Great news to jungle trekkers! Also known as Sabah's Lost World, Maliau Basin is a unique conservation area.
7-tier waterfalls
Discovered in 1980s, the 58,850ha primary forest area is a huge bowl-shape geological catchment with about 25km in diameter surrounding Maliau River.
Huge bowl-shape natural landscape
The volcanic caldero is surrounded by cliffs and slopes about 1,500m high.
Its most attractive features are the 7-tier waterfalls and the wide varieties of plants and living creatures.
A canopy walkway
Explorers and researchers have found 1,800 tree, 270 bird, 86 mammal and 80 wild orchid species in the area.
Primary gigantic trees
The area is so remote that it has escaped chainsaws of loggers.
Its buffer area is the home for rare Bornean pygmy elephants and Sumatran rhinoceros.
Rare Bornean Pygmy Elephants
Gigantic trees, trails of wild bearded boars, bloodsucking leeches and the great waterfalls would surely paint a unique experience in your life time!
Aerial view of the majestic falls
You may visit the area from Kota Kinabalu via Keningau or directly from Tawau.
Remote location
Go by a 4w-drive vehicle as you would pass through some rough oilpalm plantation roads and logging trails before reaching its security gate. Entry to the area is free!
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