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another internet-enabled computer (RM35 per hour) at the Mulu Marriott Resort & Spa,
which is supposed to have wi-fi in the lobby.
The clinic in the nearby village of Batu Bungan is now staffed by a doctor and has a
dispensary (small pharmacy).
Getting There & Away
Air
MASwings ( www.maswings.com.my ) flies 68-seat ATR 72-500 turboprops from/to Miri
and Kuching. Departures from Miri are at 9.20am and 1.50pm and from Mulu at 10.10am
and 2.40pm, with onward flights to Kota Kinabalu (KK) and other destinations.
Getting Around
Park HQ is a walkable 1.5km from the airport and 3km from Mulu Marriott Resort & Spa.
Vans run by Melinau Transportation ( for Diang 012-871 1372) and other companies
meets incoming flights at the airport; transport to park HQ and the adjacent guesthouses
costs RM5 per person. Oversized tuk-tuks shuttle guests between park HQ and Mulu Mar-
riott Resort & Spa (RM6 per person one-way).
It's possible to hire local longboats for excursions to destinations such as the
government-built Penan longhouse village of Long Iman (RM60 per person return, min-
imum three people), 40 minutes away by river.
Kelabit Highlands
Nestled in Sarawak's northeastern corner, the upland rainforests of the Kelabit (keh- lah -
bit) Highlands are sandwiched between Gunung Mulu National Park and the Indonesian
state of East Kalimantan. The main activity here, other than enjoying the clean, cool air, is
trekking from longhouse to longhouse on mountain trails. Unfortunately, logging roads -
ostensibly for 'selective' logging - are encroaching and some of the Highlands' primary
forests have already succumbed to the chainsaw.
The area is home to the Kelabits, an Orang Ulu (inland Dayak) group who number only
about 6500 worldwide and who inspire awe throughout Sarawak for their unparalleled