Bako National Park

城市概覽

Bako offers outstanding diversity of natural landscapes in a relatively small area. Its beautifully dense rainforests and stunning beaches are home to many flora and fauna including the rare proboscis monkey. Try to spot them during low tide as they forage in the exposed Mangrove tree swamps. There are 16 color-coded jungle trails as well as lodges for overnight stays - which you have to book early. On the high ground, look out for pitcher plants. And beware of the monkeys, they are very clever and compulsive thieves! (Don't forget to spot the boar!)

History Bako is the oldest national park in Sarawak, established in 1957.

Landscape

Bako consists of coastal cliffs and rolling hills, and boasts fine sandy beaches surrounded by jungle. Coastal erosion has produced interesting sea stacks and rock formations.

Flora and fauna

In particular, Bako is famous as a home to around 150 of the highly endangered proboscis monkeys. Macaques are more fearless as well as more common, and thus much easier to spot. Another distinctive mammal indigenous to Borneo is the bearded boar. The common monitor lizard, growing up to 2 m long, is the largest of the park's many types of lizard; flying lizards may also sometimes be spotted. Wildlife is most active just before dusk, so an overnight stay is needed to fully appreciate it. Bako contains almost every type of vegetation to be found in Sarawak, including highly distinctive carnivourous plants. There are seven distinct types of ecosystem: beach vegetation, cliff vegetation, heath forest (kerangas), mangrove forest, mixed dipterocarp forest, grasslands vegetation (padang) and peat swamp forest

Climate Bako enjoys sunny weather much of the year. Temperature is constant throughout the year, in the lowland range from a cool 23°C in the evening and early morning to 33°C under the shade during the day. But from late November to late January, the monsoon rain may spoil plans for an outing. The hottest months are usually from June t

如何抵達

The journey to Bako has two stages; the first stage can be made overland but the park itself is reached only by boat.

1 Bus station. A bus ride from Kuching to Bako Bazar (Bako Market) takes about 45–60 minutes (red public bus number 1, originating from the wet market, at the burger stand across the street of riverside majestic) and costs RM1.00 per person each way. Buses leave from Bako about once every hour starting from about 7AM from Kuching and finishing about 6PM from Bako, but the schedule is not firm. There is a daily schedule at the bus station 1 in Kuching (next to the open market, near the main mosque) in the morning. Or alternatively a copy can be obtained from the Tourist Office. The return journeys started every half hour. The other travel option is by minivan, which departs from the same location as the bus throughout the day. Minivans depart when full, or when the waiting passengers offer the driver enough money. A minivan can be chartered for around RM30, and seats 5-7 people. They can reach Bako in half the time of the public bus. The minivan driver may try to mislead you, claiming that the last bus to Kuching will not show up. In such a case, politely ask him to wait until 5:30PM and see. Hotels and tour operators also offer regular shuttle buses; as a pricier but more reliable alternative. Grab-Car can be used also.

When you arrive at the Bako Market right in front of the jetty/visitor center, a registration is required. This can also be done more quickly online at: selfregister.sarawakforestry.com. Purchase your entrance ticket (RM20), and buy your boat ticket (as of August 2022: RM40 per person, one way, minimum 5 passengers per boat). Please be advised that the official rate asked at the counter for a party of 2 people was 200 MYR one way. This price is significantly higher than other similar boat tours. But since there are no alternatives, you have no other choice. So if you are alone, be ready to spend a lot of money on transport. Underst

當地交通

The interior of the park can only be traversed on foot. Staying on or close to the marked trails is strongly advised. Boardwalks and ladders are installed to help with some of the more difficult stretches. The tour can also be done with a guide for 150 RM. Some guides have a very good eye for the animals along the way, which you might not be able to find himself. Small boats similar to those that take you to and from the park wait on the beaches at busy times of day and can be chartered to take you to other beachside destinations. A boat pick-up can also be arranged to help ease the return journey from some of the park's longer trails that finish on beaches. Pulau Lakei, some distance offshore, can only be reached by boat.

必看景點

A wide range of animal, bird and plant life including the Proboscis monkeys which come to the mangrove swamp to feed early evening. It's close to the lodging area where covered sheds are built, go there around 16:00, take a book and wait till they come. Seeing Proboscis and other species here is a lot easier and more comfortable than going on a safari. You just walk along an elevated wooden pathway, about 10 minutes from where the boats land. You can also see the sea stacks by arranging a boat to pick you up (RM35 as of Sept 2018) and take you there from nearby Telok Pandan Kecil beach. Do this at the park headquarters before heading out on the Telok Pandan Kecil trek.

Pulau Lakei. This small island has a superb white sand beach. The National Parks Department has a small guard house located on the island. Trips to the island can be arranged with your boatman. There are some mysterious rock paintings just a short walk from the beach 1 Monkey feeding area. 2 Mangrove beach.

體驗活動

Walks radiate from the centre offering a variety of difficulties in the heat and humidity and provide access to the habitats of the wide range of animal, bird and plant life in the park. The hikes are over some pretty rugged terrain for the most part, with lots of exposed tree roots and vegetation sometimes blocking trails that are less frequented.

Paku trail. has the distinct advantage of being both relatively short and flat and offering one of the best opportunities to see the park's wildlife. It finishes at an attractive beach; one of the colonies of proboscis monkeys lives on the headland above Tajor trail. takes the visitor through varied terrain, including hilltops with extensive views, before finishing at a small but attractive waterfall, with calm pools that are safe for swimming in Limau trail. Continuing onwards from the Tajor trail, the park's longest and most arduous trek ends on a beach, though by the time you've scrambled down to it, it may be too late to enjoy; it's possible to arrange to be picked up by boat from the beach to save your weary legs further punishment; ask the boatmen at the jetty if they could pick you up at Limau beach because sometimes the sea is too rough for them to reach Limau; please inform the park staff about your