UVioO - For more great information, photos and video about Malaysia, see PleaseTakeMeTo's Malaysia Travel Guide - http://www.pleasetakemeto.com/malaysia Tucked-in just behind Brunei, and hidden high amid the equatorial rain-forests of northern Sarawak, is the World Heritage listed Gunung Mulu National Park. If Borneo had a heart it would definitely be found deep within one of the spectacular cave systems in this remote natural treasure. Set amid vertical cliffs, hidden gorges, and limestone pinnacles - much of it blanketed in impenetrable forest - The Gunung Mulu Heritage Area is an astonishing storehouse of geo and bio-diversity. There are no roads into the park, so travelers must journey by air from the coastal town of Miri, or undertake a 10 hour boat trip up the river. Besides the incredible species diversity found here, visitors come to Mulu to experience some of the world's longest and most spectacular cave systems. Winding and twisting their way through the mountain ranges are subterranean passages, rivers, and chambers so large they defy description. Professional park guides, drawn from the local rainforest and river people, are on hand to share their knowledge of Mulu. The Rainfall Discovery Walk takes visitors through lush forest, along tumbling rivers, and into the towering chambers and ancient riverbed of Deer Cave. Nearby, the smaller but more intimate Lang Cave awaits, with it's otherworldly stalagmite and stalactite formations. Every sunset, visitors gather at the Bat Observatory to witness the mesmerising bat exodus. Millions of bats, representing 12 species, swarm from the cave entrance in cloud-like formations in their nightly search for insects and fruit. The park offers much to see and do, including the longest tree based canopy walk in the world, guided treks and longboat trips to hidden valleys and longhouse villages, as well as advanced caving expeditions for experienced cavers. 22806 views
