Historical Niah National Park Day Trip from Miri
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13 Ratings
Miri
Embark on a historical day trip to Niah National Park from Miri. Explore the birthplace of civilization, visit the Niah Caves, and discover the oldest remains of Homo sapiens in Southeast Asia. Lunch and hotel transport included.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Niah National Park - The drive to Niah National Park will take you about 90 minutes. Upon arrival reqister at the park HQ. Hence by boat across Niah river to the museum follow by an hour plank walk to the caves entrance. This entrance was call The Great Caves. The Niah National Park, Sarawak is the site of the Niah Caves, one of the largest limestone caves in the world. The Park covers 3,102 hectares (7,756 acres) of forest and limestone. The peak of Gunung Subis, which is 394 meters high (1,294 ft), dominates the landscape.
What's Included
  • Local lunch at a park cafe
  • Professional guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels)
  • Boat ride
What's Not Included
  • Beverages
  • Surcharge for pickup and drop-off at Miri Airport
  • Camera fee (if applicable, pay directly at venue)
Additional Information

Niah National Park is renowned for being a cradle of civilization. Journey with your guide through a boat ride and a forest stroll, leading to the entrance of the Niah Caves. Inside, witness one of the most important archaeological locations worldwide, where the ancient remains of Homo sapiens in Southeast Asia have been found. This comprehensive tour includes lunch and transport to and from your hotel in Miri.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • A lot of walking is involved; comfortable walking shoes are recommended
  • Sightings of wildlife are not guaranteed
  • Subject to favorable weather conditions. If cancelled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date.
Location
Niah National Park
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(13 Ratings)
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Darina_p
Feb 12, 2024
Excellent, friendly guide for an enjoyable, informative trip. - From pick-up onwards, our trip was excellent and well organised The guide (Sazali) was very knowledgeable and attentive. The caves are wonderful and the added information made the experience so much more meaningful. Couldn't recommend highly enough!
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Johnmarx97
Jun 8, 2023
Step back in time - Enjoyed the hike to the cave. Non slip shoes are a must. Expect wet and slippery trails. Wee worth the risk step carefully when wet. Beautiful plants and insects
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Lsan17
May 4, 2023
Interesting experience - Our guide, Sazali, from Asian Overland Tour, was friendly and knowledgeable. The caves themselves are also interesting for offering a glimpse into the history and people of the region. Visitors should remember to bring torches if they plan to explore the deeper recesses of the caves.
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Qrubyc
Sep 27, 2022
Niah Caves Exploration - The caves were interesting and I learnt a lot ! My tour guide Charlie Sazali (from Asia Overland Tour) was really friendly and he shared a lot about Miri in general, the caves’ history and pointed out various animal sightings (bats, swallows, crickets and geckos) within the caves. We departed at 830am from hotel, had a 20-min indoor tour around the interpretation centre (like a mini museum for the Niah Caves as an introduction before our hike); there was some heavy rain so we had to wait a bit before we were allowed to begin our trek (at 11am); we exited the caves at 2.50pm and left Niah national park by 3.30pm. Lunch was slightly late due to our longer excursion (probably due to the rain delay) but it was really tasty and promptly served upon reaching the restaurant. Reached back hotel by 5.45pm. All in all - a great tour and wonderful tour guide ! Would definitely recommend! Note: quite a lot of walking to the caves on wooden plank walkway (3km) and within the caves (2km), and there will be the same walk back - so be prepared for a long walk! Wear shoes that are suitable for trekking / rough terrains and bring poncho in case of rain.
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Aleksandrawy6794sb
Jul 17, 2022
Great trip - The trip was amazing, and our guide as well. He was right on time and he knew many interesting facts about the nature and caves. It was well worth the money to go with this company instead of going alone. I can only recommend!
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Oiko
Sep 4, 2019
What experience! - The power and the beauty of the nature and, in the same time, the origin of the man on earth! Have a good Gide, something for the rain and the power to walk 10 Kim’s and to go up 50 floors!
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Kayosg
Jun 25, 2023
Good learning - Gide was very knowledgeable and we had good learning on the cave. Especially, knowing about bird nest businesses was very interesting.
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T9549hmjohnl
Mar 17, 2020
Wonders of Asia - The Niah Caves are, for those interested in anthropology, one of the wonders of Asia. It is also a stunning cave complex set in primary rainforest. After the gentle walk along a mostly wooden path the caves offer both a glimpse into human past - with remains dating back some 40,000 years - but also a fabulous experience of exploring sometimes completely dark cave tunnels with bats and swallows. Cave paintings, hollowed-out tree trunk coffins, mounds of guano and, of course, the huge cave entrances. There’s a short boat ride across the river then a 3km gentle jungle walk along a path which is and interesting in itself. The 2km walk through the caves can be slippery and a torch is essential, yet not to be missed. There are some fairly long sections of steps. The Visitor Centre is closed on Mondays (when we went) so I can’t comment on that. The Museum has been closed for renovation since late 2019 and given the absence of any workers/evidence of renovation it’ll be worth checking when it might re-open (this was a disappointment). The caves, though, are spectacular, and even for those afraid of the dark, etc, well worth the hour’s drive out of Miri and the enjoyable jungle stroll.
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Bernardtan71
Jan 25, 2020
Niah National Park with guide Charlie - We were picked up by our guide Charlie at around 9am, turned out to be a private tour probably due to CNY. Gr8 1.5hr ride to the jetty. After a 45min nature plankwalk, we came to entrance of the caves. First cave visit for us but gr8 experience. Make sure you have your gloves and torchlights. Exemplary guided tour by very experienced Charlie who was entertaining throughout. Only letdown was the closure of shops along the journey due to CNY. Charlie brought us to Tusan Beach on the way back, gr8 view!
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Sam_w
Mar 8, 2023
High risk adventure - Transport to and from Niah was horrible! Old junky van. Lots of back ache. Guide was good. Long walks. Dark and slippery. High risks if accidents. Painting was hardly a painting.
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