Overview
This tour is for the adventurous at heart who long to get off the beaten track and will surely not dissapoint you. A great deal of fitness is required for this tour as it involves a lot of jungle trekking and involves climbing over tree roots, sharp jagged limestone rocks and aluminium ladders as you ascend Mount Api where the limestone pinnacles so famous in Mulu can be found.
Tour Highlights
- Climb Gunung Api and witness the magnificient Mulu Pinnacles
- Go cave-spelunking down the Mulu Caves, a renowned World Heritage Site
- Discover exotic plants, insects, and wildlife in Borneo’s virgin jungles
- Observe bats in their natural habitat as they swarm out of their caves in the evening (weather permitting)
- Immerse yourself in the cultural lifestyle of the Penan people
- Swim at the clear water springs close after a refreshing picnic at the Clearwater summer hut
Included
Tours and transfers and meals as specified, and English speaking guide.Excluded
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Camera fee and items not mentioned.
Mulu - Mulu National Park
Meet at Mulu airport and transfer to National Park for check-in. In the afternoon, meet and proceed on plank walk for 3 Km to reach Deer Cave & Lang Cave. After exploring the caves, proceed to bats observatory to observe bats flying out of caves entrance at late evening (Only confine to fine weather). Return journey on the same plank walk to park headquarters and transfer back to Mulu National Park headquarters. Overnight at Mulu National Park HQ.
Mulu National Park - Long Litut - Camp 5
Breakfast and transfer by longboat proceed to Batu Bungan - Penan Settlement, to observe the tribe lifestyle and to select handicrafts on display for sale at Penan Settlement. Continue journey by longboat to Wind Cave and Clearwater Cave. Picnic lunch at Clearwater summer huts and relax for a while then continue journey by longboat to Long Litut. Then jungle trek for 3 hours to Camp 5. Dinner and overnight at Camp 5.
Camp 5 - Gunung Api - Camp 5
Breakfast at Camp 5. After breakfast ascend to Gunung Api for 3 hours to view the magnificent Pinnacles. During the climb you will see many species of plants, all types of insects within this virgin jungle of Borneo. Pack lunch will be serve at the observatory point. After lunch descend to Camp 5. Dinner and overnight at Camp 5.
Camp 5 - Long Litut - Transfer out
Breakfast at Camp 5 and jungle trek to Long Litut and transfer to Clearwater summer hut for picnic lunch and later on you can enjoy swimming at the clear water spring. Transfer by longboat to Mulu airport for flight to next destination.
Things to Bring
Please bring along good grip shoes, sandal, backpack, 1st aid kit, torchlight, toiletries, light cotton clothes, zip lock plastic bags (for valuable items), raincoat, sun lotion, drinking water bottle, sleeping bag (Camp 5), glove (especially tour to Pinnacles), mosquito net (available for renting = RM30).
Borneo Eco Tours is moving towards a plastic-free environment, so, please join our movement by bringing your own refillable water bottle during your time with us.
Rates
MYR 2115.00 /per person
Single Supplement: MYR 195.00
Price valid from 01 April 2019 till 31 March 2020
