Trekking Borneo Jungle in Bako National Park

by Yvonne
(England)

Borneo jungle trekking in Bako national Park was wonderful.

I was visiting Kuching, the capital of Sarawak with my husband; we mainly wanted to see the orang-utans, but I also wanted more of my overseas travel adventure.

I looked around on the Internet and saw one or two interesting options.

One was a visit to caves and one of the caves had quite a large colony of bats, the other was a jungle hike in the Bako National Park.

The latter sounded very appealing as we like to walk and the idea of walking in the Bako National Park jungle fired our imagination.

We were able to organise the hike easily once we were in Kuching and although there were a couple of options the one that we liked the sound of was a visit to Bako National Park.

Bako Park is reached only by boat. I am not a lover of boat travel so this was a bit off putting and when I saw the boat it didn't fill me with confidence.

I needn't have worried we had a pleasant, short sail over a bay which is part of the South China Sea and then we had to get out and wade ashore into the Bako national park.

It was a fun way to start the day.

A guide travelled in the boat with us. He had lived in a village near the boat jetty all his life so knew the park well. He was very informative and was obviously attuned to the jungle sounds. He knew when to stop and look for a proboscis monkey that is just about the most famous of the jungle's inhabitants.

It was very exciting to see them in their natural habitat.

As you would expect it was very hot and humid and although the hike was only a couple of hours or so, some people we met on the trail had to turn back because they couldn't go on.

We were making our way to the shore and a secluded cove that was surrounded by the jungle we had trekked through.

The hiking track had not been made tourist friendly, thank goodness, so obviously it wasn't flat or smooth.

Along the way our guide pointed out various small mammals, snakes, lizards etc and insects some, which could give nasty stings or bites.

We also saw some wild boar and moniter lizards near the Bako national park restaraunt where we had lunch.

We also saw pitcher plants and the huge lengths of rattan hanging from the trees, which of course is used to make baskets, furniture and even used in house building.


We walked on bridges over wonderful mangrove swamps and saw some of the extraordinary Bako National Park wildlife unique to this environment.

It was lovely to reach the beach where we could explore, sit and relax before our return walk.


The South China Sea was gently lapping on the shore, wonderful rock shapes and all fringed by the pristine jungle of the national park.

All in all Bako National Park was a day to remember.

I will just add a coupe of practical tips.

We were prepared to pay for a taxi to the ferry, a guide to meet us and be our guide for the day.

You don't have to do this, you can just turn up at the ferry, and you can get there by bus, and ask to join a boat going over to Bako National Park.

Either way it will be a day you won't forget.

Borneo jungle trekking in Bako National Park was wonderful.

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