Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Starting in Limbang, it's possible travel up to the park without a guide, hiring transport
(a vehicle and then a boat) as you go. The journey takes two days and one night. If you're
on your own, don't forget to contact the park to reserve sleeping space at Camp 5.
Heading down to Limbang, getting from Kuala Terikan (11km on foot from park HQ)
or nearby Lubang Cina, both uninhabited, to Medamit (linked by road with Limbang) is
possible only if you arrange in advance to be met by a boatman or a guide. Mr Lim of
Limbang-based
Borneo Touch Ecotour
( 013-844 3861;
www.walk2mulu.com
)
can
organise a boat and a van in either direction for RM500 for up to five people, and also of-
fers well-reviewed tour packages.
Sleeping
Accommodation options range from long- house-style luxury to extremely basic digs.
MASwings uses 68-seat turboprops for the Miri-Mulu route, so depending on how long
people stay, there may end up being more seats on the planes than there are places to stay
inside the park.
Camping is no longer permitted at park HQ but you can pitch a tent at some of the
guesthouses just outside the park (across the bridge from HQ). Elsewhere in the park, the
only places you can sleep out - and then only if you have reservations (space is limited) -
are Camp 5 (tents prohibited) and several huts along the Gunung Mulu Summit trail.
INSIDE THE NATIONAL PARK
Park HQ, a lovely spot set amid semi-wild jungle, has 24-hour electricity, tap water that's
safe to drink and a total of 88 beds. All private rooms have attached bathrooms. Prices
(except for Camp 5) include a delicious breakfast.
If you'll be travelling from July to September, staff recommend booking in-park beds
before purchasing plane tickets - just call ( 085-792300) or email (enquiries@mulu
park.com). Reservations cannot be made through Sarawak Forestry.
Rooms can be cancelled up to 48 hours ahead without penalty, which is why space
sometimes opens up late in the game; phone for last-minute availability.
Garden Bungalows $$
(s/d/tr incl breakfast RM200/230/250; )
Open- ed in 2011, these eight spacious units
come with verandahs.
BUNGALOW
Chalets $$
CHALET
