Adventure Travel

What to See at Lambir Hills National Park

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4 years ago

September 8, 2020

Elena

If you are a true nature lover, then Lambir Hills National Park should be the destination for your next adventure. Located at Miri, Borneo Island, the park belongs to Malaysia. It is not quite large, just about 6,952 ha. However, the complex and diverse ecosystems within have made this park seen by international scientists to do their researches.

You do need to have the educational background in science just to know more what is hidden in Lambir Hills. It has more entertaining things to explore. Take for example swimming, bird-watching, picnicking and importantly trekking. Therefore, seeing locals here during the weekend is common, especially school students and other educational purpose visits.

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How to go inside the park

There are actually many trails that will lead you into the deepest area of Lambir Hills National Park. You can use most of your time to track each of them. But since it is important to consider the physical condition before taking the long roads on the walk (trekking), here are three recommended trails to choose:

Latak Waterfall

This is a short, but attractive trail. You will be directly welcomed by the rich and diverse dipterocarp forest. To get inside, you just need to follow the Sungai Latak (Latak creek) and find three waterfalls along your way. Be surprised with the third one, Latak Waterfall which has the high and spectacular view as well as pools that invite you to swim in. rest assured, you will want to stay forever with the availability of picnic tables, change rooms and toilets.

Bukit Pantu

It is also known as View Point that will lead you a half of day to the park. Enjoy the walk with the beautiful view of big trees and rugged sandstone escarpment. Take a look at the south-east where you can see the dipterocarp forest creating the multilayered canopy.

Bukit Lambir Summit

If you have a fit body, taking this trail won’t be a problem. It is long, tiring and challenging. However, the fine view makes it worth of every step you take. You will walk high dipterocarp forest, cross beautiful creeks and step up on tough and steep sandstone. The amazing view of South China Sea is even visible from the top of sandstone escarpment.

Interesting stories

A local tale tells about seven fairy princesses who lived around the Latak waterfalls and tried to draw the attention of local young men to bathe in the pools. According to the story, seven boys were unluckily drowned and people got more assured with the legend. As the seven princesses have got spouses, single men can go to the pools safely.

If you do not believe the legendary tell, you can learn about the historical facts. Japanese used Lambir Hills as a vantage point due to its rich oil resources during World War II when they occupied Borneo. But it turned to be a hideout for locals to resist Japanese troops after the Borneo liberation.

The unpleased history has gone but Sarawak Governments, the authorities of Lambir Hills and Japanese government still has the connection, in a much better way for sure. They have built a 360m long canopy walkway to support the researchers, be it El Nino impact to this area or the natural richness hidden in the forest itself. They also work together on long-term projects for scientific purposes.

Lambir Hills National Park opens from 8 am to 5 pm with entrance free Rm10 for adults and RM5 for children under 5 years old. It is just 30 minute-drive through Miri – Bintulu road. Or take a public bus from Wisma Pelita Tunkuin Miri. The possible routes are Batuniah, Bakong, Tinjar, Bintulu, and Beker.