While in Miri we did a day trip to the Niah National Park and Caves about a 2 hour trip away. We used our trusty driver Simon for the trip.
The Niah National Park and Caves area is an important archaeological site as the oldest modern human remains were discovered in the massive Great Cave in 1958. The great Cave is one of the largest caves in the world as well as being home to thousands of bats and swifts and the guano collectors!
(Remember to click on the photos to enlarge them)
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| The Vast Great Cave |
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| Sleeping Platforms for Bird Nest Collectors |
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| Rest Huts for Guanoo Collectors |
The Painted Caves also contain ancient rock paintings and were the only ones known to exist in Borneo when they were discovered.
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| Inside the Painted Cave |
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| This Creepy Crawly Lives Entirely in Darkness |
It's a 9km round trip walk to the Caves along the plank walk, up and down hundreds of steps and part of the walk inside the caves is in total darkness!
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| The Plank Walkway |
This was a great day out with our South African yachting friends!
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