Proboscis monkey - the King of Bako National Park
Proboscis monkeys can only be found in Borneo.
The best place to make a wild encounter with them is at Bako National Park - the oldest national park in Sarawak.
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Oldest national park in Sarawak
About 37km away from Kuching, the park was established in 1957 and has been considered as the lonely planet of proboscis monkeys because of its suitable habitation for the species.
A mother and her grown-up child
They are fearless of visitors and would sit still watching you adoring them.
Mangrove forest
The park comprises a mangrove forest area, a stretch of grassland and rocky coastline making it an ideal habitat for wide diversity of flora and fauna.
Wild bearded boar of Bako
The park is also a home to hundreds of wild bearded boars.
Forest trekking at the park
Another species of monkey
Orang Utan is also found in the park
Wild boars searching for food at a secluded beach
Sedimentary rocky cliffs of Bako coastline
Beautifully shaped rock formation at one of Bako secluded beaches