As a 1,5 day trip from Kuching, I visited Bako National Park, Sarawaks oldest National Park. To get there, I took a 1-hour bus to Bako, and then chartered a boat to the park, which took about 25 minutes. The boat docked at a beach, where the Park headquarters were located. The accomodation of the park was also here. During this time of year, the difference between high and low tide is huge. I arrived at low tide and I had to cross about 100m of beach before getting to the treeline. Hours later, the water would come all the way up to the trees! It was about 14h when I arrived. The weather was nice, so I decided to walk one of the many well-marked trails in the park as soon as possible. Its monsoon
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