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Wings, water or walking\u2026 the only ways to reach Mulu! To be more precise, travelers wishing to reach Gunung Mulu National Park can opt for either a 30 mins flight, a 6-7 hour boat ride or embark on a 2-day hike along an old tribal trail dubbed the Headhunter’s Trail. Needless to say we opted for the short flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Summary of our guided and self-guided activities during our stay at Gunung Mulu National Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t
<\/td>Mon – Jan. 30th<\/th>Tues – Jan 31th<\/th>Wed – Feb 1st<\/th>Thu – Feb 2nd<\/th>Fri – Feb 3rd<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
AM<\/td> n\/a<\/td>CLEARWATER CAVE & CAVE OF THE WINDS
\n(4 hrs)<\/span><\/td>		Paku Valley Loop trail
\n(2.5 hrs)
\nself-guided<\/span><\/td>		MULU CANOPY WALK
\n(2 hrs)<\/span><\/td>		The Botanic Trail
\n(1 hr)
\nself-guided<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PM<\/td>relax<\/td>relax<\/td>relax<\/td>FASTLANE IN
\nLAGANG CAVE
\n(2.5 hrs)<\/span><\/td>		DEER & LANG CAVES
\n(3+ hrs)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Night<\/td>THE NIGHT WALK
\n(1-2 hrs)<\/span><\/td>		Night Walk trail
\n(1hr)
\nself guided<\/span><\/td>		SUNSET CRUISE
\n with Summit vista
\n(1 hr)<\/span><\/td>		relax<\/td>relax<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n

2023.01.30 – Miri – Gunung Mulu National Park (Malaysia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We had breakfast “\u00e0 la carte” at our hotel’s restaurant. Before leaving our hotel for the airport, we deposited our snorkeling equipment at their luggage room as we planned in stay at the same hotel upon our return from Mulu. We had no difficulty securing a Grab ride to the airport. Our 30 mins flight was sparsely occupied with less than 16 passengers. Surprisingly, the flight attendants managed to hand-out packaged snacks and water bottles. After retrieving our backpacks, we jumped into a local lady’s small car for a short ride to the park’s headquarter. After confirming and paying for our 5 night stay and 6 guided activities, we walked over to our comfortable Garden House for an afternoon rest. We had opted to stay in an accommodation within the park’s boundary. If we had benefited from an heftier budget, we could have booked a room at the Marriott Resort just outside the park limit. It rained heavily in the late afternoon so we were convinced our planned Night Walk activity would be canceled. Unsurprisingly, the rain stopped and we had an early dinner at the park’s cafe. Only one other guest joined us at 7pm for our 2 hour guided Night Walk. Throughout our walk along a boardwalk trail, our guide expertly pointed out to us numerous frogs and insects – these animals are typically difficult to see during the day. We were pleased to note that our phone’s cellular reception was quite good thanks to the roaming service associated with our Singapore sims.<\/p>\n\n\n