Gomantang Caves and Kinabatang River
February 11th 2014 On 7 February 2014 we visited the Gomantang Caves made famous by David Attenborough's trip there some years ago. Swiftlet nests are collected from the roof of the cave and sold as a Chinese delicacy. Only four families have the right to collect the nests which they do by hoisting one of their number to the roof of the cave on ropes and bamboo frames who then scrapes the nests off the roof usin
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