Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Forest Lodge Type 6 $
(d RM53, 2-room chalet RM79.50)
Each rustic, two-bed room has a wood-plank floor,
private bathroom, fridge and fan.
CHALET
Camping $
(per person RM5)
Because of 'naughty monkeys', tents can be set up at park HQ's
fenced-in camping zone only after 6pm and must be taken down during the day. You can
also pitch your tent in the park's far eastern reaches at Sibur, Kruin and Limau Beaches
and on Pulau Lakei.
CAMPGROUND
Eating
Cooking is not allowed in park accommodation. The canteen charges RM0.50 for boiling
water to prepare instant noodles. The nearest grocery is in Bako Bazaar.
Canteen $
(3-dish buffet meal approx RM8.50; 7.30am-10pm)
The new cafeteria, designed to be
macaque-proof, serves a varied and tasty selection of fried rice, chicken, fish, hot dogs
and cooked vegies. Buffet meals are available from 11.30am to 2pm and 6.30pm to 8pm.
CAFETERIA
Getting There & Away
Getting to the park by public transport is a cinch. First take one of the hourly buses from
Kuching to Bako Bazaar, then hop on a motorboat to Telok Assam jetty, about 400m
along a wooden boardwalk from park HQ.
Park HQ and some other parts of the park have (low-power) mobile-phone coverage,
ideal for coordinating your boat ride back to Bako Bazaar. At HQ, Celcom customers may
have to head to the beach to get reception.
Boat
Motorboat hire
(Bako Bazaar dock; 8am-4pm)
from Bako Bazaar dock, where visit-
ors pay their park entry fee, to park HQ costs RM94 return; the journey takes about 20
minutes. Each vessel can carry up to five people; assemble a quintet to optimise cost-shar-
ing. If you don't plan to return at the same time as your boat-mates, the fee for the return
leg (RM47) may have to be split among a smaller number of passengers. If you link up
