In Malaysia, there are a lot of places a tourist can go. Whether you enjoy the night life of big cities, the beautiful underwater world of the islands, or the lush tropical rainforests, Malaysia has it all.
BAKO NATIONAL PARK
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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.
BUTTERFLY FARM
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Butterfly House (Pg) Sdn. Bhd. trade under the name Penang Butterfly Farm is more than just a tourist destination. It is set up as a 'live museum' to educate the public as well as an educational and research centre for butterfly and insect. The butterfly park also located at Melaka and Cameron Highland.
GUNUNG GADING
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Gunung Gading National Park has a very special star attraction - the Rafflesia, the world’s
largest flower - and the park is one of the best places in Asia to view the Rafflesia’s spectacular blooms. Gunung Gading sprawls across four jungle-clad mountain peaks, and its dense primary rainforest is criss-crossed by
crystal clear streams and waterfalls.
KUBAH NATIONAL PARK
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This massive sandstone ridge with its three mountain peaks – the 911m high Gunung Serapi and the slightly smaller Gunung Selang and Gunung Sendok – is clearly visible from the Kuching Waterfront. Situated only 22 kilometres from Kuching, Kubah is not only the most visible but also one of the most accessible of Sarawak’s National Parks.
Kubah was established in 1989 because of its exceptionally rich plant life, and only opened to the public in 1995. The Park covers an area of 2,230 hectares, and comprises the heavily forested slopes and ridges of the Serapi range. At heights of between 150-450 metres, Kubah’s soft sandstone is punctuated with bands of hardened limestone which have created a number of beautiful waterfalls.
MULU NATIONAL PARK
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Gunung Mulu National Park near Miri, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that encompasses cavesand karst formations in a mountainous equatorial rainforest setting. The park is famous for its caves and the expeditions that have been mounted to explore them and their surrounding rainforest, most notably the Royal Geographical Society Expedition of 1977–1978, which saw over 100 scientists in the field for 15 months. This initiated a series of over 20 expeditions now drawn together as the Mulu Caves Project. The national park is named after Mount Mulu, the second highest mountain in Sarawak.
NIAH CAVE
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Niah Cave is one of the world's most significant archaeological sites since the 1954 discovery of Stone Age human settlements. Remains of homo sapiens date back to 40,000 years. In Painted Cave red haematite paintings depict the afterlife journey. Marvel at agile collectors perched precariously on flimsy bamboo poles reaching 80 metres high into the darkness to collect the prized bird nests (when in season) while below voices of guano collectors can be heard. Besides bats and swiftlets, lookout for giant buttress roots and pandanus, exquisite orchids, luminous fungi and all manner of unusual insects and invertebrates.
TENOM AGRICULTURE
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Tenom Agricultural Park is one of the most exciting man-made parks found in Borneo, located 3 hrs drive from Kota Kinabalu. The park is set against a background of truly natural landscape with lush greenery of the Crocker Range which creates a picture of a beautiful natural park all around. The Park is a sprawling 500-acre establishment, administered and owned by the Sabah Agriculture Department and is part of the 1,500-acre Lagud Sebrang Agriculture Research Station. The park was officially launched in March 2001.
Home to a myriad of parks, research centres, lakes and farms, the Sabah Agriculture Park is a colourful paradise of flora and fauna. The Park is home to various gardens with the Ornamental Garden being one of the most frequented. A version of nature’s paradise, the garden has 21 mini gardens, such as the Bougainvillea Court, Hibiscus Garden and Lily Glade. The flowers are often in full splendour and there is nothing more memorable than a stroll in the park surrounded by cascading and colourful blooms. Also worth a visit is the Evolution Gardenwhich showcases the different stages of plant evolution from as far as 4.5 billion years ago.
TREE TOP WALK
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The 950m-long Tree Top Walk in the Sedim River Recreation Park is the longest canopy walk in the world. The Tree Top Walk Sedim River was built within the low land of dipterocarp compartment 15 of Gunung Inas Forest Reserve. The spectacular view you get when you stroll through the jungle canopy is the main draw for visitors from far and wide to this quiet, all-natural corner of Kedah.
Strolling high above the ground of this primeval rainforest affords visitors an unexpected and exciting perspective. Call it a 'monkey's eye view'. Visitors will enjoy the fabulous sight of rushing streams and truly fascinating flora and fauna - all from 50m up!
TROPICAL FRUIT FARM
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Malaysia has been a melting pot for many races, religions and cultures. It too has been home for some 370 species of edible fruits including exotic ones to suit even the fussiest eater.
Tropical Fruit Farm was built to preserve our green heritagae. As a contribution to future generations of Malaysia, we have planted all types of local fruits as well as fruits from around the world. We want the farm to play its positive role towards agriculture despite the intensive development in our country's rural area.
Here on the 25-acre Tropical Fruit Farm, we have more than 250 types of tropical and sub-tropical fruits. Some of which will tantalise your taste buds. Not only are they delectable, they are also rich in natural vitamins, minerals and fibres too.
ENDAU ROMPIN
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Endau Rompin, straddling the Johor/Pahang border, is the second National Park, after Taman Negara. It covers an area of approximately 80,000 hectares of rich and exotic flora and fauna, encompassing the watershed of the rivers Endau and Rompin, from which it derives its name. In other words, this place is huge. The park is home to a vast range of species of birds, mammals, frogs, insects and exotic varieties of orchids, herbs, medicinal plants and trees. It seems that every time a scientific expedition returns from Endau - Rompin, they discover a new species!
Regular treks through the jungle will give adventurers sightings of leaf monkeys, long-tail macaques, white-handed gibbons, elephants, deer, tapirs and the occasional tiger and leopard. For adventure lovers and river trekkers, there are exhilarating rapids and fairly substantial waterfalls.
GUNUNG LEDANG
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The legendary beauty of Mount Ophir (Gunung Ledang) has made it one of Johor's most popular attractions for hikers and birdwatchers. There two known ways of reaching the summit. One is from Sagil, a town in Johor, the other is through Asahan, Melaka. The shorter route is from Asahan. Gunung Ledang ( or Mount Ophir as it is otherwise better known ) is the most visited mountain in Malaysia. It is not peculiar to find people who has climb the mountain more than 10 times.
The reason being, the place is easily accessible and suitable for beginners who wants
to feel what mountains in Malaysia are really like. Some groups are using this mountain as a
training ground for other challenging venues.
DESARU FRUIT FARM
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Desaru Fruit Farm is planted with a variety of tropical fruits such as starfruit, jackfruit, soursop, honey orange, the king of fruits the durian and much more. There are 160 acres farmed with tropical fruits here. Desaru Fruit Farm also has a mini zoo, fish pond and many other exciting attractions!
Ride on a bullock cart and explore the the huge fruit farm, or spend a night or two with the available packages. The farm also received the Ministry of Agriculture national level awards including the Special Award Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture and Agro-Tourism(MAHA), in the Agro-tourism category in 2006.
