Gunung
Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia
It has
been frequently noted that Mulu "defies description". What
follows is not an attempt to describe
Mulu but rather an attempt to entice and prepare you, the potential
visitor, for the adventure that
awaits within Sarawak's largest National Park.
The famous
pinnacles rise above the tree tops (over 45m) with their razor-sharp
tips at Gg. Api and
Benarat. In the limestone beneath the jungle canopy lie some of the
world's most impressive caves.
It includes the world's largest cave passage (Deer Cave), the
world's largest natural chamber
(Sarawak Chamber), and at 110km, the longest cave in South East Asia
(Clearwater Cave).
Just for the record, Sarawak Chamber can accommodate 40 Boeing 747
aircraft with room
to spare and Deer Cave can hold England's St. Paul's Cathedral five
times over. To date, about 195km of
cave passage has been surveyed and more is expected to be revealed.
The
four show caves can be visited as day trips from Park HQ, the
Clearwater Cave, Deer Cave, Lang
Cave & Wind Cave. A more adventurous visitor is encouraged to do
the Mulu Summit, the
Head Hunter's Trail, the Pinnacles or
Adventure Caving.
Contained
in the boundaries of Gg. Mulu National Park, all the major inland
vegetation types of Borneo,
Sarawak's second highest peak and the most extensive and spectacular
cave system on earth. All these and
so much more within an area of about 544 sq. km (52,866 ha.).
