Breakaway Destination Guides (International)

Its primal forests, ranging from shoreline mangrove to mountaintop oak, are of the sort that most of the world now knows only in myth. Natural trees and forests cover almost three quarters of the land, an area equivalent to almost the entire United Kingdom.

  The different types of Parks & Reserves    List of all World Heritage Sites

  Crocker Range National Park:

Crocker Range is densely populated with wildlife and is a trekker's paradise. The park has many varieties of wildlife, including five species of primates.

The Endau - Rompin is one of the few remaining lowland forests in Peninsular Malaysia.

The Kenong Rimba Park offers cave explorations, rock climbing, jungle trekking, and fishing. This is also the home of an aboriginal race called the Batak.

One of the largest flowers in the world grows here. Its giant red blossom, the Rafflesia can grow to over 170 cm in diameter.

Situated in the mangrove swamps south of Bagan Serai. The Park enjoys hundreds of species of birds, some of them protected.

To halt the decline of the number of the Giant Leatherback Turtle, an endangered species, hatchery work is being carried out at Rantau Abang.

  Sepilok Orang-Utan Sanctuary:

A wealth of indigenous and rare plants, animals and birds have found sanctuary here and are to be seen to be believed.

  Tanjung Tuan Wildlife Reserve:

Tanjung Tuan Forest Reserve is one of Malaysia's oldest and most important protected areas. It is also one of the last remaining patches of virgin coastal rainforest on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and the only one in the state of Malacca.

  Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park:

The five emerald isles that comprise this park are fringed with white sandy beaches, surrounded by the sparkling aqua waters of the South China Sea.

  The Bako National Park:

Millions of years of erosion have created a coastline of steep cliffs, rocky headlands and stretches of white, sandy bays.

  Gunung National Park: (This is a "World Heritage Site")

Within the boundaries of Gunung Mulu National Park is one of the most extensive and spectacular limestone cave systems on earth. The Park enjoys unusually high rainfall and as a result it bursts with life, and many new plant and animal species have been discovered here.

  The Niah National Park:

Hidden in the forest of Miri is the Niah National Park. Within the majestic enclave of the nearly 8,000 acre Niah National Park lies caves that have been gazetted as historical monuments.

  Lambir National Park

The Lambir Hills National Park, gazetted in 1975, covers an area of approximately 6,952 hectares southwest of Miri. The highest peak rises some 450 metres above sea level, in a chain of sandstone hills bounded by rugged cliffs. The lush valleys and lower slopes are covered with forests while heath forests dominate the upper regions. The silence within this green wilderness is broken only by the calls of various birds and the roar of the mighty waterfalls plunging down into the emerald green depths of rocky pools below.

  Mulu National Park

The Mulu National Park is one of Sarawak's greatest attractions. The Parks major claim to fame is its spectacular limestone caves. The caves of Mulu include the world's largest cave passage - Deer Cave, the world's largest natural rock chamber - Sarawak Chamber, and Clearwater Cave, the longest cave system in Southeast Asia.

  Kubah National Park

The Park consists largely of undisturbed natural forest. Its rich forest, proximity to the mangrove forests and its terrain all ensure that Kubah is home to a variety of wildlife, including bearded pigs, black hornbills, mousedeer, squirrels and numerous species of amphibians and reptiles. It is also rich in palms and orchids. These include several species of Licuala, Rattans, Pantu, Pinanga, Appendicula, Dipodium and Eria.

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