Discover
Discover
Gunung Mulu National Park in Sarawak, Borneo, covers 52,864 hectares. UNESCO calls it the most studied tropical karst area in the world, with at least 295 kilometres of explored caves and the Sarawak Chamber, the largest known cave chamber.
History
History
Mulu's landscape was carved by water dissolving limestone over a very long time. Gunung Mulu itself, 2,377 metres high, is a sandstone pinnacle. The park has 17 vegetation zones and some 3,500 species of vascular plants, including more than a hundred palm species.
People & Culture
People & Culture
The lands around Mulu are home to the Penan and Berawan peoples, whose knowledge of forest and river has been built over generations. For us, what outsiders see as mysterious jungle is, for local people, a familiar home.
Living Heritage
Living Heritage
Every evening, millions of bats stream out of the caves in long ribbons, a sight that draws visitors from around the world. Local communities guide and host visitors, and limits on routes and numbers help protect fragile cave ecosystems.
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