Trip to Malaysia’s famous-est National Park: Bako
Part 1
Damn, this has got to be the most late (latest?) entry one can put up. I mean the trip was on May 2006 for god’s sake and only now in 2008 I’m writing about it?!
Never mind. Better late than never.
FYI, Bako National Park, Sarawak isn’t a huge sanctuary compared to say Pahang’s Taman Negara, Endau-Rompin or even Mulu National Park. Nonetheless it is very very famous. Mainly because of the abundance of wildlife confined in a small but protected area. Most importantly, those wildlife are easy to be spotted. Equally important is accessibility, Bako is less than an hour’s drive away from Kuching.
All 17 of us chartered a bus and began our journey from Kota Samarahan to Kampung Bako’s jetty at the wee hours of the morning. Reached there, wasted no time and straight away bought speedboat tickets to get to the National Park.
The speedboat ride was ok, kinda scary though if the waves are choppy or big. Took us about half an hour to finally get there.
What greeted us when we first arrived:
The bearded pig which were native to Bako! They were surprisingly not as ferocious as their cousins, the wildboar. Bear in mind, this pic wasn’t taken using a dSLR with telephoto zoom lens, but just a measly Canon A400. Can you imagine how close we were to that animal?
