| BAKO NATIONAL PARK |
The park map clearly shows the
sixteen trails, which all start from park
headquarters and are colour-coded
with paint splashes every twenty
metres. Carry a litre of water per
person (you can refill your bottle from
the streams), a light rainproof jacket,
mosquito repellent and sunscreen.
Wear good shoes and a sunhat. Don't
forget your swimming gear either, as
cool streams cut across the trails, and
beaches and waterfalls are never far
away. Probably the most popular trail
is the hike to Tajor Waterfall (3.5km;
about 2hr), which climbs up the
forested cliff, through kerangas with
plentiful pitcher plants, through peat
bog and, eventually to the waterfall
itself, a lovely spot for swimming.
sixteen trails, which all start from park
headquarters and are colour-coded
with paint splashes every twenty
metres. Carry a litre of water per
person (you can refill your bottle from
the streams), a light rainproof jacket,
mosquito repellent and sunscreen.
Wear good shoes and a sunhat. Don't
forget your swimming gear either, as
cool streams cut across the trails, and
beaches and waterfalls are never far
away. Probably the most popular trail
is the hike to Tajor Waterfall (3.5km;
about 2hr), which climbs up the
forested cliff, through kerangas with
plentiful pitcher plants, through peat
bog and, eventually to the waterfall
itself, a lovely spot for swimming.
BAKO NATIONAL PARK, a two-hour bus and boat journey northeast
of Kuching, occupies the northern section of the Muara Tebas Peninsula at
the mouth of Sungei Bako. It's a beautiful area and the best place to see
wildlife in Sarawak. Many people come on a day-trip and then end up
staying longer, taking picnics to one of the seven beaches, relaxing at the
park headquarters area, or following the trails. You'll see plenty of flora and
fauna, including the strange pitcher plants, whose deep, mouth-shaped lids
open to trap water and insects which are then digested in the soupy liquid.
The best time to see wildlife on the trails is at night or in the early morning;
you'll almost definitely catch sight of proboscis, macaque and silver leaf
monkeys, snakes, wild boar, giant monitor lizards, squirrels, bearded pigs,
otters and mouse deer. The park headquarters and the open paths in the
kerangas (sparse forest) are the best places for bird-watching: 150 species
have been recorded in Bako, including two rare species of hornbills.
of Kuching, occupies the northern section of the Muara Tebas Peninsula at
the mouth of Sungei Bako. It's a beautiful area and the best place to see
wildlife in Sarawak. Many people come on a day-trip and then end up
staying longer, taking picnics to one of the seven beaches, relaxing at the
park headquarters area, or following the trails. You'll see plenty of flora and
fauna, including the strange pitcher plants, whose deep, mouth-shaped lids
open to trap water and insects which are then digested in the soupy liquid.
The best time to see wildlife on the trails is at night or in the early morning;
you'll almost definitely catch sight of proboscis, macaque and silver leaf
monkeys, snakes, wild boar, giant monitor lizards, squirrels, bearded pigs,
otters and mouse deer. The park headquarters and the open paths in the
kerangas (sparse forest) are the best places for bird-watching: 150 species
have been recorded in Bako, including two rare species of hornbills.
If you leave the main trail at the
wooden hut and viewpoint just after
the kerangas, and turn west, a path
descends to two beautiful beaches,
Telok Pandan Kecil and Telok Pandan
Besar (30min). The longest beach on
the peninsula is Telok Sibur beach. To
get there, continue past Tajor
Waterfall, following the main trail for
around forty minutes, before turning
west on the black-and-red trail. The
demanding descent to the beach takes
anything from twenty minutes to an
hour to accomplish. You'll have to drop
down the cliff face using creepers and
roots to help you, and at the bottom
you have to tread carefully through the
mangrove swamp. After wading across
a river, you reach the beach - not
surprisingly, seldom visited.
wooden hut and viewpoint just after
the kerangas, and turn west, a path
descends to two beautiful beaches,
Telok Pandan Kecil and Telok Pandan
Besar (30min). The longest beach on
the peninsula is Telok Sibur beach. To
get there, continue past Tajor
Waterfall, following the main trail for
around forty minutes, before turning
west on the black-and-red trail. The
demanding descent to the beach takes
anything from twenty minutes to an
hour to accomplish. You'll have to drop
down the cliff face using creepers and
roots to help you, and at the bottom
you have to tread carefully through the
mangrove swamp. After wading across
a river, you reach the beach - not
surprisingly, seldom visited.
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