Miri Places on Interest Map

NIAH CAVES

Me & my friends went to Niah cave since it is the nearest POI in Miri compared to the Mulu caves.

The journey takes areound approx. 2 hours maximum from Miri town using the Miri - Bintulu trunk road.

expect a bumpy ride when travelling on the said road. At the entrance office/ticketing, expect to pay RM10

(locals) or RM20 (foreigners) as entrance fee. Torchlights are charged RM5 for loan purposes.

Before getting to the trail, we have to cross a small river by a boat. Pay RM1 pax for each cross over. On

the other side, before the trail begins, you will see a museum on your right. entrance is free and you must

remove your shoes upon entering. Most of the displays are regarding the history, discovery of the Niah

caves, including the economic activities held. quite intresting to look around in the museum. Museum

build from wood with traditional sarawakian carvings. Spend almost 30 minutes in the museum. 

After the museum, we begin our trail. Along the way, there are about 2.8 km of wooden trail passing by

the limestone forests. Expect a beautiful view of the tropical rain forest and also the limestone forest

landscape which is never seen back in Peninsula. Approximately, it takes around 45 mins to walk on the

trail before reaching the first cave, namely, the Traders cave. As the name suggests, the Traders cave is

the place where the harvesters of the birds nest in the Grand cave built their temporary accommodation &

also trades their birds nest once. what was left is the skeleton of the shelter which still exist after almost

30 years being left Later, on the trail, u will come to the Grand Cave. You will require the torchlight once

you enter deep into the Grand cave as there is no lightning. u will see bats droppings and swallows nests

throughout the cave. Becareful when you are holding the rail of the trail as u might be touching the bat

droppings! Once you are in the cave please be vigilant as some parts of the wooden trail is slippery. I've

slipped twice at the same place during passing through and return back through the Grand cave. in the

middle of our journey passing through the Grand Cave, u can see some bird nest collector is collecting

the birds nest high up the cave ceiling climbing a bamboo. U will be amazed on how on earth the bird nest

collector could climb super high & in darkness to collect the birds nest! At one part of the cave, the

environment begins to be darker. after passing through the Grand cave, there is a trail towards the

painting cave. We though it is interesting to go there in case we can see the drawings done by the earlier

cavemen. Another 15 mins journey is required to walk to the painting cave. Once we arrived, we can see

that there is an area being fenced - which is drawing part of the cave. U can see some drawings/paintings

on the cave walls in fortunate enough cause the paintings are rather faded due to aging.

The trails for both to/from the caves are the same. Expect the same surroundin during you journey back.

On the way to the Great cave (nearby the junction to the long house), there is a stall 

selling drinks, snacks and souvenir. 

Besides that nearby the museum mentioned earlier, saw some accommodation & chalets. Looks like it is

run down / bad maintenance from the outside. Points to ponder on travellers choose to stay there.

For RM10, it is worth the journey. yes, I slipped in the cave and my leg was slightly swollen. It took almost

a week to recover from the pain. And you also burn calories as part of your effort to discover the Niah

caves. No need to think about gym on that day itself! all together, u will be walking/hiking approx. around

8.2 kms at Niah caves/National Park.

LOAGAN BUNUT NATIONAL PARK

Suitable for day trip from Miri, Sarawak with main attraction of boat cruising around the lake to see the

lowly populated villages and also fishermen catching the fishes. Hiking trails are available but the longest

trail was inaccessible during my visit due to fallen trees after heavy thunderstorm.

Main things you need to know about Loagan Bunut National Park (Dec 2014):

(1) Transportation

The roads are all paved from Miri to Loagan Bunut Park HQ. You can use car of any size to reach the

Park (the information provided in Sarawak Forestry and many other websites related to gravel road and

the need of 4WD vehicle is no longer true). You will need slightly more than 2 hours of driving from Miri to

the Park

(2) Accommodation

You may stay at accommodation at Park HQ or locally operated chalet or floating cabin where you could

spend the night fishing and BBQ the fishes. The floating cabin is owned by a local fisherman and can

accommodate up to 6 adults. Other than being accompanied by local fishermen, visitors are not allowed

to fish in this Park

(3) Boats

There are open but narrow fiber-glass boats that could comfortably accommodate up to 5 people for

cruising around the lake (1 hour trip – extra charges for cruising downstream the river from the Lake) or

you may opt for the more expensive but bigger boats with shed. 

(4) Catches by Fishermen

Catches (by local fishermen) are plenty when the Lake water level starts to recede (in February, May,

June/July) as shallower water gets warmer and the fishes start to migrate out of the Lake. The floating

cabin is actually a traditional fish catching station. 

(5) Handphone Signal

You could use your mobile phone there

(6) The Park Staff

Friendly, helpful, and is willing to help look after of my laptop (too hot to be left in car, and there is chance

of water splashes inside the boat)

CROCODILE FARM

It's called "crocodile farm" because about 80% of the animals inside were crocodiles. Besides that, not

much really just like a regular zoo. The price is kinda expensive for just an entrance. RM 18 for local

adults and RM 25 for non Malaysians adults. If the price include you can feed the animals then it's

suitable. But sadly, you have to pay for the food to feed the animals. (not trying to be cheapskate here,

just something that i need to express about the entrance fee) Besides, the crocodiles cages were unsafe

because it's very brittle. The birds were beautiful. But wondering what happen to one of the hornbill's

beak. It broke:-(. Also better look at one of the horse's left eye. It looks like he's badly hurt. Please do

some maintenance on the surroundings and some checking on the animals.

LUAK ESPLANADE

LAMBIR HILLS NATIONAL PARK

Entrance Fee: RM10 (adult)

Lambir Hills National Park is a popular destination for the locals especially during the weekends and

public holidays as it is only 30 minutes drive away from the town of Miri. It is an ideal park for picnic and

jungle trekking as there are many waterfalls and well-marked trails in this dipterocarp rain forest. The

most popular waterfall is the Latak Waterfall which is about 15 minutes walk from the park headquarters.

It falls from a height of 25 m into a large pool which is good enough for swimming. Basic changing facility

and picnic shelters are provided for the convenience of visitors.

The Nibong waterfall is accessible by 2 hours trek along the Pantu Trail. Other waterfalls are Pantu

Waterfall, Pancur Waterfall, Tengkorong Waterfall and Dinding Waterfall.

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