TaMan NegAra GuNunG Gading

4. Taman Negara Gunung Gading, Sarawak.

Taman Negara Gunung Gading

Gunung Gading National Park is a mountainous jungle area of ​​the beautiful only two hours away from Kuching. The park is located near Lundu, an attractive small town in south-west Sarawak. At first, the park was closed for a conservation area, the largest flower Rafflesia in the world can grow up to one meter in diameter.

However, after conducting an extensive review of the impact on the environment, the National Parks Department decided that Mount Ivory is a valuable national assets that must be shared with the public. Therefore, the park opened to the public in 1994. Ivory Mountain National Park closely watched by the Department of National Parks to ensure that visitors get the best opportunities to view the flowering Rafflesia without destroying the flower buds and other flora in the vicinity.

Rafflesia Flower

A wooden platform was constructed path in the place where the Rafflesia is usually appears to allow visitors to come here with ease at any time of the Rafflesia flower expands. Jungle trails lead visitors towards the river, waterfalls and mountains, with one path taking trekkers to the peak of Gunung Gading (906 m). The rugged mountains provide a dramatic scenic backdrop to the nearby town of Lundu, and the beaches at Pandan and Siar.