Blogs from Bako National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia, Asia - page 5

A bit of info/history i found on the net:- Gazetted as a protected area on 1 May 1957 and was published to public on 4 may 1957. Bako is Sarawak's oldest national park, covering an area of 2,727 hectares at the tip of the Muara Tebas peninsula, about 45 min drive from Kuching city. It is one of the smallest national park in Sarawak, yet one of the most interesting as it contains almost every type of vegetation found in Borneo. Bako is also home to approximately 150 rare proboscis monkey, found only in Borneo. The male is an odd looking creature with a huge pendulous nose and a large pot belly weighting in excess of 20 kg. I managed to spot a group of them while trekking back to the park HQ. Too bad ... read more

This weekend we organised an overnight stay at Bako National Park along with two other volunteers - Heather & Sarah, with the intention of hopefully seeing the Proboscis monkey. To get to Bako you have to take a short boat ride down the river in the South China Sea. The ride was very beautiful with small Malay village houses dotted along the banks and the majestic mountains in the distance covered with a layer of mist at the peaks. Once you arrive you have to jump out of the boat and wade through the unbelievably warm waters to the beach. After checking into to our basic (but cheap!) wooden lodge and a brief lunch (more noodles), we decided to head out on a short trek to see if we spot the elusive Proboscis monkey. We walked ... read more

The rain is falling steadily and I am looking forward to my breakfast. Yesterday we also hada rainy (tropical that is) morning but enjoyed our visit to the cultural village where there we genuine reproductions of the different tribal Malay villages. We had Asian lunch there and came back to hotel where Richard me and kids had relaxing swim and nice sunshine while Jo & Dot went shopping. We had a western style meal last night downtown maybe I will get some snaps form Jo's camera later as I didnt take mine. Love, John & Dot... read more

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Hello! What a brilliant time we have had in Borneo! After the longhouse trip we decided that as one of the 'World's largest flower species' was still blooming in Gurung Gading national park we would make a dash down there to see it. We woke up on Tuesday morning and the weather was awful! It rained, and rained, and rained! Nevertheless we braved our waterproofs and battled down to the bus stop to get the first in a series of buses to the national park. After 5 minutes walking we were wet from head to toe and quite an amusement to the locals! Damp, we arrived at the park at about 12.30. Unfortunately there were no guides around to take us to see the flower and then around the park (I suspect because none else was ... read more