Mulu National Park

Upon arrival at Mulu airport, you will be transferred to your accommodation. In the early afternoon, venture on a guided tour of the impressive Deer Cave and the Lang’s Cave. A wooden plank-walk leads from the National Park headquarters to the cave entrance (approximately 1 hour walk). The Lang’s Cave is the smallest of the 4 show caves of Mulu, but boasts some of the most beautiful stalactites and stalagmites. Just a few hundred metres away, you will find the entrance to the Deer Cave, the longest cave passage in the world. The main chamber is 174 meters wide and 122 meters high. Follow a winding path deeper into the dark cave passage (don’t forget your torch light!). At the end of the path you will see the “Garden of Eden” in the distance, where a collapsed cave ceiling lets in sunlight and a jungle grew inside the cave. It truly deserves its name! It is also in Deer Cave that you will see the famous rock formation resembling the profile of Abraham Lincoln. After the cave exploration, you will wait for the impressive exodus of bats. Weather-permitting, you may witness millions of bats leaving the cave just before sunset in order to hunt for food. Walk back to the headquarters, accompanied by the calls of hundreds of creatures that spring to life as night falls. Choice of accommodation: National Park Chalet or Mulu Marriott Resort & Spa

After breakfast, embark on a boat ride up the Melinau river to the Wind Cave and Clearwater Cave. Along the way you will stop at a Penan village. Formerly nomadic people, some Penans have settled here, looking for a less strenuous way of living and trying to adapt to the changing world of modern days. Visit the handicraft market, to see the products of the skilled craftsmanship of the Penan. Further upriver you will reach the Wind Cave. Explore the beautiful cave chambers with its spectacular rock formations and try to find out how this cave got its name. A 10 minutes’ walk along a wooden walkway will lead you to a nice natural pool. From here you need to climb 200 steps to reach the entrance of the Clearwater Cave, which is Asia’s longest cave with a subterranean river system. And as the name suggests, the water is crystal-clear. A wooden walkway leads you deeper inside the cave. The size of this cave will make you feel like a dwarf, although you actually just get to see a tiny part of the real dimension of this breathtaking cave system. Back at the natural pool outside the cave you will have a simple picnic lunch. If you wish, you may take a cooling dip in the fresh water before you return to the headquarters. In the afternoon, you have the unique chance to join the “Mulu Canopy Skywalk”, the longest tree-based canopy walk in the world. You will be awed by ferns, creepers and orchids clinging to every surface, while you cross the walkway suspended between the towering tree canopies to enjoy the rainforest from a different angle. Choice of accommodation: National Park Chalet or Mulu Marriott Resort & Spa

Breakfast and time free at leisure until the transfer to Mulu airport for your departure flight.