Gunung Mulu National Park or Mulu Caves National Park is one of the major attractions in Sarawak. It is located near the Miri, the second largest state in Sarawak. Gunung Mulu National Park is located near the southern border of Brunei Darussalam and it is around 100 kilometres away from Miri town.There are a total of three mountains in the park namely Gunung Mulu with the height of 2376m, Gunung Api with the height of 1750m, and finally Gunung Benarat that has a height of 1585m. One of the largest limestone caves in the world is located below the surface. The National Park is renowned for its caves that have amazing record in the world. They are the Sarawak Chamber, which is the largest cave chamber in the world, Clearwater Cave, which is the longest cave in the South East Asia and also Deer Cave, the largest cave passage. There are various species of flora and fauna spotted in the National Park. There are over 3500 species of plants and around 1500 species of flowers around int the park. As much as eight different species of the famous bird - Hornbills are to be seen in the National Park too. Besides, over 27 species of bats are spotted here. There are also treks and trails available in the park for all adventurous people. Many caves activities and forest activities are offered too. There is Mulu Canopy Skywalk which is hanging at the height 480m. The Skywalk is the longest tree based walk way in the whole wide world. There are more interesting activities guided, or unguided including the Night Shift, Paku Waterfalls, Camping, Cruising and Adventure Caving. All activities are offered with different rates and packages.
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