Explore Bako National Park
Founded in 1957, making it the oldest national park in Sarawak, Malaysia, Bako National Park is listed as one of the best places for wildlife watching with several ecosystems, abundant wildlife, secluded beaches, interesting rock formation, and nice trekking trails. Easily reached by boat from the village of Kampung Bako or Teluk Assam, this park covers just 27 square kilometres, the smallest in the region, but it is a very popular destination often visited as a day-trip from Kuching. Following one of 18 colour-coded walking trails and boardwalks of different lengths through the national park, visitors can enjoy superb wildlife viewing opportunities and see almost all of Borneo’s known plants. The star of Bako is undoubtedly a large population of endangered proboscis monkeys, which are endemic to Borneo and often spotted near the park headquarter or at Telok Delima and Telok Paku. Bako is also home to the long-tailed macaque, silver-leaf monkey, Bornean bearded pig, monitor lizards and a variety of birdlife.
