends.

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.

When to travel

The season changes what you see.

March – September

Peak season

Drier months — easiest trails and calmest boat crossings.

Year-round

Good season

Wildlife is present throughout; seas rougher in the wet season.

Wildlife you may see
Primates

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.

Field notes, now and then.

Where to go · When to go · Wildlife in season

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