On 3rd March 2020, just two weeks before the government declared Movement Control Order (MCO) in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, we chose the best or worse weather (depending on how you look at it, but to me it was the best. Reasons after this) to climb Mt Serapi, the highest mountain within Kuching’s vicinity [ Read More ]
Archive for the ‘National Parks’ Category
The sea off Santubong peninsula, just a 45 minutes drive north of Kuching city, is an exceptionally scenic place due in part to the backdrop of the majestic Gunung (Mount) Santubong and its unique shoreline of mangrove swamp forest and wetland. Though not having a craggy coastline, it has several islands, notably Pulau Satang Besar [ Read More ]
Situated on the outskirt of Kuching city along the Matang Road and about 45 minutes’ drive away, this is Kuching’s only semblance of a zoo. Originally the centre served as a halfway house for confiscated or abandoned wild animals illegally caught and kept as pets or some even destined for the dining tables, to [ Read More ]
Though this lightweight National Park weights in at only 2,230 hectares, it packs a powerful package with its luxuriant vegetations, scenic jungle trails and waterfalls. Only one hour’s drive from Kuching downtown it encompasses three visible peaks, the tallest – Mt. Serapi (911m), forms the famous mountainous backdrop for the Kuching Waterfront when looking westward. [ Read More ]
Gunung Gading National Park is the place where the world’s largest flower Rafflesia bloom. Located just outside of Lundu town, itself a pictureque town worthy of a side visit, about one and a half hours’ drive from Kuching. Nestled among the magnificent greenery is the park HQ where visitors are to register and given copy [ Read More ]
This tiny National Park is among the most visited nature reserves of Sarawak Only 37 kilometres north of Kuching on the Bako peninsula and just 2,727 hectares in area, its jungle is teeming with wildlife, stunning cliff-enclosed beaches, iconic sea stacks, jungle trails with waterfalls and an intriguing range of vegetation ranging from lowland mangrove [ Read More ]