Borneo
One of the largest limestone cave networks in the world, then the deep jungle of Malaysian Sarawak
Borneo
A journey through northern Borneo, far from Kota Kinabalu and the Kinabatangan River: Gunung Mulu National Park, UNESCO-listed for one of the largest limestone cave networks in the world, whose Sarawak Chamber could hold several cathedrals, then the deep jungle of Malaysian Sarawak, where suspended canopy bridges and abundant wildlife, including the orangutan, survive in one of the oldest tropical rainforests on the planet.
When
March to Oct
Price
From 3 300€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
6 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-2
The first chapter unfolds at Gunung Mulu National Park, UNESCO-listed for housing one of the largest known limestone cave networks in the world, including the Sarawak Chamber, a unique natural cavity vast enough to hold several Gothic cathedrals. Wind Cave and Deer Cave, fitted with walkways for visitors, shelter millions of bats whose mass exodus at dusk forms a striking natural spectacle, a black spiral that sometimes stretches on for over an hour.
Day 1
Deer Cave and the bat exodus
A visit to Deer Cave, one of the largest publicly accessible underground passages in the world, then an evening observation of millions of bats leaving the cave in a continuous spiral.
Day 2
The Sarawak Chamber, the largest known cavity
An excursion to Wind Cave and its sculpted calcite formations, then an approach to the Sarawak Chamber, a unique natural cavity vast enough to hold several cathedrals.
Days 1-2
The road into the deep jungle of Malaysian Sarawak, one of the oldest tropical rainforests on the planet, estimated at over one hundred and thirty million years old, far predating the Amazon or Congo rainforests. Canopy suspension bridges, built several dozen metres above the ground, allow visitors to observe abundant wildlife including the Bornean orangutan, an endangered species whose survival depends directly on the preservation of this unique ecosystem.
Day 1
The canopy suspension bridge
A crossing of a canopy suspension bridge several dozen metres above the ground, in search of orangutans and abundant birdlife in one of the world's oldest tropical rainforests.
Day 2
Meeting an Iban community
A visit to a traditional longhouse of the Iban community, a Dayak ethnic group in Sarawak, sharing a meal and discovering local rattan-weaving crafts.
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