Other National Parks in Malaysia

Bako National Park, Sarawak
Sarawak's oldest national park was established in 1957 on a 2,728 hectare site, about 37km from Kuching. It is known for its extraordinary variety and natural scenery, habitats, plant and wild life. Its most significant feature includes secluded coves and rugged rocky headlands with magnificent steep cliffs that were carved by the weather and erosion over a million years.

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Batang Ai Hills National Park, Sarawak
In the Sri Aman Division, covering some 24,040 hectares is the Batang Ai National Park. Gazetted in 1991, it shelters many protected animals. It also serves as a water catchment area for a huge artificial lake, created by the construction of the Batang Ai Hydro-electric dam. The lake extends up to the Engkari and Ai Valleys, where it's scenery expanse an atmosphere of peace and tranquility.

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Crocker Range National Park, Sabah
The Park is situated in the rugged Crocker Range that divides the western coastal plains from the rest of Sabah. Lying more than 300 metres above sea level, it is spread over 139,919 hectares of forest terrain. The Padas River, which bisects the range between Beaufort and Tenom is just one of the twelve that flows through the mountains.

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Endau - Rompin National Park, Johor & Pahang
This park that sits between Johor and Pahang encompasses the watershed of rivers in Endau, Johor and Rompin, Pahang, which comprises some 488sq km of forest. Lush and relatively untouched, it is one of the few remaining lowland dipterocarp forest in the country and the last refuge of the Sumatran rhinoceros.

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Gunung Gading Hills National Park, Sarawak
The Gunung Gading National Park, gazetted in 1983, covers an area of approximately 4,106 hectares in the Lundu area, north-east of Kuching. It features a complex of mountains rising into several peaks, the highest being Gunung Gading (906 metres) where the park's name is derived from. Numerous waterfalls are found in the upper reaches of Lundu River, creating an idyllic setting in the cool and shaded rain forest.

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Kenong Rimba Park, Pahang
Covering an area of 121 sq kilometres in the Kenong valley, Kenong Rimba Park sits at the south-west of Taman Negara. This scenic valley, traversed by rippling mountain streams, is home to the Batek aboriginal tribe. Within the park are the magnificent limestone caves.

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Kubah National Park, Sarawak
Situated approximately 20 km west of Kuching is the Kubah National Park. Covering an area of 2,230 hectares, it was gazetted as a National Park in 1989. The area is largely composed of sandstone, siltstone and shale; and lies in the shadow of three mountains -Gunung Serapi, Gunung Selang and Gunung Sendok.

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Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak
The Lambir Hills National Park, gazetted in 1975, covers an area of approximately 6,952 hectares south-west of Miri. The highest peak rises some 450 metres above sea level, in a chain of sandstone hills bounded by rugged cliffs. The lush valleys and lower slopes are covered with mixed dipterocarp forest, while heath forest dominates the upper region.

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Loagan Bunut National Park, Sarawak
Tucked away on the upper reaches of the Sungai Bunut in the Miri Division is the largest natural lake in Sarawak called Loagan Bunut. In 1991, an area of about 10,736 hectares, encompassing the 650 hectare lake was gazetted as a National Park as an on-going effort to preserve the unique habitat and valuable plants and wildlife.

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Niah National Park, Sarawak
Three hundred miles up the coast from Kuching, hidden in the forests of Miri are the Niah Caves, spreading over 3,140 hectares of peat swamp, dipterocarp forests and the massive limestone outcrops within which the caves are concealed. The caves consist of one big cave (The Great Cave) and some smaller caves. At the centre of the park is Gunung Subis.

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Pulau Tiga National Park, Sabah
The Pulau Tiga Park comprises of three islands - Pulau Tiga, Pulau Kalampunian Besar and Pulau Kalampunian Damit, which situated in the Kimanis Bay, off the west coast of Sabah. Gazetted as a National Park in 1978, it covers approximately 15,257 hectares of sea and underwater habitat including the tree islands. The lush forest serves as a soothing green backdrop, together with white sandy beaches and clear unpolluted waters of the coral fringed seas.

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Similajau National Park, Sarawak
Similajau National Park is situated in the Bintulu Division and encompasses an area of approximately 7,067 hectares. It was gazetted in 1978 with the primary aim of conserving the flora, fauna and unique geological characteristics of the coastal area. The natural attractions of the area include fast following streams with rapids set amidst a cool jungle setting.

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Tanjung Datu National Park, Sarawak
This National Park is located in the Kuching Division, at the westernmost tip of Sarawak, near the Indonesian border. Gazetted in 1994, it is Sarawak's latest addition to its string of national Parks and also the smallest, covering an area of only 1,379 hectares.

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Tawau Hills National Park, Sabah
The lush forest of the Tawau Hills in the east coast of Sabah serves as an important water area for Tawau and Semporna. The area was gazetted as a National Park to protect the natural environment that has unique flora and fauna as well as to ensure an uninterrupted water supply for the region.

Rugged volcanic terrain covers the natural landscape, in sharp contrast to the neatly cultivated plantations of oil palm, cocoa and rubber on the flat coastal plains. It covers an area of 27,972 hectares.Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, Sabah.

The Tunku Abdul Rahman park comprises a group of 5 islands located between 3 to 8 km off Kota Kinabalu. The park is spread over 4,929 hectares, two thirds of which cover the sea. Before the Ice Age, it formed part of the Cracker Range mass of sandstone and sedimentary rock on the mainland.

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Turtle Island National Park, Sabah
The Turtle Islands Park lies 40 km north of Sandakan in the Sulu Sea off Sabah's east coast. It encompasses 1,740 hectares which includes the three islands - Pulau Selingan, Pulau Bakkungan Kecil and Pulau Gulisan. The islands are built over shallow rocky shoals from coral shingles that surrounds the reef on the fringes.

They are covered with a variety of plant life which includes mangrove, lantana, the yellow-flowered sophora and the furry silver-leaved Tournefortia. The main attractions here, however, are the turtles which come to nest on the shores.

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