Description:
Bako National Park, established in 1957, is the oldest national park in Sarawak, eastern Malaysia, on the island of Borneo.
It covers an area of 27.27 square kilometres (10.53 sq mi) at the tip
of the Muara Tebas peninsula at the mouth of the Bako and Kuching
Rivers. It is approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) by road from Kuching.
Millions of years of erosion of the sandstone have created a coastline
of steep cliffs, rocky headlands and stretches of white, sandy bays.
Wave
erosion at the base of the cliffs has carved many of the rocky
headlands into fantastically shaped sea arches and seastacks with
colored patterns formed by iron deposition. Some of these rock
formations can be seen on entry to the Teluk Assam Beach,
which fronts the park. The park can only be reached by a 20-minute boat
ride from the village of Kampung Bako. It is often visited as a
day-trip from Kuching, though accommodations (campground and forestry
service bungalows) are available.
