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Niah National Park

Forest and wildlife · Sarawak, Malaysia
Niah National Park
Niah National Park

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The Great Cave, where people lived 40,000 years ago, and the Painted Cave, along a plank walk through the forest.

Location

Visitor guide

Getting there

About two hours by road from Miri or Bintulu to the park headquarters, then across the Niah River by motor boat and about an hour’s walk to the caves.

What to do

  • Walk into the Great Cave, which holds over 40,000 years of human history.
  • See the prehistoric rock paintings and boat-shaped burials of the Painted Cave.

The weather here

Most of the walk is on boardwalks through forest and the caves are sheltered, so a showery day works; the boardwalks get slippery when wet. Bring a torch for the caves.

Good to know

  • Niah’s caves complex became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2024.
  • Register online with Sarawak Forestry before you visit.

Checked on 29 September 2026 against: UNESCO World Heritage Centre · Sarawak Forestry Corporation

Niah National Park weather forecast in words

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Coming up here

Borneo Jazz FestivalPesta Tabih Long BemangBaram Basin Indigenous Cultural Festival

Plan the trip

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