"Bako National Park" a Bako National Park Travel Page by mansionion

Bako National Park was established in 1957 and is the oldest national park in Sarawak. Located about 37 kilometres from Kuching , it can be reached by 45 minutes drive to Bako and then followed by a 30 minutes boat ride to the Park HQ. Its closeness to Kuching make it the best chance at seeing some of Sarawak's amazing natural wonders - animals in the wild, a variety of pitcher plants and most of Sarawak's forest types. To appreciate the natural wonders, Bako National Park offers easy short boardwalks through to tough overnight hikes.

Trekking through any of its 16 well maintained jungle trails is an interesting experience. Within the Park, it is not uncommon to see troops of long-tailed Macaques and silver-leaf monkeys along with giant monitor lizards, plantain squirrels, wild boars and mouse deers. The most significant animal in the Park is the bizzare long nosed proboscis monkeys found only in Borneo island.

The constant erosion over millions of years, had turned Bako National Park into a picturesque coastline of steep cliffs, rocky head-lands and many stretches of sandy bays. The erosion caused by constant waves at the base of cliffs had carved and created many of the rocks into sea arches and sea stacks. Beautiful sandstone formation featuring pink and iron patterns on cliff faces can be seen along most of the coastline. Many, who have visited the Park commented that Bako National Park is a treasure chest of fauna and flora. Naturalists will be thrilled to find a wide range of vegetations including the varieties of pitcher plants and wild orchids. The varieties of vegetation found in Borneo can also be seen in the Park's mangrove forest, mixed dipterocarp forest, peat swamp forest and kerangas forest.

Swimming, beach combing at low tide and sunset watching are popular activities along the sandy bays of the Park. Bako National Park is truly an ideal place for nature lovers and eco-minded adventurers.