Although it’s Sarawak’s smaller national park, it is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world due to the discovery of Southeast Asia’s oldest human remains and one of the birthplaces of civilisation.
Niah Great Cave
In the 1950s, the Great Cave was the focus of intense archaeological research led by Tom Harrisson where he and his team found evidence of human settlements and items such as tools, cooking utensils and a human skull…
Half million swiftlets make their nests in the cave…
Padang
Look at the sunlight streaming down from large holes in the cave roof to illuminate the bizarre rock formations…
Moon Cave
A flashlight is required to find your way. Admire the remarkable rock shapes and weathering effects…
Painted Cave
Wall-paintings depicting the boat journey of the dead into the afterlife, along with remnants of “death-ships” boat-shaped coffins, on the cave floor…